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Lt Col Dilbag Singh Dabas (Retd)
Col Hoshiar Singh, PVC, undoubtedly, is a shining jewel in 3rd Grenadiers’ crown but old-timers from 2nd Jat Battalion too claim him as theirs, and rightly so; they fondly refer to him as “Mhara Hoshiare”.
Maj Hoshiar Singh being awarded
the Param Vir Chakra by President VV Giri.
Son of Ch Hira Singh Dahiya, Hoshiar Singh was born on May 5, 1936, at Sisana village in Rohtak district of undivided Punjab. Sisana is now in Sonepat. After matriculation from Jat Heroes Memorial High School, Rohtak, and first year at Jat College, also in Rohtak, he was enrolled as a Sepoy in 2nd Jat Battalion (Mooltan). An outstanding volleyball player, Hoshiar Singh was referred to as Hoshiare by his teammates. For possessing leadership and officer-like attributes, Hoshiare was selected for the Army Cadet College and commissioned into 3rd Battalion of the Grenadiers in June 1963.
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Lt Col Dilbag Singh Dabas (Retd)
Col Hoshiar Singh, PVC, undoubtedly, is a shining jewel in 3rd Grenadiers’ crown but old-timers from 2nd Jat Battalion too claim him as theirs, and rightly so; they fondly refer to him as “Mhara Hoshiare”.
Maj Hoshiar Singh being awarded
the Param Vir Chakra by President VV Giri.
Son of Ch Hira Singh Dahiya, Hoshiar Singh was born on May 5, 1936, at Sisana village in Rohtak district of undivided Punjab. Sisana is now in Sonepat. After matriculation from Jat Heroes Memorial High School, Rohtak, and first year at Jat College, also in Rohtak, he was enrolled as a Sepoy in 2nd Jat Battalion (Mooltan). An outstanding volleyball player, Hoshiar Singh was referred to as Hoshiare by his teammates. For possessing leadership and officer-like attributes, Hoshiare was selected for the Army Cadet College and commissioned into 3rd Battalion of the Grenadiers in June 1963.
Fakhar Zaman conferred rank of honorary lieutenant in Pakistan Navy
December 28, 2020
In order to honour the achievements in cricket arena and association with Pakistan Navy, Naval Chief Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi has conferred the rank of Honorary Lieutenant in Pakistan Navy upon renowned cricketer Fakhar Zaman.
To mark the event, a special epaulette award ceremony was held at Naval Headquarters in Islamabad today (Monday).
Fakhar Zaman is an Ex-Pakistan Navy Serviceman. He joined Pakistan Navy in 2007 as sailor in Operations Branch.
During early years in Service, his excellent cricket talent was spotted and he represented Pakistan Navy in many tournaments.
Pick surrender over death: J&K Police tells terrorist amid Pampore encounter [watch]
Development has been crucial, yet a debatable reality in India. As there are two sides of the coin, developments, as we see around us, don t really show the whole picture. Take J&K s Badhal village in Rajauri district for instance, which is located 27 km east from district headquarters, yet lacks decent roadway.
The lack of basic facility such as roads to a J&K village was repeatedly brought to the attention of responsible offices in the district, but those pleas fell on deaf ears. What s shocking is the fact that the person fighting for the basic facility to his village is a 95-year-old Subedar and Honorary Lieutenant (retd.) and a Vir Chakra awardee for his valour in 1947-48 Indo-Pakistan War – Santan Singh.