J&K: Indian Army Restores Damaged Grave Of Decorated Pakistan Officer, Says 'A Soldier Is A Soldier First'

The Indian Army honoured its motto of respecting every soldier in the world and restored the damaged grave of a decorated Pakistan officer.

Image Tweeted by @ChinarCorpsIA

J&K: The Indian Army on October 15 said that it has restored the damaged grave of a decorated Pakistani officer in Naugam sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Maintaining the honour and dignity of the Pakistani officer the Indian Army fulfilled its duty perfectly proving the ethos and values of our country. Also Read|UP: Law & Order Situation Comes Under Question Again As BJP MLA's Aide Brazenly Shoots Man Dead In Front Of SDM & CO The army yet again made evident, that it is the commitment to its motto 'a soldier is a soldier first and anything else later'  by restoring the damaged grave of a decorated Pakistani officer.

 Srinagar-based Chinar Corps tweeted a photograph of the epitaph on the grave which read, ''In memory of Major Mohd Shabir Khan, Sitar-e-Jurrat Shahid 05 May 1972, 1630 H, killed in counter attack by 9 Sikh''.

"In keeping with the traditions & ethos of the #IndianArmy, #ChinarCorps resuscitated a damaged grave of Major Mohd Shabir Khan, Sitara-e-Jurrat, Pakistan Army, who was Killed in Action (KIA) at a forward location along LC in Naugam Sector on 05 May 1972," Chinar Corps posted on its Twitter handle.

In keeping with the traditions & ethos of the #IndianArmy, #ChinarCorps resuscitated a damaged grave of Major Mohd Shabir Khan, Sitara-e-Jurrat, Pakistan Army, who was Killed in Action (KIA) at a forward location along LC in Naugam Sector on 05 May 1972.#Kashmir@adgpi pic.twitter.com/EjbFQSn9Iq

— Chinar Corps???? - Indian Army (@ChinarcorpsIA) October 15, 2020

The grave is of late Major Mohd Shabir Khan, who was killed by the Indian Army soldiers in 1972 at a forward location along the Line of Control (LoC). Khan was a recipient of Sitara-e-Jurat, the third-highest military award of Pakistan.

A fallen soldier, irrespective to the country he belongs to, deserves respect & honour in death. #IndianArmy stands with this belief. ✅ This is #IndianArmy for the world. @OfficialDGISPR #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/7dnzWN2koZ

— Chinar Corps???? - Indian Army (@ChinarcorpsIA) October 15, 2020

While restoring the grave of the late Pakistani Army personnel, Srinagar-based Chinar Corps of the Army said that a martyred soldier, irrespective of the country he belongs to, deserves honour.