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Nishan-e-Haider نشان حیدر

Established: 16 March 1957 (applied retrospectively from 1948 onwards)

First awarded: 16 March 1957 – Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, Captain Muhammad Sarwar, Pakistan army

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General Tikka Khan was the first chief of army staff from March 1972 until retiring on March 1976

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Pakistan launched precision missile strikes against India under Operation Bunyan Um Marsoos.

Bunyan Ul Marsoos is an Arabic verse from the Quran.

The operation’s name—meaning “a structure firmly joined together”—draws inspiration from Surah Al-Saff (61-4), which praises those who fight in Allah’s cause as a solid, fortified structure.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الَّذِينَ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِهِ صَفًّا كَأَنَّهُم بُنْيَانٌ مَّرْصُوصٌ

Translation: ‘Allah indeed loves those who fight in His Way as though they are a solid wall cemented with molten lead’ (Surah Al-Saff, verse 4).

This operation was launched on 10 May 2025 (after Fajr prayer)

Seven sites in India were targeted, including the key Pathankot air base, Udhampur air base, and Gujarat air base. Rajasthan air base and Brahmos storage site.

The operation was launched in retaliation for Indian missile strikes that hit several locations inside Pakistan.

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Operation Zarb-e-Azb, launched on June 15, 2014, by Army Chief General Raheel Sharif.

It targeted insurgency and terrorism in North Waziristan and other regions, including FATA, Karachi, Balochistan, and Punjab.

The operation concluded on February 22, 2017.

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About Operation Azm-i-Istehkam

Approver: PM Shahbaz Sharif

Approval date: 22 June 2024

Aim: To eradicate extremism/terrorism from Pakistan 

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Opening ceremony of Pak-Russian Federation Joint exercise ’DRUZHBA-V’ was held at Tarbela on November 8, 2020.

 Pakistan and Russian Federation Special Forces are participating in the two-week long counter-terrorism exercise.

On November 5, 2020 a contingent of Russian Federation Special Forces had arrived in Pakistan for the joint exercise DRUZHBA-V.

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Captain Muhammad Sarwar Cause of Death: Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–48.

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حوالدار لالک جان شہید 31 برس کی عمر میں7 جولائی 1999 کو کارکل جنگ میں شہید ہوئے۔

حکومت پاکستان نے حوالدار لالک جان کو نشان حیدر سے نوازا۔/

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The first Muslim general entered victorious in the sub-continent (Indo-Pak) in 712.

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