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 soldier belonging to the Northern Light Infantry regiment of the Pakistan Army. He is known for being the last recipient of Pakistan's highest military award, the Nishan-e-Haider, for his gallantry and actions of valor during the Kargil War, where he was killed in action. Lalak Jan hailed from the Yasin Valley, from the village of Hundur, in Gilgit-Baltistan which is a province of Pakistan.