Staff Reporter
A brave son of Pakistan, Major Raja Aziz Bhatti was remembered on his 55th martyrdom anniversary observed Saturday across the nation.
To pay homage to the brave son of soil and hero of 1965 War, wreath laying ceremony was held at his village Ladian, District Gujrat. Floral wreath was laid on behalf of General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army staff.
Director General (DG) Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Babar Iftikhar has said that the nation honours the supreme sacrifice by Major Raja Aziz Bhatti on his 55th martyrdom anniversary.
Taking to Twitter, the DG ISPR said that Major Raja Aziz Bhatti received Nishan-e-Haider for his courage during the 1965 war.
“His stellar leadership and courage beckons us to defend Pakistan, come what may,” he said.
Born in Hong Kong in 1928, Aziz Bhatti moved to Pakistan before Independence in 1947, living in the village of Ladian, Kharian, Gujarat. There he enlisted with the newly formed Pakistani Army and was commissioned to the Punjab Regiment in 1950.
Aziz was posted in the Burki area of Lahore sector. As the company commander, he decided to move his platoon forward under constant and heavy 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, news channels reported.
On 6 September 1965, as a Company Commander in the Burki area of the Lahore sector, Major Bhatti chose to stay with his forward platoon under incessant artillery and tank attacks for five days and nights in the defence of the strategic BRB Canal.
