honorific_prefix caption serviceyears branch death_date death_place birth_place unit awards honorific_suffix battles birth_date rank article_title name
shaheed portrait of naik saif ali hk 1941 -- 1948 pak 10 october 1948 mendhar , poonch , jammu and kashmir , india nakyal british india , kotli district , kashmir and jammu , azad kashmir regiment hilal-e-kashmir nishan-e-haider hk indo-pakistani war of 1947 25 april 1922 naik saif ali janjua
 saif ali janjua
saif ali janjua

naik saif ali janjua pakistan army azad kashmir regiment -lrb- haider dil battalion -rrb- was a platoon commander during the indo-pakistani war of 1947 .
he received the hilal-e-kashmir from the government of azad kashmir , which is equal to nishan-e-haider , the highest military award given by pakistan .
he fought in the kashmir sector during the 1948 war and sacrificed his life after displaying extraordinary bravery and heroism during the siege of budha khanna .
naik saif ali khan was born to janjua rajput family on 25 april 1922 in khandbaz -lrb- khandhar -rrb- tehsil nakial -lrb- azad jammu and kashmir -rrb- .
he was enlisted in the royal corps of engineers in british indian army on 18 march 1941 .
after completing his service in the british indian army in 1947 , he came back to his native town and started establishing haidri force with the support of sardar fateh muhammad karailvi .
on 1 january 1948 , haidri force was raised as ``'' under the command of lt. col. muhammad sher khan .
due to his unflinching devotion and undaunted courage , on the recognition of his dedication and commitment to the cause , he was accoladed with the rank of naik and was made platoon commander .
he set personal examples of gallantry and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy at bhudha khanna , where his platoon was given the responsibility to defend budha khanna , where he faced never-ending frontal and crossfire from machine guns .
he defended the post with chivalry , which he established with his few jawans and repulsed many aggressive ventures by the enemy and imposed colossal losses on them .
the enemy used every mean to capture the post with two companies attack and heavy shelling but still managed to hold onto that post with just a handful of men .
during the course of action , despite being hit on his chest by artillery fire , he retained his position and frustrated the indian assault .
he succumbed to his injuries on 26 october 1948 .
on 14 march 1949 , the defence council of azad jammu & kashmir adorned him with hilal-e-kashmir -lrb- posthumous -rrb- and on 30 november 1995 government of pakistan initiated the gazette notification to declare his hilal-e-kashmir equilent to nishan-e haider .
