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[[Major]] '''Tufail Mohammad''' {{small|[[Nishan-e-Haider|NH]]}} ({{lang-ur|{{nq|طفیل محمد}}}} ; b. 22 June 1914{{spaced ndash}} 8 August 1958{{rp|26}}<ref name="Senate Secretariat, 2019"/>), {{small|[[Nishan-e-Haider|'''NH''']],}} was a [[Army ranks and insignia of Pakistan|military officer]] in the [[Pakistan Army]] and the second military officer in the Pakistani military who was cited with the [[Nishan-e-Haider]] ({{small|''[[English language|Eng. Trans.]]: Emblem of the Lion''}}) for his "distinguished actions of valor other than bravery" in the [[1958 East Pakistan–India border skirmish]].<ref name="Army ISPR">{{cite web |last1=ISPR |first1=staff writer |title=Major Tufail Muhammad |url=https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/AWPReview/TextContentdbc8.html?pId=174 |website=www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/ |publisher=Army ISPR |accessdate=6 March 2022}}</ref>
[[Major]] '''Tufail Mohammad''' {{small|[[Nishan-e-Haider|NH]]}} ({{lang-ur|{{nq|طفیل محمد}}}} ; b. 22 June 1914{{spaced ndash}} 8 August 1958{{rp|26}}<ref name="Senate Secretariat, 2019"/>), {{small|[[Nishan-e-Haider|'''NH''']],}} was a [[Army ranks and insignia of Pakistan|military officer]] in the [[Pakistan Army]] and the second military officer in the Pakistani military who was cited with the [[Nishan-e-Haider]] ({{small|''[[English language|Eng. Trans.]]: Emblem of the Lion''}}) for his "distinguished actions of valor other than bravery" in the [[1958 East Pakistan–India border skirmish]].<ref name="Army ISPR">{{cite web |last1=ISPR |first1=staff writer |title=Major Tufail Muhammad |url=https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/AWPReview/TextContentdbc8.html?pId=174 |website=www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/ |publisher=Army ISPR |accessdate=6 March 2019}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Tufail Mohammad was born in [[Hoshiarpur]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]] in [[British India|India]] into a [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] [[Gujjar]] family on 22 June 1914 according to his gravestone markings.{{rp|45}}<ref name="Globe, Mahmood, 2000">{{cite book |title=Globe: Major Tufail Mohammad |date=2000 |publisher=A. Mahmood |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IVtnAAAAMAAJ&q=+Hoshiarpur |accessdate=6 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> His family was of [[Pakistani]] descent<ref name="www.saltnpepperblog.com, 2009">{{cite web |last1=bc |first1=bloggerscouncil |title=Major Tufail Mohammad Shaheed Family {{!}} Sarah Peracha Blog |url=http://www.saltnpepperblog.com/2009/09/two-nishan-e-haider-pride-of-my-family.html |website=www.saltnpepperblog.com |publisher=Sarah Peracha |access-date=9 September 2021 |language=ur| date=6 September 2022}}</ref> – and was educated at the [[D.A.V. College, Jalandhar|D.A.V. College]] in Jalandhar.<ref name="Imran Saeed, Flickr, 2012"/> In 1932, he enlisted in the [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]] and was [[Basic training|trained]] at the [[Indian Military Academy]] in [[Dehradun]] in 1941, gaining [[Commissioned officer|commission]] in the [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]] into the 1st Battalion of the [[16th Punjab Regiment]] (1/16th) of the [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]] in 1943.{{rp|45}}<ref name="Globe, Mahmood, 2000" /> Attached to the Punjab Regiment, he served on the training assignments to the [[Punjab Regiment (India)|Punjab Regiment]] of the [[Indian Army]] and later serving on the administrative positions on the [[Punjab Regiment (Pakistan)|Punjab Regiment]] of the [[Pakistan Army]] in 1947–58.<ref name="Imran Saeed, Flickr, 2012"/> From 1947–54, he was later deputed by the [[Government of Pakistan|federal government]] to the [[List of provincial governments of Pakistan|provincial governments]] to serve as an advisor and trainer to the [[Law enforcement in Pakistan|law enforcement agencies]] before permanently dispatched to the [[East Pakistan Rifles]] in 1954.<ref name="google sites, mansoor">{{cite web |last1=Mansoor |first1=Haq |title=MAJOR TUFAIL MUHAMMAD SHAHEED - Nishan-e-Hyder |url=https://sites.google.com/site/nishanehyder/home/2major-tufail-muhammad-shaheed |website=sites.google.com |publisher=google sites, mansoor |accessdate=6 March 2022}}</ref>
Tufail Mohammad was born in [[Hoshiarpur]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]] in [[British India|India]] into a [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] [[Gujjar]] family on 22 June 1914 according to his gravestone markings.{{rp|45}}<ref name="Globe, Mahmood, 2000">{{cite book |title=Globe: Major Tufail Mohammad |date=2000 |publisher=A. Mahmood |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IVtnAAAAMAAJ&q=+Hoshiarpur |accessdate=6 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> His family was of [[Pakistani]] descent<ref name="www.saltnpepperblog.com, 2009">{{cite web |last1=bc |first1=bloggerscouncil |title=Major Tufail Mohammad Shaheed Family {{!}} Sarah Peracha Blog |url=http://www.saltnpepperblog.com/2009/09/two-nishan-e-haider-pride-of-my-family.html |website=www.saltnpepperblog.com |publisher=Sarah Peracha |access-date=9 September 2021 |language=ur| date=6 September 2009}}</ref> – and was educated at the [[D.A.V. College, Jalandhar|D.A.V. College]] in Jalandhar.<ref name="Imran Saeed, Flickr, 2012"/> In 1932, he enlisted in the [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]] and was [[Basic training|trained]] at the [[Indian Military Academy]] in [[Dehradun]] in 1941, gaining [[Commissioned officer|commission]] in the [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]] into the 1st Battalion of the [[16th Punjab Regiment]] (1/16th) of the [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]] in 1943.{{rp|45}}<ref name="Globe, Mahmood, 2000" /> Attached to the Punjab Regiment, he served on the training assignments to the [[Punjab Regiment (India)|Punjab Regiment]] of the [[Indian Army]] and later serving on the administrative positions on the [[Punjab Regiment (Pakistan)|Punjab Regiment]] of the [[Pakistan Army]] in 1947–58.<ref name="Imran Saeed, Flickr, 2012"/> From 1947–54, he was later deputed by the [[Government of Pakistan|federal government]] to the [[List of provincial governments of Pakistan|provincial governments]] to serve as an advisor and trainer to the [[Law enforcement in Pakistan|law enforcement agencies]] before permanently dispatched to the [[East Pakistan Rifles]] in 1954.<ref name="google sites, mansoor">{{cite web |last1=Mansoor |first1=Haq |title=MAJOR TUFAIL MUHAMMAD SHAHEED - Nishan-e-Hyder |url=https://sites.google.com/site/nishanehyder/home/2major-tufail-muhammad-shaheed |website=sites.google.com |publisher=google sites, mansoor |accessdate=6 March 2019}}</ref>


His career in the military mostly served with the [[East Pakistan Rifles]] where he served as the [[commanding officer]] of the [[Company (military unit)|military company]] near the [[India-East Pakistan border|Indo-East Pakistani border]].<ref name="Army ISPR"/> In 1957, the [[Indian Army|Indian]] troops crossed the [[India-East Pakistan border|Border]], and occupied the [[Lakshmipur District|Laxmipur District]] in [[East Pakistan|East-Pakistan]].<ref name="Dunya News, Webdesk, 2015"/> Responding to the infiltration, Major Tufail was ordered to form three [[Rapid reaction force|quick response team]]s to launch an attack on three sides on the resting Indian Army battalion.<ref name="Dunya News, Webdesk, 2015">{{cite news |title=Completed my duty, enemy on the run: Major Tufail Shaheed's last words |url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/292353-Completed-my-duty-enemy-on-the-run-Major-Tufail- |accessdate=6 March 2019 |work=Dunya News |date=7 August 2022}}</ref>
His career in the military mostly served with the [[East Pakistan Rifles]] where he served as the [[commanding officer]] of the [[Company (military unit)|military company]] near the [[India-East Pakistan border|Indo-East Pakistani border]].<ref name="Army ISPR"/> In 1957, the [[Indian Army|Indian]] troops crossed the [[India-East Pakistan border|Border]], and occupied the [[Lakshmipur District|Laxmipur District]] in [[East Pakistan|East-Pakistan]].<ref name="Dunya News, Webdesk, 2015"/> Responding to the infiltration, Major Tufail was ordered to form three [[Rapid reaction force|quick response team]]s to launch an attack on three sides on the resting Indian Army battalion.<ref name="Dunya News, Webdesk, 2015">{{cite news |title=Completed my duty, enemy on the run: Major Tufail Shaheed's last words |url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/292353-Completed-my-duty-enemy-on-the-run-Major-Tufail- |accessdate=6 March 2019 |work=Dunya News |date=7 August 2015}}</ref>


On 7 August 1958, Major Tufail made a slow [[Quadrupedal Movement|quadrupedal movement]] towards the Indian Army posts and engaged in a firefight with the enemy forces as close as 15 [[yards]] in an attempt to make them [[Retreat (military)|withdraw]] from their positions.<ref name="google sites, mansoor"/> Leading attack team from the back side of the post while other two teams engaged the enemy from front and right sides,<ref name="google sites, mansoor"/> Major Tufail was the first casualty who sustained the injury from the upcoming fire inside the bunker, and threw a [[grenade]] at the near post, that killed the enemy machine gunners.<ref name="google sites, mansoor"/> Inside the bunker, the mortally wounded Major Tufail had to engage in a [[Close quarters combat|close quarters battle]] with the Indian Army soldiers, eventually taking out the machine gunners that were targeting the Pakistan Army soldiers on the front side by throwing grenades and engaging with machine guns.<ref name="google sites, mansoor"/>
On 7 August 1958, Major Tufail made a slow [[Quadrupedal Movement|quadrupedal movement]] towards the Indian Army posts and engaged in a firefight with the enemy forces as close as 15 [[yards]] in an attempt to make them [[Retreat (military)|withdraw]] from their positions.<ref name="google sites, mansoor"/> Leading attack team from the back side of the post while other two teams engaged the enemy from front and right sides,<ref name="google sites, mansoor"/> Major Tufail was the first casualty who sustained the injury from the upcoming fire inside the bunker, and threw a [[grenade]] at the near post, that killed the enemy machine gunners.<ref name="google sites, mansoor"/> Inside the bunker, the mortally wounded Major Tufail had to engage in a [[Close quarters combat|close quarters battle]] with the Indian Army soldiers, eventually taking out the machine gunners that were targeting the Pakistan Army soldiers on the front side by throwing grenades and engaging with machine guns.<ref name="google sites, mansoor"/>


His actions of valor reportedly saved many Pakistan Army soldiers when he led the attacking team from the back side of the battalion bunker as the Indian Army soldiers were driven out [[Retreat (military)|retreated]] to their original positions, leaving four dead and three of their personnel behind, who were taken as the [[Prisoner of war|war prisoners]].{{rp|26}}<ref name="Senate Secretariat, 2019">{{cite web |last1=Senate of Pakistan |first1=Senate |title=Tribute to the Recipients of Nishan-e-Haider |url=http://www.senate.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1365092084_437.pdf |website=www.senate.gov.pk |publisher=Senate Secretariat |accessdate=7 March 2019 |location=Islamabad, Pakistan |pages=132 |language=en-us |date=2022}}</ref> Despite receiving immediate medical attention, Major Tufail himself succumbed to his wounds and quoted his last word to his junior officer: "''I have completed my duty; the enemy is on the run''."<ref name="Dunya News, Webdesk, 2015" />{{rp|26}}<ref name="Senate Secretariat, 2019"/> On 7 August 1958, Major Tufail succumbed to his wounds– he was 43–44 years old at the time of his death.{{rp|26}}<ref name="Senate Secretariat, 2019"/>
His actions of valor reportedly saved many Pakistan Army soldiers when he led the attacking team from the back side of the battalion bunker as the Indian Army soldiers were driven out [[Retreat (military)|retreated]] to their original positions, leaving four dead and three of their personnel behind, who were taken as the [[Prisoner of war|war prisoners]].{{rp|26}}<ref name="Senate Secretariat, 2019">{{cite web |last1=Senate of Pakistan |first1=Senate |title=Tribute to the Recipients of Nishan-e-Haider |url=http://www.senate.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1365092084_437.pdf |website=www.senate.gov.pk |publisher=Senate Secretariat |accessdate=7 March 2019 |location=Islamabad, Pakistan |pages=132 |language=en-us |date=2012}}</ref> Despite receiving immediate medical attention, Major Tufail himself succumbed to his wounds and quoted his last word to his junior officer: "''I have completed my duty; the enemy is on the run''."<ref name="Dunya News, Webdesk, 2015" />{{rp|26}}<ref name="Senate Secretariat, 2019"/> On 7 August 1958, Major Tufail succumbed to his wounds– he was 43–44 years old at the time of his death.{{rp|26}}<ref name="Senate Secretariat, 2019"/>


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Major Tufail was buried in [[Burewala]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] in [[Pakistan]], and the [[Government of Pakistan|federal government]] later built a marble tomb in 1967.{{rp|38}}<ref name="Ferozsons Limited"/> In 1993, he was subjected to a biographical war telefilm, "''Major Tufail Mohammad Shaheed''" produced and directed by the Qasim Jilali of the [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Drama Serial Nishan-e-Haider "Major Tufail Mohammad Shaheed" Pakistan Army (Complete) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmeeIcYP9Cw |accessdate=7 March 2019 |date=8 September 2022}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref>
Major Tufail was buried in [[Burewala]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] in [[Pakistan]], and the [[Government of Pakistan|federal government]] later built a marble tomb in 1967.{{rp|38}}<ref name="Ferozsons Limited"/> In 1993, he was subjected to a biographical war telefilm, "''Major Tufail Mohammad Shaheed''" produced and directed by the Qasim Jilali of the [[Pakistan Television Corporation|PTV]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Drama Serial Nishan-e-Haider "Major Tufail Mohammad Shaheed" Pakistan Army (Complete) | website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmeeIcYP9Cw |accessdate=7 March 2019 |date=8 September 2012}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref>


In 1967, he was posthumously awarded the [[Nishan-e-Haider]] by the [[President of Pakistan]], becoming the second officer to receive the award.{{rp|38}}<ref name="Ferozsons Limited">{{cite book |title=The Pakistan Review |date=1967 |publisher=Ferozsons Limited |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kmXVAAAAMAAJ&q=awarded |accessdate=7 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>{{rp|26}}<ref name="Senate Secretariat, 2019"/>
In 1967, he was posthumously awarded the [[Nishan-e-Haider]] by the [[President of Pakistan]], becoming the second officer to receive the award.{{rp|38}}<ref name="Ferozsons Limited">{{cite book |title=The Pakistan Review |date=1967 |publisher=Ferozsons Limited |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kmXVAAAAMAAJ&q=awarded |accessdate=7 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>{{rp|26}}<ref name="Senate Secretariat, 2019"/>
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After the [[Creation of Pakistan|establishment]] of [[Pakistan]], Tufail Muhammad served with distinction in the 13th Punjab, leading to promotion to Major. In 1958, the Maj. Tufail was affiliated with the [[East Pakistan Rifles]] and was trusted as the commanding officer of the quick response teams of the [[close quarters combat]] to liberate the [[Lakshmipur District]] by undertaking the difficult mission. Success of these efforts came....with the display of the tremendous courage despite being mortally wounded while being under fire.
After the [[Creation of Pakistan|establishment]] of [[Pakistan]], Tufail Muhammad served with distinction in the 13th Punjab, leading to promotion to Major. In 1958, the Maj. Tufail was affiliated with the [[East Pakistan Rifles]] and was trusted as the commanding officer of the quick response teams of the [[close quarters combat]] to liberate the [[Lakshmipur District]] by undertaking the difficult mission. Success of these efforts came....with the display of the tremendous courage despite being mortally wounded while being under fire.


The [[Flag of Pakistan|"Green and White Flag with the Star and Crescent]]" was hoisted by the troops at the [[Lakshmipur District]] in [[East Pakistan|East-Pakistan]]. On 7 August 1958, Maj. Tufail sacrificed his life to save his subordinate troops and is posthumously presented with the [[Nishan-e-Haider]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Canada |first1=Muhammad Imran Saeed from City of London |title=The inscription on Tufailabad Gate about the battle action of Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed (Nishan e Haider). Tufailabad Gate is entrance to Major Tufail Muhammad's village on Arifwala-Burewala Road. |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Major_Tufail_Muhammad_Shaheed_-_Inscription_on_Tufail_Gate_(7594797152).jpg |date=27 May 2022}}</ref><!------------------------This is the translation roughly reading through the tombstone.-------------->
The [[Flag of Pakistan|"Green and White Flag with the Star and Crescent]]" was hoisted by the troops at the [[Lakshmipur District]] in [[East Pakistan|East-Pakistan]]. On 7 August 1958, Maj. Tufail sacrificed his life to save his subordinate troops and is posthumously presented with the [[Nishan-e-Haider]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Canada |first1=Muhammad Imran Saeed from City of London |title=The inscription on Tufailabad Gate about the battle action of Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed (Nishan e Haider). Tufailabad Gate is entrance to Major Tufail Muhammad's village on Arifwala-Burewala Road. |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Major_Tufail_Muhammad_Shaheed_-_Inscription_on_Tufail_Gate_(7594797152).jpg |date=27 May 2012}}</ref><!------------------------This is the translation roughly reading through the tombstone.-------------->


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Major

Tufail Mohammad

File:Nishan-e-Haider Medal.png
Nishan-e-Haider
NH
The portrait of Maj. Tufail Mohammad (1914–58)
Birth nameTufail Mohammad
Nickname(s)Fateh of Laxmipur
Eng. Lit.: (Victor of Laxmipur)
Born(1914-07-22)July 22, 1914[1]
Hoshiarpur, Punjab, British India
DiedAugust 8, 1958(1958-08-08) (aged 44)
Laxmipur District, East-Pakistan
Buried
Burewala, Punjab, Pakistan
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Years of service1932–58
RankMajor
Service numberPA-1224
Unit 1/16th Punjab Regiment
13 Punjab Regiment
Battles/wars
Awards Nishan-e-Haider
Spouse(s)Niaz Bibi
ChildrenNaseem Akhtar (Daughter), Azmat Akhtar (grandson)
WebsiteMaj. Tufail by Pakistan Army

Major Tufail Mohammad NH (Urdu: طفیل محمد‎ ; b. 22 June 1914 – 8 August 1958:26[2]), NH, was a military officer in the Pakistan Army and the second military officer in the Pakistani military who was cited with the Nishan-e-Haider (Eng. Trans.: Emblem of the Lion) for his "distinguished actions of valor other than bravery" in the 1958 East Pakistan–India border skirmish.[3]

Biography

Tufail Mohammad was born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab in India into a Punjabi Gujjar family on 22 June 1914 according to his gravestone markings.:45[4] His family was of Pakistani descent[5] – and was educated at the D.A.V. College in Jalandhar.[1] In 1932, he enlisted in the Indian Army and was trained at the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun in 1941, gaining commission in the Indian Army into the 1st Battalion of the 16th Punjab Regiment (1/16th) of the Indian Army in 1943.:45[4] Attached to the Punjab Regiment, he served on the training assignments to the Punjab Regiment of the Indian Army and later serving on the administrative positions on the Punjab Regiment of the Pakistan Army in 1947–58.[1] From 1947–54, he was later deputed by the federal government to the provincial governments to serve as an advisor and trainer to the law enforcement agencies before permanently dispatched to the East Pakistan Rifles in 1954.[6]

His career in the military mostly served with the East Pakistan Rifles where he served as the commanding officer of the military company near the Indo-East Pakistani border.[3] In 1957, the Indian troops crossed the Border, and occupied the Laxmipur District in East-Pakistan.[7] Responding to the infiltration, Major Tufail was ordered to form three quick response teams to launch an attack on three sides on the resting Indian Army battalion.[7]

On 7 August 1958, Major Tufail made a slow quadrupedal movement towards the Indian Army posts and engaged in a firefight with the enemy forces as close as 15 yards in an attempt to make them withdraw from their positions.[6] Leading attack team from the back side of the post while other two teams engaged the enemy from front and right sides,[6] Major Tufail was the first casualty who sustained the injury from the upcoming fire inside the bunker, and threw a grenade at the near post, that killed the enemy machine gunners.[6] Inside the bunker, the mortally wounded Major Tufail had to engage in a close quarters battle with the Indian Army soldiers, eventually taking out the machine gunners that were targeting the Pakistan Army soldiers on the front side by throwing grenades and engaging with machine guns.[6]

His actions of valor reportedly saved many Pakistan Army soldiers when he led the attacking team from the back side of the battalion bunker as the Indian Army soldiers were driven out retreated to their original positions, leaving four dead and three of their personnel behind, who were taken as the war prisoners.:26[2] Despite receiving immediate medical attention, Major Tufail himself succumbed to his wounds and quoted his last word to his junior officer: "I have completed my duty; the enemy is on the run."[7]:26[2] On 7 August 1958, Major Tufail succumbed to his wounds– he was 43–44 years old at the time of his death.:26[2]

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Major Tufail was buried in Burewala, Punjab in Pakistan, and the federal government later built a marble tomb in 1967.:38[8] In 1993, he was subjected to a biographical war telefilm, "Major Tufail Mohammad Shaheed" produced and directed by the Qasim Jilali of the PTV.[9]

In 1967, he was posthumously awarded the Nishan-e-Haider by the President of Pakistan, becoming the second officer to receive the award.:38[8]:26[2]

The Presidential Nishan-e-Haider citation on his grave is written in Urdu; and it reads with translation as:

Citation:

After the establishment of Pakistan, Tufail Muhammad served with distinction in the 13th Punjab, leading to promotion to Major. In 1958, the Maj. Tufail was affiliated with the East Pakistan Rifles and was trusted as the commanding officer of the quick response teams of the close quarters combat to liberate the Lakshmipur District by undertaking the difficult mission. Success of these efforts came....with the display of the tremendous courage despite being mortally wounded while being under fire.

The "Green and White Flag with the Star and Crescent" was hoisted by the troops at the Lakshmipur District in East-Pakistan. On 7 August 1958, Maj. Tufail sacrificed his life to save his subordinate troops and is posthumously presented with the Nishan-e-Haider.[10]

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Awards and Decorations

Nishan-e-Haider Recipient
File:Nishan-e-Haider Medal.png
Tufail Muhammad received
the Nishan-e-Haider Award
Date1958
CountryIslamic Republic of Pakistan
Presented byPresident Iskandar Mirza
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Nishan-e-Haider

(Emblem of the Lion)

1958 Border Skirmish

Posthumously

Pakistan Tamgha

(Pakistan Medal)

1947

Tamgha-e-Jamhuria

(Republic Commemoration Medal)

1956

War Medal

1939-1945

India Service Medal

1939–1945

Foreign Decorations

Foreign Awards
 UK War Medal 1939-1945 Template:Ribbon devices/alt
India Service Medal 1939–1945 Template:Ribbon devices/alt

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Saeed, Imran (27 May 2012). "Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed - Inscription on Tufail Gate". www.flickr.com (in اردو). Burewala, Punj. Pakistan: Imran Saeed, Flickr. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Senate of Pakistan, Senate (2012). "Tribute to the Recipients of Nishan-e-Haider" (PDF). www.senate.gov.pk. Islamabad, Pakistan: Senate Secretariat. p. 132. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 ISPR, staff writer. "Major Tufail Muhammad". www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/. Army ISPR. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Globe: Major Tufail Mohammad. A. Mahmood. 2000. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  5. ↑ bc, bloggerscouncil (6 September 2009). "Major Tufail Mohammad Shaheed Family | Sarah Peracha Blog". www.saltnpepperblog.com (in اردو). Sarah Peracha. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Mansoor, Haq. "MAJOR TUFAIL MUHAMMAD SHAHEED - Nishan-e-Hyder". sites.google.com. google sites, mansoor. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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