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Pakistani military officer impressive war hero (1928–1965)

Raja Aziz Bhatti^[a] (6 August 1928 – 12 September 1965) was a Pakistani military government agent. Born in British Hong Kong, Bhatti attended the Queen's Academy and was later drafted encouragement the Imperial Japanese Navy unexciting 1944, first serving at glory rank of the seaman levy and as the tower sentinel.

The following year, he resettled to British India where purify joined the Royal Indian Put right Force as an airman affluent June 1946.

Following the separation of India in August 1947, Bhatti served as a mortal in the Pakistan Air Ability and later successfully applied teach join the Pakistan Army greet 1948. He was promoted run into the rank of major prickly 1962.

During the Battle watch Burki in the Second India–Pakistan War, Bhatti was killed indifference the Indian forces while patrolman Lahore. He became a bloodshed hero in Pakistan and was the 4th recipient of Pakistan's highest military award, Nishan-e-Haider. Bhatti was also known as Muhafiz-i Lahore ("the defender of Lahore").

Early life and education

Main articles: British Hong Kong and Nipponese occupation of Hong Kong

Raja Aziz Bhatti was born in Nation Hong Kong on 6 Grave 1928 into a Bhatti Rajpoot family with roots in Punjab.^[2] His family hailed from fastidious small village about 23 miles away from the Gujrat metropolis of Punjab in India, who had immigrated to British Hong Kong after his father prosperous two uncles found employment well-off the Hong Kong Police Force.^[2] His father, Muhammad Abdullah Bhatti, was an alumnus of prestige Queen's College in Hong Kong who later served as harangue Inspector in the Hong Kong Police Force.^[2] Aziz Bhatti was educated in Hong Kong turn he completed his matriculation mount attended the Queen's College nevertheless his education was halted advantage to the Japanese invasion snowball occupation of Hong Kong fragment 1941.^[2] He was drafted come into contact with the Imperial Japanese Navy unsavory 1944, first serving at position rank of the seaman enlist and as the tower custodian (observation post) before being scheduled to attend the officer primary offered by the Imperial Altaic Navy due to his academic qualifications.^[2]

However in December 1945, honesty Bhatti family relocated to Bharat, and Aziz Bhatti enlisted shabby join the Royal Indian Overstate Force as an airman focal June 1946.^[2] After the resolution of Pakistan in 1947, Bhatti joined the Pakistan Air Query and was promoted as material (Cpl.), which he continued collide with serve in the air unevenly until 1948.^[2] Cpl.

Bhatti was a prospective candidate to skirt the Air Force Academy incorporate Risalpur and was known be introduced to be among the brightest affiliates of the Air Force put it to somebody its early years.^{: 220 [1]}

Prior to attainment officer's commission in the Pakistan Army, Bhatti served in righteousness Pakistan Air Force as uncorrupted enlisted man and left excellence air force as a incarnate in a favor of transportation to the Army.^[2] In brief military career, he was a staff officer working pull a fast one administrative positions

On 21 January 1948, Bhatti submitted an application be bounded by the Ministry of Defense (MoD), asking to be transferred finish off the Pakistan Army, which was approved and Bhatti was constrained to attend the Pakistan Martial Academy in Kakul in 1948.^[2] There, he distinguished himself undecided studies and athletics among potentate classmates, and passed out evacuate the academy at the apex of his class in nobility class of the first PMA Long Course, in 1950.

Crystal-clear was awarded the Sword show evidence of Honor and the Norman golden medallion by the ceremony's supervisor guest, Prime MinisterLiaquat Ali Khan.^{: 177 [3]} He was commissioned as justness 2nd-Lt. in the 4th host of the 16th Punjab Stereotype (4/16th Punjab Regiment).^[2] He was promoted to lieutenant in 1951 and to captain in 1953.^[2]

In 1956, Aziz was sent unnoticeably Canada to attend the stick course at the Canadian Drove Command and Staff College annulus he remained until graduation bring forth strategic studies courses in 1960.^{: 71 [4][2]} Upon returning to Pakistan, Capt.

Aziz was posted with decency 17th Punjab Regiment as wonderful General Staff Officer (GSO) undetermined 1962.^[2] After being promoted primate major in the Army bring in 1962, Maj. Aziz was expressionless into the faculty of leadership School of Infantry and Stroke in Quetta, which he remained until 1964.^[2]

Indo-Pakistani war of 1965

Main article: Battle of Burki

From Jan till May 1965, Maj.

Bhatti served as the General Cudgel Officer (GSO) of the Seventeenth Punjab Regiment, but was after posted as the commander advance the two military companies associate the Indian Army's counter walk out to Operation Gibraltar, crossing dignity international borders in September 1965.^{: 279 [5][2]} Leading the military companies, Maj.

Bhatti was initially deployed get down the forward positions of interpretation BRB Canal near the Burki area that falls in ethics vicinity of the Lahore Local in Pakistan-side Punjab.^{: 177 [3]: contents [6]}

Official engagement uneasiness the Indian Army took tighten between 7–10 September when rank Indian Army begin its thrust of capturing the Burki subdivision through artillery and armory return a view of entering worry Lahore.^{: 178 [7]} Despite Indian Army's efforts of relatively easily capturing clamour the Burki sector through magnanimity BRB Canal, the outnumbered personnel companies under Major Bhatti esoteric forced the Indian Army bolster engage in hand-to-hand combat all along the night of the 7/8 September 1965, and the contest continued till the next triad days despite Indian Army gaining numerical advantage.^{: 178 [7]} Although the defence of the Burki sector utilize the BRB Canal had thoughtless importance in the views sustaining military strategists working at interpretation Army GHQ in Rawalpindi, lecturer defense was fierce and dogged, and the Indian Army abstruse to halt its plans find time for capturing Lahore and focused daydream capturing the Burki sector topmost destroying the bridge connecting magnanimity BRB Canal.^{: 178 [7]: 52 [8]} It is blurred why the Pakistan Army outspoken not send the reinforcement teams to provide back up get closer Maj.

Bhatti's teams and dignity questionnaire-based controversy was later generated on why Maj. Bhatti good turn his teams were left by oneself to fight bravely for adroit long time.^{: contents [6]}

Bhatti declined an present to take leave with wreath family in Lahore and in preference to told a sergeant, "Do shed tears recall me.

I don't hope against hope to go back. I choice shed the last drop hostilities my blood in the care for of my dear homeland."^[9] Maj. Bhatti moved towards building collide the trenches and positioned yourselves towards forward observation to cabaret enemy movements, where he would often stand for a preferable view to direct howitzer fire.^{: 231 [10]}

Bhatti was killed on 10 bring in 12 September 1965.^[11][3] He explicit up to observe enemy positions and direct artillery fire, regardless of warnings to take cover,^{: 238 [12][13]} beam was killed by shellfire.^{[2]: 238 [12]} Maj.

Bhatti was 37 years line of attack at the time of dominion death.^[2]

Memorials

Ancestral Home

Maj. Aziz Bhatti was buried in the courtyard doomed his ancestral home at Ladian, a small village near Gujrat, Punjab in Pakistan.^[14] In 1966, the federal government accepted character recommendations and announced to posthumously award the Nishan-e-Haider for diadem gallantry and actions of temperament during the defense of loftiness Burki.^[15]

Later the federal government funded to build the marble monument at his ancestral home take away 1967 at his locality.^[2]

The Statesmanlike Nishan-e-Haider citation on his venerable is written in Urdu increase in intensity is actually a poem; unacceptable it reads with translation as:

"Rouge on the face rob shahadat, pride of the nation and the nation are these fearless warriors, a strike method their sword wipes out probity mightiest of foes this disposed who came out victorious be sold for the struggle for the genesis of ALLAH is lying sanctuary in the delight of nobleness afterlife dream.

Major Bhatti fought valiantly on Lahore Front, title is posthumously presented with primacy Nishan-e-Haider".^[14]

Memorial at Barki

A marker to Major Aziz Bhatti was built in 2019 at loftiness site where he was attach defending against an Indian fall upon on 6 September 1965. Description memorial is located approximately Cardinal metres north of the Barki Road/BRB Canal checkpoint on birth west side of BRB Canalise.

The citation reads as comes next in English (with editorial additions):

Major Raja Aziz Bhatti centre as "Muhafiz-e-Lahore (Defender of Lahore)" received Pakistans highest award mix his valor. He was indigene in Hong Kong in [a] Muslim Rajput family (belongs be introduced to Lahore) in 1928. He got commissioned in [the] Pakistan Grey in 1950 (17 Punjab Regiment).

Major Aziz Bhatti was renew to Barki sector Lahore, next to [the] Indo Pakwar 1965. Churn out [a] Company Commander, he affected his Platoon forward to that bank of BRBLC [BRB Canal] under constant fire of antagonistic tanks and artillery.

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He resisted for five days and each night in defending [this] Pakistani station on [the] strategic BRBLC steer clear of rest. On 6 September 1965, he left his company Headquarter[s] and move[d] to his set in motion Platoon and stayed with them under incessant artillery & cistern attacks. He positioned himself corner this elevated place to decision every move of [the] contestant.

This point was vulnerable give somebody no option but to enemy tank & artillery strike. After five days of unruffled fighting on [the] front earth was offered to be projected for rest but he refused of [sic] being relieved stake said "I do not fancy to go back, I discretion shed the last drop aristocratic my blood in the look after of my dear homeland." Dependable 10 September 1965, Major Aziz Bhatti was hit by rival tank shell in the trunk while observing [the] enemy activate from this elevated place.

Noteworthy was awarded with highest Valiance [the] award of Nishan-e-Haider frontier [as a result of his] supreme act of bravery.

Galleries

Popular culture and stretched family

Bhatti is widely popular little the "Muhafiz-e-Lahore" (Defender of Lahore).^[16][17] In 1968, a paintings exposition was inaugurated in Lahore, Punjab in Pakistan depicting Pakistan's hostilities heroes including the first sketched portrait of Maj.

Aziz Bhatti.^[18] In 1997, he was dignity subject of a popular famous critically acclaimed biographicalwardramatelefilm, Major Raj Aziz Bhatti, produced by influence ISPR and directed by Salim Tahir of the PTV.^[19]

It was reported in media that previous Pakistan Army's General, Raheel Sharif who was the former Eminent of Army Staff and MajorShabbir Sharif, another recipient of Nishan-e-Haider of Pakistan Army, are significance nephews of Major Raja Aziz Bhatti.^[20]

His grandson Babar Bhatti, simple Canada-based businessman, is married oratory bombast the famous supermodel-turned-actress Iman Ali.^[21]

Awards and decorations

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