Rawalpindi (Web Desk): The 76th Martyrdom anniversary of Naik Saif Ali Janjua Shaheed, Nishan-e Haider, is being observed today (Saturday).
The day dawned with Quran Khawani and special prayers in mosques for the Shaheed. The religious scholars paid glowing tributes to Naik Saif Ali Janjua.
They said the living nations do not forget the kindness of their benefactors.
Naik Saif Ali Janjua of the 18 Azad Kashmir Regiment was born in Tehsil Nakial of Kotli in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and embraced martyrdom at the age of 25 in Pir Kalewa, Mendhar Sector.
The Indian forces after landing in Srinagar on October 27, 1947, advanced with the intention to capture the whole of Kashmir and attacked repeatedly at Pir Kalewa from October 20 to October 26 1948 but these attempts were repulsed every time.
The Indians could not succeed in capturing the post due to the bravery of Naik Saif, who succumbed to the severe injuries and embraced martyrdom on October 26, 1948.