19-543: Ahsan Siddique Malik SJ SI(M) (Born 3 November 1948) is a retired Pakistan Army officer who defended Kamalpur in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 . He held the rank of Captain at the time, serving in the 31st Battalion, Baloch Regiment . Mukti Bahini , the Bangladesh liberation army, consisting of Bangla-speaking foot soldiers supported by discriminated Bangla-speaking Pakistani soldiers, took on
38-567: A non-operational nature Admissible to junior commissioned officers (JCOs) only for long meritorious or distinguished service of a non-operational nature Awarded to non-commissioned officers/other ranks for long meritorious or distinguished service of a non-operational nature Awarded to exceptional fighter pilots of the Pakistan Air Force A gallantry award admissible to all ranks for acts of valour, courage & devotion to duty though not on active operations against
57-790: A Sitara-e-Jurrat, which is the third-highest military award in Pakistan. Later on, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw , Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army at the time, acknowledged the bravery of Malik's men in a letter written to his Pakistani counterpart. (Star of Courage) 1971 War (Military) (Star of Excellence) (War Star 1971) (War Medal 1971) Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam (100th Birth Anniversary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah ) 1976 ( Hijri Medal) 1979 (Democracy Medal) 1988 (Resolution Day Golden Jubilee Medal) 1990 Sitara-e-Jurat Sitara-e-Jurat ( Urdu : ستارہِ جرأت , Star of Courage)
76-409: A mine, and he was badly wounded. When Capt. Malik's force was recalled, it was found that his company was nearly out of ammunition, barring a few hand grenades and a few bullets each. They were ready to continue the battle with daggers and bayonets until they realized that the piece of territory they were defending was already in a different country. When he returned to Pakistan, he was decorated with
95-558: Is the third highest military award of Pakistan . It was established in 1957 after Pakistan became a republic; however, it was instituted retrospectively back to 1947. It is awarded for gallantry or distinguished service in combat ; and can be bestowed upon officers , junior commissioned officers , petty officers , warrant officers , soldiers, sailors, airmen, and equivalents in the Pakistan Army , Navy , Air Force , and various paramilitary forces under federal control, such as
114-893: The Frontier Corps , the Frontier Constabulary , and the Pakistan Rangers . It may be considered to be roughly equivalent to the Military Cross and the Silver Star . Pakistan Army Azad Kashmir Regiment, 1965 Corps of Engineer, 1965 Frontier Force Regiment, 1965 Punjab Regiment, 1965 6 Lancers, Armed Corps., Khem Karan, 1965 Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals The awards and decorations of
133-537: The 1971 war. Awarded to all the military servicemen on Active-Duty during the 2001-2002 Standoff with India . Awarded to military/civil armed officials in 2018 for services rendered in War on Terrorism. All serving personnel of the Armed Forces seriously or severely wounded during war or operations due to enemy's action while on border defence duties are eligible for the strip. All serving personnel of
152-491: The Armed Forces wounded during war or operations due to enemy's action while on border defence duties are eligible for the strip. Instituted to celebrate the emergence of Pakistan on 14 August 1947 . Instituted on the eve of Pakistan becoming a republic on 23 March 1956 . (100th Birth Anniversary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah ) - 1976 Instituted to celebrate the birth centenary of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah on 25 December 1976 . Instituted to celebrate
171-1166: The Pakistan Armed Forces recognize a service member's service and personal accomplishments while being a member of the Pakistan Armed Forces . These awards are awarded only to those who show absolute bravery, dedication, loyalty and commitment towards the service and nation- Pakistan. Awarded to four-star Generals and equivalent when considered appropriate by the Government of Pakistan Awarded to major generals & above or equivalent , for excellence of work/spontaneous meritorious acts Awarded to colonel & above , for excellence of work/spontaneous meritorious service or on completion of 18 years of service Awarded to lieutenant colonel & above , for excellence of work/spontaneous meritorious service or on completion of 12 years of service Admissible to junior commissioned officers (JCOs) only who are in receipt of Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Class-II) award for rendering long meritorious or distinguished service of
190-574: The Pakistani artillery stationed at the Kamalpur garrison . Small children and elderly women were kidnapped. Bengali liberation forces carried out more attacks on Kamalpur, a kilometer from the border, on 22 October and 14 November, the latter being partly supported by the Indian Army 's 13th Battalion, Brigade of the Guards (of Kler's brigade), which established blocking positions to the south. Malik
209-556: The completion of the fourteenth centenary Hijri ( Islamic Calendar ) on 22 November 1979 . Instituted to celebrate the return of democracy in Pakistan . Instituted to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Lahore Resolution Instituted to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Pakistan Instituted to celebrate the successful testing of a nuclear bomb at Chagai . Awarded for outstanding humanitarian services in
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#1732780921108228-410: The enemy Admissible to all ranks for acts of valour, courage & devotion to duty though not on active operations against the enemy A general campaign medal and is awarded along with a clasp to all ranks who take part in minor operations or campaigns within laid down period, dates and prescribed qualifying area. This medal was awarded to the Armed Forces personnel who took part in the 1965 war in
247-402: The enemy turned mortar fire on the objective. A mortar bomb landed on the trench occupied by four men close to the commanding officer (Colonel). ' At about 09:30 on 4 December, after withdrawing his troops from the close siege, Kler 'hammered the post with seven sorties of MiG-21s firing rockets and cannons, and this was repeated twice later in the day'. Major General Gurbux Singh (commander of
266-414: The forty men and four 120 mm mortars of 83th Mortar Battery and overran them, suffering only one casualty. Kler then 'decided to lay siege to Kamalpur and break down its will to resist', according to General Sukhwant Singh. Getting wary because of casualties, successive failures and demoralization among the attacking troops, he decided to starve out the garrison by a prolonged siege. Singh knew that there
285-517: The north region) himself entered affairs by sending Capt. Malik a note via a Mukti Bahini courier: '... whatever you decide to do we have every intention of eliminating the Kamalpur post. It is to save you and our side casualties, so this message is being sent to you ...' He sent another note after a further air strike and this was met, as had been the other messages, by increased firing by Malik's men. But it could not go on, Malik received
304-478: The order by radio to surrender, which he did at 19:00 that day. Sukhwant Singh stated, 'He had put up a courageous stand ... and surrendered after holding a brigade of besiegers for 21 days . Sam Manekshaw sent a personal congratulatory message to Malik commending his defiant stand.' Singh also wrote 'Militarily his performance was excellent'. Maj. Gen. Gurbux Singh decided to meet Malik personally but, while being driven towards Kamalpur by Kler, their jeep went over
323-419: The prescribed area of the operations. This medal was awarded to the Armed Forces personnel who took part in the 1971 war in the prescribed area of the operations. A war medal and was awarded to the Armed Forces personnel who were in service during the period of hostilities during the 1965 war. A war medal and was awarded to the Armed Forces personnel who were in service during the period of hostilities during
342-400: Was cut off and his CO, Lt. Col. Sultan Ahmed tried to extract him and reassert control of two other outposts, Naqshi and Baromari without success. On 29 November Major Ayub of 31 Baloch attempted to resupply Malik's tiny garrison but failed. Kler tried to take Kamalpur on the run, using Mukti Bahini troops and failed. He then mounted an attack by the 1st Battalion, Maratha Light Infantry on
361-449: Was no Pakistani artillery in this sector, only two troops of mortars, but states that Kler was '... further handicapped inasmuch as one of his battalions had just been reorganized from (a unit) raised initially for counterinsurgency with no support elements. In tackling a weak platoon post, another battalion brought out some leadership weaknesses under fire. The battalion reached its objective with relatively few casualties. As expected,
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