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{{Short description|Pakistani Nishan-e-Haider recipient (1967–1999)}}
{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = [[File:Nishan-i-Haider-PAK.jpg|20px]]
| honorific_suffix = [[Nishan-e-Haider]] 7 violet
| name = Lalak Jan
| native_name = {{lang|ur|{{nq|حولدار لالک جان}}}}
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| birth_date = {{birth-date|1 April 1967}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1999|07|07|1967|04|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Yasin Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan]], Pakistan
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| placeofburial = Hundur, Yasin Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan
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| allegiance = Pakistan
| branch = [[Pakistan Army]]
| serviceyears = 1984–1999
| rank = [[Havildar]]
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| unit = [[Northern Light Infantry|12 Northern Light Infantry]]
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| battles = [[Kargil War]]
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| awards = [[Nishan-e-Haider]]
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'''Havaldar Lalak Jan''' ({{lang-ur|{{nq|حولدار لالک جان}}}}) (April 1967 – July 1999) was a soldier of [[Pakistan Army]] belonging to [[Northern Light Infantry]] regiment. He was killed in action during the [[Kargil war]]. For his bravery, he was awarded Pakistan's highest military gallantry award, [[Nishan-e-Haider]]. Lalak Jan hailed from [[Yasin Valley]], village name Hundur, in [[Gilgit-Baltistan]] which is a province of Pakistan.

== Early life ==
Lalak Jan was born on 1 April 1967 at [[Yasin Valley|Yasin]], in the [[Gupis-Yasin District]], of [[Gilgit-Baltistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2011/07/hav-lalak-nishan-e-haider-being-remembered/|title=Hav. Lalak (Nishan-e-Haider) being remembered|date=7 July 2011|work=Samaa Tv}}</ref><ref name="samaa">{{cite web|url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2017/07/kargil-war-hero-lalak-jan-being-remembered/|work=Samaa Tv|date=7 July 2017|title=Kargil war hero Lalak Jan being remembered}}</ref> After completing his education, he joined the [[Pakistan Army]] on 10 December 1984 and eventually rose up to rank of [[Havildar|Havaldar]].<ref name="samaa"/>

== Death ==
Lalak Jan was serving in the [[Northern Light Infantry]] (NLI) when the [[Kargil War]] started. He volunteered to be deployed on the front lines in May 1999. In late 1999, his post came under a number of attacks from the Indian Army but he successfully managed to repulse them. He was killed on 7 July 1999 after he sustained serious injuries from the heavy mortar pounding on his positions by the Indian Army.<ref name="pa">{{cite web|url=https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/AWPReview/TextContent.aspx?pId=181|title=Havildar Lalak Jan|website=www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk|access-date=14 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1204668|title=They rest in honoured glory|first=Ambreen|last=Arshad|date=5 September 2015|publisher=|access-date=14 March 2022}}</ref>

According to the official statement:

<blockquote>He was serving in Northern Light Infantry Regiment when skirmishes broke out in Kargil in 1999. Havildar Lalak Jan of the Northern Light Infantry Regiment fought from the forefront to thwart heavy Indian attacks. He volunteered himself to be deployed on the front positions located at the jagged peak in May 1999. Havildar Lalak Jan repulsed back many aggressive ventures by the enemy and imposed colossal losses on them. On 7 July 1999, Havildar Lalak Jan sustained serious injuries as enemies pounded the area with heavy mortar shells. But despite being injured, he retained his position and frustrated the Indian assault. Due to severe injuries, he embraced martyrdom and was graciously awarded the [[Nishan-e-Haider]] for his bravery and his will to attack and defeat the enemy at all costs.<ref name="pa"/></blockquote>

==Buried==
[[File:Lalak Jan Memorial.jpg|thumb|The place where Lalak Jan was buried.]]
Lalak Jan was buried in his native town in Hundur, [[Yasin Valley]], in the [[Gupis-Yasin District]], of [[Gilgit-Baltistan]]. Every year officials from [[Government of Pakistan|Pakistani Government]], [[Pakistan Armed Forces]] and other locals visit the tomb to offer prayer and lay floral wreath.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/499225-Martyrdom-anniversary-of-Nishan-i-Haider-Haveldar-Lalak-Jan-being-observ|title=Martyrdom anniversary of Nishan-i-Haider Haveldar Lalak Jan being observed today|date=7 July 2019|work=Dunya News}}</ref>

==Awards and decorations==
The [[Government of Pakistan]] awarded him [[Nishan-e-Haider]], the country's highest award for extraordinary gallantry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/949509/nishan-e-haider-the-mark-of-the-lion/|title=Nishan-e-Haider: The mark of the lion - The Express Tribune|date=6 September 2015|publisher=|access-date=14 March 2022}}</ref> {{Infobox award
| name = [[Nishan-e-Haider|Nishan-e-Haider Award Recipient]]
| image = Nishan-i-Haider-PAK.jpg
| imagesize = 100px
| caption = Lalak Jan was recipient of the Nishan-e-Haider Award
| country = [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan]]
| date = 1999
| presenter = [[Muhammad Rafiq Tarar]]
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Nishan-e-Haider}}
{{Military of Pakistan}}

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[[Category:1967 births]]
[[Category:1999 deaths]]
[[Category:Recipients of Nishan-e-Haider]]
[[Category:People from Gilgit-Baltistan]]
[[Category:People of the Kargil War]]
[[Category:Pakistani military personnel killed in action]]

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