Lalak Jan | |
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Native name | حولدار لالک جان |
Born | 1 April 1967 Yasin Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan, West Pakistan |
Died | 7 July 1999 | (aged 32)
Buried | Hundur, Yasin Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan |
Allegiance | Pakistan |
Service | Pakistan Army |
Years of service | 1984–1999 |
Rank | Havildar |
Unit | 12 Northern Light Infantry |
Battles / wars | Kargil War † |
Awards | Nishan-e-Haider |
Havaldar Lalak Jan (Urdu: حولدار لالک جان) (April 1967 – July 1999) was a Pakistani soldier from the Northern Light Infantry regiment of the Pakistan Army. He is the 10th and most recent recipient of Pakistan's highest military honour, the Nishan-e-Haider, awarded for his bravery and gallant actions during the Kargil War, where he was killed in action. Lalak Jan was from the village of Hundur in the Yasin Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan, a province of Pakistan.