Rawalpindi:
ISPR paid homage to the 50th Martyrdom Day of Major Shabir Sharif. He said that there is no greater goal than the defense of motherland Martyred.
According to details, Director General of Public Relations (ISPR) of Pakistan Army Major General Babar Iftikhar has paid tribute to Major Shabir Sharif on the 50th day of his martyrdom on social networking site Twitter.
In his message, DG ISPR said that the defense of the country was possible due to the sacrifice of Major Shabir Shaheed. Major Shabir Sharif was awarded Star of Courage for his bravery in the war of 1965. General Babar Iftikhar said that his great sacrifice reminds us that there is no greater purpose than defending the motherland.
It may be recalled that the 50th Martyrdom Day of Major Shabir Sharif Shaheed Nishan Haider is being observed today. On December 3, 1971, he was assigned to occupy Sabona Dam in Indian territory.
The enemy had deployed more than one company of Assam Argument for defense, with the help of a squadron of tanks. But the enemy had installed machine guns. In this battle of Ghamsan, Major Shabir Sharif fought valiantly, killed forty-three soldiers and took about thirty-eight prisoners, and also destroyed several tanks.
On the afternoon of 6th December, while defending another attack of the enemy, Major Shabir Sharif was raining shells on the cannons and tanks of the enemy with his artillery’s anti-tank gun when a tank shell fell on him He was martyred in the battle. The Government of Pakistan awarded Nishan Haider the highest war honor for his unparalleled sacrifice of Major Shabir Sharif Shaheed and for his storytelling in the war.
