Lalak Jan


Lalak Jan

Tomb of Lalak Jan, Yasin Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan
Native name
حولدار لالک جان
Born1 April 1967 (1967-04)
Yasin Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan,
West Pakistan
Died7 July 1999(1999-07-07) (aged 32)
Buried
Hundur, Yasin Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan
Allegiance Pakistan
Service / branch Pakistan Army
Years of service1984–1999
Rank Havildar
Unit12 Northern Light Infantry
Battles / warsKargil War 
Awards Nishan-e-Haider

Havaldar Lalak Jan (Urdu: حولدار لالک جان) (April 1967 – July 1999) was a Pakistani military officer and posthumous recipient of Pakistan's highest military award, Nishan-e-Haider. Belonging to the Northern Light Infantry regiment of the Pakistan Army, he was the 10th and most recent recipient of the Nishan-e-Haider and was awarded for his bravery and gallant actions during the Kargil War, where he was killed in action.