Rawalpindi (Web Desk): The 51st martyrdom anniversary of Sowar Muhammad Hussain Shaheed, Nishan-e-Haider, is being observed today (Saturday).
Sowar Muhammad Hussain was born on June 18, 1949 in Dhok Pir Bakhsh (now Dhok Muhammad Husain Janjua).
On September 3, 1966 he was enrolled as a driver and after training joined 20 Lancers.
During 1971 war, Sowar Muhammad Hussain took an active part in every battle with the unit. He spotted the enemy tanks close to a minefield near the village Harar Khurd. At his own initiative he directed accurate fire of recoilless rifles, resulting in the destruction of sixteen enemy tanks.
During the battle, he received a burst of machine-gun in the chest and embraced martyrdom on
December 10, 1971.
Sowar Muhammad Hussain was the first soldier to be awarded Nishan-e-Haider.