The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), Services Chiefs and Armed Forces of Pakistan on Thursday paid heartfelt tribute to Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed, Nishan-e-Haider on his fifty-third Shahadat anniversary.

According to a statement issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed was commanding a company of 4 Frontier Force Regiment at Hilli (East Pakistan) on May 19, 1971, where he defended the area of responsibility daringly and did not allow enemy to make an advance.

Later, on December 3, 1971, he was ordered to attack the enemy positions, where he destroyed enemy’s three tanks while making an advance. During fight with enemy, Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed got seriously injured and embraced Shahadat on December 5, 1971.

Major Muhammad Akram’s martyrdom anniversary serves as a powerful reminder of the extraordinary sacrifices made by the Armed Forces of Pakistan to defend the motherland.

‘Let us remember these heroes who have laid down their lives in defence of our motherland. The nation is proud of its gallant sons’, the ISPR said.