Pakistan's Heroes

My heart goes out to the family and friends of these brave soldiers. Their Valour & Courage in doing their duty is exemplary. They do the Hard work that bickering and frail Politicians ask of them. Often a soldiers sad but stoic duty. RIP tttt

I have no words to tell what im feeling since i have heard this news.....all i can say is that ALLAH bless them...ameen....but may Allah teach the rascals that did this and are continuing doing such acts a lesson that the whole world remembbers :(

Dear All;

No matter what our perspectives are about any issue, these men of honor deserve our utmost respect.


'Blow out, you bugles, over the rich dead!
There's none of these so lonely and poor of old,
But, dying has made us rarer gifts than gold.

These laid the world away; poured out the red
Sweet wine of youth; gave up the years to be
Of work and joy, and that unhoped serene
That men call age; and those who would have been,
Their sons, they gave their immortality.

Blow, bugles, blow! They brought us, for our dearth,
Holiness, lacked so long, and Love, and Pain.
Honor has come back, as a king, to earth
And paid his subjects with a royal wage;
And nobleness walks in our ways again;
And we have come into our heritage.’

My thoughts are with the loved ones of these men of honor.

Hamid Hussain

The brother of Maj Abid Shaheed is Major Khalid who has also been injured in the Swat Operation and recieved a bullet in his left arm. And the brother of Capt Bilal Zafar Shaheed is Capt Zarrar Zafar, who also happens to be a commando in the Special Services Group just like his martyred brother. Their mother said that she'll sacrifice her second son also if she has to and she'd be even more proud. What fortitude and determination! Its truly inspiring. With mothers like this, who can say Pakistan can disintegrate or anyone can capture it. This is the last message Captain Bilal Zafar Shaheed sent to a friend of his before embracing Shahadat at 0500 am on 17 May :

“In the vollies of bullets, in the thunder of bombs, there are a few who just do not stop, knowing that they are surrounded by death, knowing that they could leave their wives widows and children orphans, but they just keep on moving because something is pumping in their hearts, and flowing through their veins known as honor, devotion, motivation. Death over surrender. This is why they say ‘Death before disgrace’. Pak Army Zindabad.”

THE SOIL OF PAKISTAN (ESPECIALLY THE SOIL OF SWAT) OWES THE BLOOD OF OUR VALIANT SOLDIERS. WE ARE ALL PROUD OF OUR HEROIC SOLDIER. ONE CAN IMAGINE THE LEVEL OF MOTIVATION OF THESE SOLDIERS , THAT AT AVERAGE THEY ARE PAID RS.8000-RS.9000 , AND EVEN THEN THEY ARE MUSTERED UP TO KILL THE FRUSTRATED SO-CALLED talibans. THIS IS ONLY THIER STALWART DRIVE OF RELIGION THAT THEY ARE STEADFAST AGAINST THE ENEMIES. WE ALL SALUTE TO THE MARTYRED SOLDIERS AND OFFICERS.PAKISTAN SHOULD NOT FORGET BLOOD OF CAPTAIN NAJAM RIAZ SHAHEED (SSG), CAPTAIN JUNAID KHAN SHAHEED(SSG) AND TWO OTHER SOLDIERS SHAHEED(SSG), CAPTAIN BILAL ZAFAR SHAHEED (SSG) ,MAJ ABID SHAHEED, MAJOR AZHAR SHAHEED, LEIUTENANT SAIFULLAH SHAHEED AND LEUITENANT ZIA SHAHEED AND CAPTAIN OMER ZEB. THEY ARE NOT DEAD. PAKISTAN ZINDABAD - PAKISTAN ARMY PAAINDABAD.

AND ONE MORE THING....... THE SO-CALLED talibans ARE NOT THOSE REAL TALIBANS OF AFGHANISTAN. THEY ARE SIKHS IMPLANTED BY INDIA AND INDIA TRAINED THEM FOR 15 YEARS TO LEARN THE CULTURE , DIALECT OF PATHANS IN ORDER TO COMMAND THE INNOCENT ONES. BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THEM. SO-CALLED talibans ARE MERCENERIES , KAAFIRS. HATE THEM AND PLEASE DON'T FORGET THE ARMED FORCES IN YOUR PRAYERS. THIS ARMY HAS DONE A LOT FOR US BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY ALWAYS REMAINED AS UNSUNG HEROES.
(DR KHAN ASLAM KHAN)

very true

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dear mzohair, it is a sad news indeed and my heart goes out to the family members of those who laid their lives for this motherland. May God Almighty gives the strength to the family members!

I just want to ask you a couple of questions as for the last week or so I have seen many news reports emanating from Pakistan like this one: Pakistani Military Touts Captured Taliban Tent-General Claims Hundreds Killed 'Liberating' Tent, No Bodies Found (http://news.antiwar.com/2009/05/22/pakistan-touts-captured-taliban-tent/)
or

please go through this one:Despite Offensive, Insurgents Remain a Presence in Major Swat Towns
Militants Blend In With Populace, Retain Hold on Key Regions (http://news.antiwar.com/2009/05/22/despite-offensive-insurgents-remain...)

I can quote a couple of other reports too but let me be short and ask you whether there is any truth in these reports or do you think that this time around Pakistani military is determined to crush these militants?

There is another news in the "The News, Pakistan, 23rd May 2009" titled "Taliban foiling Pakistan offensive. My impression is that if Not properly handled, the military action in the Malakand division and the huge displacement that it has caused would have far greater consequences than Lal Masjid or previous army operations.

The issue could have been better handled and politically resolved.

Captain Omerzeb Shaheed was my sister's fiance. He was to be my dear loving brother-in-law but he left us all on my sister's (his fiance) birthday, 21st May 2009. We will never be able to forget him. Seeing his picture in your post has only made my eyes filled with tears...tears of pride...tears for his bravery. We loved him so much and now we miss him so much...

Assalam O Alaikum ! MAY ALLAH ALMIGHTY BESTOW CAPTAIN OMERZEB JANNAT UL FIRDOUS AMEEN!
i am intending to create a video tribute to Captain Omer Zeb but i don't have his photos . Please send me atleast 30 photos , if possible. I'l be grateful. Thanks in anticipation. my address is opdesertstorm@gmail.com

Dear Majdy,
I am deeply sad ever since i read your story and that's true because sons are not bought from shops. May Allah bless Captain Omer Zeb with the peace of heaven and grant patience to your entire family and help us realize the worth of our brave soldiers who give away their lives just to see us live in comfort. I beleive you are a true sister and a caring citizen of Pakistan who shared the martydom of Omer Zeb with all of us. I say on Dunya T.V. His father and brother and my eyes couldn't believe the calmness and satisfaction on the face of a martyer's father...... God bless you and your family and May the sacrifice of Hundreds of sons like Omer ripe fruits of prosperity and safety for our beloved country.

Muhammad Bilal

bilal_ahmad_shaikh@yahoo.com

my sincerest condolences to you..im so proud of captain omer zeb shaheed and ur brave family..i really am..of little wut i know, a shaheed is the one who lays down his life when their religion is under threat..and Islam has never been threatened more than it is being now..he has done a tremendous service to his religion, country and nation..im extremely proud of him..when i see people like him and the fortitude of their dear one like yourself, i know pakistan can never be a lost cause..my gratitude to captain omer zeb and ur family..may god elevate the status of all the martyred..

I feel extremely-extremely sad on hearing this news. May Allah gives strength to both of your families.Amen!

Captain Omer Zeb and i were room mates during our first term in Pakistan Military Academy, and i left Academy in third term, we kept meeting after that sometime but in general we lost touch, and than i came to know about this !!! i'd like to post a note which i wrote about this MAN....

After i crossed the parking lot of PMA , i walked in with a senior who kep on swearing at me, into the line so i can get my company lines and room assigned, in the line i met an old college friend who also was selected, behind me was a GUY, who introduced his self to me as Omer Zeb, and said he was from Rawalpindi and we shared few introductory things, he said me maybe we will get the same Company, and we had a big laugh like yeah out of 300 people how that'd be possible , but maybe that was the moment of acceptance, we got the same Company and SAME ROOM as well, yeah it may sound a bit too pompous but yeah that is exactly what happened, we went to room, he was such a sweet guy, we shared everything from our personal lives to all that ragging we use to get in Academy and passed on some great times all together, he was a very handsome young man, and when we went on holidays we spent some beautiful times together, like this we spent our years, and went off to our different professional lives, i was always a FUNG... a typical army term used for those who tend to be an ass hole for daily army routine life, he always use to guide me through the process and things, make me understand, even when i left the league he was the one who kept pushing me to get into civil life and do the best out of it, like friends we trusted each other also, what he use to say me meant alot to me, and what i use to say him, we shared a great sense of friendship all together, in a while he got posted to the most f***** up place on ma mother land , and we LOST TOUCH..... and yesterday i got a news that he DIED in urdu he embraced SHADAT in NWFP while their car was blown by a bomb.......life is uncertain thats what i knew always...but its unfair thats what i am starting to understand now....in a row this is my 3rd course mate who embraced SHAHADAT...but he was for sure the most dearest one.....my friend i will never forget you and i will never forget the memories we had...may God give your family peace and courage to overcome this loss.... may you rest in peace atlast after all you have been through.... and i will meet you again in this life or the next....... AMEEN

Mustajab

Although this tune is American in flavour..I think it honours those
who sadly offer up their souls for Freedom.My heart goes out to
Majdy, Mustajab, and all those suffering the loss of these brave soldiers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F59VdRfSGUE

first and foremost, my sincerest condolences to majdy and mustajab on captain omer zeb's shahadat..i never knew him but once i looked at his picture, i dont know, i felt this feeling of bravery and kindness around that man... we owe so much to these brave men.. they did this for us and to protect our way of life..no words can express my gratitude to them..im abt to go into university but when i look at these people, i always get second thoughts..and i suppose whenever i see a shaheed, i have seen that they were great men..and maybe thats why god elevates them to such a high status..my gratitude to majdy for her brother in laws shahadat.. @ citizenjournal...about the first report, it is policy of the Pakistan Army not to show any dead terrorist as their bodies are mostly mutiliated and second, if the army starts showing their bodies, what difference would that leave between one of the best institutions in the world and the worst barabarians on earth..so they dont show the dead bodies as a policy..about the determination of the army, i think the stories of these great men would tell you about the determination..the army has dropped 1121 Commandos of the Special Services Group to Peocher while more that 40000 troops (3 divisions) are taking part in the operation..its said a 'tent being captured'..In buner, the army has cleared the area from Ambela upto Sultanwas..In swat, they have cleared Matta,Khawazakhela, Kanju, Pir Baba, Ayub Bridge and have now entered Mingora..street to street fight continues..Gen Athar Abbas told newsmen they have destroyed six pickups bearing signs of Police 'Elite Force' and in them, dozens of men were killed wearing police uniforms..these men were the 'Shaheen Commandos' of that criminal 'Fazlullah' and he used to be so fond of them..they were the ones who had actually taken over Swat in end 2006..they can be seen here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGYEkgsXbhc all of them have been killed..so id say the army will eliminate them in the next few weeks..commander abu tariq and ibne amin have been killed while im sure ull be hearing of fazlullah,muslim,dauran and ibne aqeel getting killed soon..and if sumeone has their doubts, just look at the face of captain omer zeb shaheed..ull know wut these barbarians are up against..i know ill be posting 'Army declares Victory' in a few weeks time and also Fazlullah Killed..i just know it

its good to know that all you have felt the loss of this man of honour, but i have just one thing which i dont want to accept ever....HE IS NO MORE... these 4 words are the worst nightmare i can ever have...everytime i close my eyes...i remember every second of time we spent together...the time every cadet never forgets in his whole life...first 6 months of P.M.A....... ragging...stealing food...eating it hiding from seniors in the balcony...i was a smoker so he used to borrow smoke for me from washer man...and every possible person he could....i can not forget those days...last time we went to jinnah super together... in pizza hut the meeting we had for 2 hours...the words he said to me...the things he shared....how can i forget all those things...how can i not see the pictures of first term soaked in mud and shit and still having fun...how can i forget the times i use to play tabla on a table and he use to sing IK BAR KAHO TUM MERI HO...how can i forget those telephone booths from where we use to call....and look over eachother that some senior isnt around.......how can i forget his last phone call to me when i left country....and there are so many of these....now there are reasons...now there are operations and policies and martyrdom and what not...but a simple thing which is impossible to digest is WHY.....why him.....just why...maybe its not part of my faith to say but i am angry on GOD...and will be...till i dont get answer of my friend losing his life........WHY !!! GOD WHY !!

Capt Omer Zeb (Sunny) is a family relative. I cant find words about his passion towards Army and country. He was indeed a brave man and most of all Allah chose him for this medal (Shahadat). I still remember when he was too young and i never knew how great this boy is at that time when his father was posted in Murree. later he got older and he joined army and i remember him saying to his cousin's regarding his will for shahadat. He proved his words and will. But my tears cant stop over his stolen youth.

But i see our freedom, fun, life, in our country is because of the janbaaz soldiers like him. He is our real "HERO" I salute you..

I heard "shaheed kabhi marta naheen" and thats true.. because i attended his funeral and the amount of blood rolling down his coufin is an example. I must say here that " Sunny tera khoon zaya naheen jaye ga" SWAT phir abaad hoga aur tera naam hamesha ke liye amar rahe ga...

You will always be in our heart.

Ae rah e haq ke shaheedo, wafa ke tasweero.
Tumhain watan ke hawain salam kehti hain.. Ahmed - ISB

salute to u

Lst night I watched a TV program on this young shaheed, his family was interviewed by Dunyaa News. i saw his father,he is really very brave in that interview. He said" I m really very proud on my son, he sacrified his life on our country",

He also appealed to the corrupt politicians to stop criticising Pak military on this military operation. There politicians are criticising this ongoing military operation just to gain their political benefits out of it, they must feel shame, our young army persons are sacrificing their precious lives for the survival of our country and these a****** politicans are exploring their benefits at this crucial time.

O ALLAH ALMIGHTY, please show the right path to the TALIBANS or plz destro them. They are not muslims at all, infact being muslim is a special status these stupid, ignorant, dirty talibans are not human beings. They are really giving a bad name to Islam.

Anyhow, my condolences are with the family of this young shaheed, especially to his parents.
May allah bestoy a special place in heaven to all shaheeds of Pak Army and give patience to the families of these martyrs.

We really proud on u Captian Umer Zeb, u will be alive always Inshallah as Shaheed never dies.

Bilal Zafar was my Karaty Teacher .I just gone through newspaper and saw his pic that he got Shadat .plz any one knows her mother phone number I wana congratulate her .GRT SIR you did great for Pakistan .
Qamar London
email:ziaqamar_ak@hotmail.com

Captain Omer Zeb Saheed who embraced Shahadat today in Dir District Some of our politicians say that they don’t support the military operation. Who gives them the moral authority to decide. Are our corrupt politicians even near these brave and valiant soldiers. Let Imran Khan see this and say that he doesnt support the military, let Qazi Hussain see this and let these terrorists see this and know that as long as such brave men are around, no one can dare threaten Pakistan.
We really proud on u Captian Umer Zeb, u will be alive always Inshallah as Shaheed never dies.

junaid (shaheed), you proved to be the true son of the motherland. i am really honoured and proud to be your instructor. you proved that you are and were the true specimen of MEN AT THEIR BEST.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=181790





Our heroes
Monday, June 08, 2009

This morning as I opened my emails, I came to know that a young SSG officer of the Pakistan army, Capt Bilal Zafar, had embraced shahadat in Lower Dir on May 17. Some caring soul had opened a website in his honour (www.captainbilalshaheed.com) and it has a lovely picture of Capt Zafar in uniform with the badges of a UN peacekeeper. For many minutes I sat riveted staring at his face, at his eyes and his smile, and trying to look into his soul to find from where a young man of 25 years of age finds the courage and motivation to give such a sacrifice. And Capt Bilal was not alone. I opened YouTube and more names of Shaheeds appeared: Capt Asim Iqbal, Capt Najam Riaz, Maj Adil, Capt Salman Farooq, Capt Abid Majeed and Lt Atif. God be praised.


Throughout the day I kept returning to the picture of Capt Bilal and each time it took me back in time 38 years to the 1971 Pakistan-India war when my friend and comrade Capt Hassan Zaheer SJ embraced shahadat in Chammb (now Iftikharabad) fighting for his country, for the army and for his regiment, the 26 Cavalry. Like Capt Bilal, Hassan also had a strong premonition that death was stalking him and embraced it willingly. “Ali, my friend,” he wrote, “this is the last letter I am writing to you”. Like Capt Bilal, my friend Zaheer too was a hero in another time and another place.


By the time evening came I had a strong urge to honor this young brave man for making us proud. I wish I could write a whole book about him but I didn’t know him nor his friends or his family. What I do know (and I saw it very closely 38 years ago in Hassan Zaheer) is that to be a hero one must have purity of soul and this is the result of a good upbringing and family values. Equally important is inner strength and this is a product of training, espirit de corps, faith, self respect, honour and dignity. That is why the armed forces of Pakistan have been able to give the nations its heroes throughout our history from the Kashmir Operations of 1948-49, the wars of 1965 and 1971, Siachen, Kashmir, Kargil and now the operations against the militants. For those who profess that the Pakistan army has changed over the years, I say “yes”; change is inevitable but the army still retains its core values and competencies. The army still knows how to fight, to adapt to different forms of warfare, to plan and successfully execute complex operations, to defeat the enemy at their own game, to lead soldiers into combat, and to sacrifice their today so that the nation can have its tomorrow. Its officers still lead from the front and the ratio of casualties of officers compared to the soldiers has and as proved recently continues to be high.


I never had the pleasure of meeting Capt Zafar but standing on the roof of my house in Islamabad I can see the pretty valley ten kilometers away which nestles his village of Karor overlooking Simly Dam. Next week I will go and pay respects at his grave, pray for his soul and thank the Almighty, the Pakistan army, his parents and family and not the least Capt Bilal Zafar for having given the nation another hero. In these difficult times we need them badly. God bless Pakistan.


Maj-Gen (r) Syed Ali Hamid

Islamabad
sa.hamid@kestral.com

No Dout they are great HEROS of the motherland ...Praise to Almighty Allah ..Who gave them courage to scarifice and protect the land while the rest of people sleep sound anight SSGS Zindabad....biba.bacha@yahoo.com

A/A....
i am so much proude of i Captain Bilal the real hero of pakistan . now i believe y pakistan is always come out with every crises beoz soldiers like bilal giving their life . even now after ur shahadat i can see a strange kind of courage in ur eyes 4 ur country , 4 me u r my hero a person who is beyong angel.
savera!!! falconhz85@gmail.com

Proud of you and the blood you have in you. I'm proud that I belong to a country which nurture sons like you. May Allah give you the place among the followers of Imam Hussain and may Allah put every taliban in the deepest cores of HELL.

Wel to start with.... Let me Pray 2 ALLAH dat indeed u hav promised sum thng very gud 4 SHAHEED's... nd my frnd Omerzeb has SHAHEED with his name now... (mashallah).
***JABRAN U L C DAT I L ADD UP 2 DESE SHUHADAS.. inshallah****
These were da wrds of CAPT OMERZEB AFZAL B$ passing out.
Gentleman Cadet No 38543... Omerzeb Afzal 1st met me during ISSB... in Gujranwala.,., bck in year 2005. He ws with his frnd Ahmed.. (nw in UK). We got interviewed finally 4 selection 2 PMA. 2 my Luck, he became 2 b my PLATOON mate... (a ver close bond during training at PMA)... MY City mate (Rawalpnidi), My ISSB Mate (Gujranwala) nd den My Platoon Mate... (Haiderian). Right 4rm day he ws among those who use to take every one along. Very concern nd Very dutiful. In my platoon he ws Indeed da closest Buddy of mine... We use 2 hv gup shup late at night along wid his his Room mate(mustajab)...
Time flew like any thing.. He came 2 first PAK Bn in PMA.,., I ws also snt 2 1st PAK Bn in PMA... So we use to spent most of our time together... Going 2 Cafe.. Talking 2 juniors.. sitting 2gdr late night.... wot not nd wot not... At times it happened dat I ws stppoed 4rm going on mid term or Eid leaves cuz of punishments... nd again Mr omerzeb ws wid me cuz of same very punishments... Oh my ALLAh... All through his tenure in PMA I ws with him like his Shadow...
A very SPecial Thing, I wud like 2 mention is .... When our units were announced... Omer got 9 Azad Kashmir Regiment.... He got a unit Stick... full of medals of Unit Shuhadas... He held dat stick in his hand nd said 2 me.... ***JABRAN U L C DAT I L ADD UP 2 DESE SHUHADAS**** nd he did so.
We celebrated our birthdays 2gdr in PMA... HE ws 3 Days Older 2 mE.... Again after Passsing Out we got our 1st posting in KASHMIR... He Came 2 me JUST 2 days B4 Earthquake2005... Stayed wid me 4 a night... We talked 2 almost all of the old frnds...
Whenever i use 2 come home on leaves.. luckily i get a chance 2 meet him... I always repent on one thing dat.... "I didn't knw about his movement 2 SWAT"...
I STAND UP WITH MY BODY AND SOUL 2 SALUTE CAPT OMERZEB AFZAL... nd i pray dat we meet again in the lyf 2 cum... Prays 4 him... nd moreover 4 his family.. Dat May ALLAH give them SABBAR... He ws indeed a very precious frnd of mine... Nd i know dat he z still ALIVE.. CUZ SHAHEEDS never die...
May ALLAH fullfil da Mission 4 which Omerzeb Sacrificed his Life... AMEEN.
COMING 2 U soon...
Capt Jabran Khan