Re: Importance of Soldier in Pak Army ?
i just want to know what is the status of sipahi (soldier) in Pak Army why in record books shaheed soldiers are not recorded by name , rather recorded in numbers for officers record are made by name but for jowans there are only counted and why officers don't care how many jowans die in war why 1 soldier is eqaul to one horse in record books
Status of Sipahi (Jawan) in Pakistan is quite a lot. In most cases, he can abuse civilians and no one can do anything to him. Very few Pakistani policemen dare to say anything to Army Jawan even if they break laws. :)
Anyhow, coming to their status in Pak Army: Pakistan is unique country where even a Pakistani jawan can get highest military award ‘Nishan-e-Haider’. Very few countries do that.
What I know: 3 out of 10 Nishan-e-Haider awards were given to non-commissioned officers.
Jawan Sawar Muhammad Hussain
Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz
And
Havaldar Lalak Jan
Pakistan certainly cares about how many Jawans die in war. Most of the times Pakistan officers lead any operation and could die even before Jawan. Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed when got his shahadah, he was leading the war and was most vulnerable in front. Same happened when Lal-Masjid operation started. First person to get shahadah in the hand of terrorists Abdul Rashid and his terrorist men was Lt col Haroon Islam.
So you cannot say that Pakistani army jawans are just numbers.