Lalak Jan

Havaldar Lalak Jan Shaheed (Urdu: لالک جان; 1967 – 7 July 1999) is the last and most recent recipient of Nishan-e-Haider. He was born at Yasin, in the Ghizer District, of the Northern Areas of Pakistan (now called Gilgit-Baltistan). After school he joined the Pakistan Army, and reached the rank of Havaldar. As a junior officer in the Northern Light Infantry, Lalak Jan fought against India in the Kargil War of 1999.After fighting for a long time he was wounded but with his death near he carried out a suicide attack on the indian armyHe volunteered to be deployed on the front lines and drove back a number of attacks by the Indian Army. He is the only from Gilgit Baltistan to be awarded the Nishan-e-Haider.

The Government of Pakistan awarded him Nishan-e-Haider, the country’s highest award for extraordinary gallantry.