Major Raja Aziz Bhatti was a Staff officer in the Pakistan Army who received Pakistan’s highest award Nishan-e-Haider for his bravery.
He was born in Hong Kong to a Punjabi Rajput family in 1928. He moved to Pakistan before it became independent in 1947. There he enlisted with the newly formed Pakistani Army and was commissioned to the Punjab Regiment in 1950.
Major Raja Aziz Bhatti was posted in the Burki area of Lahore sector. As the company commander, Major Bhatti chose to move his platoon forward under constant firing from Indian tanks and artillery.
For three or more days he went without rest. He resisted for five days and nights defending a Pakistani outpost on the strategic BRB canal.
During war he tried to counter every Indian offensive in his area, he was hit by an enemy tank shell in the chest while watching the enemy’s moves, and embraced martyrdom on 10 September 1965.
ach year, Major Bhatti is honoured in Pakistan on 6 September, also known as Defence Day of Pakistan. Major Raja Aziz Bhatti was awarded the Nishan-e-Haider, the nation’s highest military award for gallantry for the exemplary courage he displayed till his Martyrdom.
His spirit and supreme act of valour will inspire the Pakistani nation for all times to come. Nation would never forget its heroes.
We Pakistanis want to say Thank you Sir! to make Pakistan save and secure from all evils.
#AzizBhattiOurInspiration Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed (Nishan e Haider) gave his life fr solidarity of Pakistan.#Proud pic.twitter.com/RSJek5ozPc
— Nouman Asghar (@NoumanAsghar43) September 12, 2015
#AzizBhattiOurInspiration Man with highest number of gallantry awards pic.twitter.com/qGiufoPdRS
— Syed Hamza (@Hamza_Insafian) September 12, 2015
A very rare pic of #AzizBhattiOurInspiration When the enemy challenged ths simple man proved to be da worst nightmare pic.twitter.com/pGuoldMR1Q
— SaDzQ (@RJSadiaSattar) September 12, 2015
Proud famly of COAS who’s nw pride Of Pak.who clrly challngd 2Ind.dn’t dare to ply proxies #AzizBhattiOurInspiration pic.twitter.com/kML9BlbWBe”
— Sumaira Jamil (@real_sumaira) September 12, 2015
#AzizBhattiOurInspiration Later Pak’s President, Ayub Khan presents Major Aziz Bhatti’s Nishan-e-Haider to his widow pic.twitter.com/m7Pj1KXUO4
— Amna Pakistani (@amna_sayx) September 12, 2015
Heroes are remembered But legends never die #AzizBhattiOurInspiration pic.twitter.com/lF1nBG3h9u
— Tahir Jabbar (@tahir_tj) September 12, 2015
#AzizBhattiOurInspiration brave brothers pic.twitter.com/as3McHSS9x
— fouzia shafiq (@fouzi_s) September 12, 2015
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