PTV DRAMA - Captain Raja Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed

PTV DRAMA: He was born in 1910 in Village Sanghori, District Rawalpindi. He was commissioned into the Punjab Regiment, in 1944. During the Kashmir Operations soon after the birth of Pakistan, as a Company Commander in the 2nd Battalion of the Punjab Regiment, Captain Muhammad Sarwar launched an attack causing heavy casualties against a strongly fortified enemy position in the Uri Sector under heavy machine-gun, grenade and mortar fire. But on 27 July 1948, as he moved forward with six of his men to cut their way through a barbed wire barrier, he got martyrdom when his chest was hit by a burst of automatic fire.

Raja Muhammad Sarwar (1910–27 July 1948) also Raja Muhammad Sarwar Khan was a captain in the newly formed Pakistani Army. He was born to a Rajput family in Singhori village, Tehsil Gujar Khan, He was commissioned in 1944 and assigned to the Punjab Regiment. In 1947, he volunteered to take part in the battalion organised by the Pakistani Army with the purpose of retaking the Kashmir. His regiment managed to outflank the disorganised Indian troops and forced them to retreat out of the regions which are now known as the Northern Areas in one of the battles of the First Kashmir War. During the Kashmir Operations, as Company Commander of the 2nd Battalion of the Punjab Regiment, Captain Sarwar launched an attack causing heavy casualties against a strongly fortified enemy position located in the Uri Sector. His battalion was subject to under heavy machine gun, grenade, and mortar fire. On 27 July 1948, as he moved forward with six of his men to cut their way through a barbed wire barrier, he died when he was shot in the chest with heavy machine gun fire.

In recognition for his valor, Sarwar was posthumously awarded the Nishan-E-Haider, Pakistan's highest military decoration.

In addition Sarwar Shaheed College was named after his honour.

Shaheed Raja Muhammad Sarwar Khan NH
Born	1910 Gujar Khan, Rawalpindi District, British India
Died	27 July 1948 (aged 38) Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Allegiance	British India  Pakistan
Service/branch	British Indian Army  Pakistan Army
Years of service	1929–1948
Rank	Captain
Unit	2/1st Punjab Regiment
Battles/wars	World War II Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
Awards	Nishan-e-Haider