IntroductionAccording to the Holy QUR’AN and historians, Hakim LUQMAN was a very wise man. His philosophical sayings were known to the people of his contemporary age and much after, and therefore had been profusely quoted by scholars and historians. His wisdom and sayings have been mentioned in the Holy QUR’AN and a Surah, named LUQMAN,…
The much-awaited II Corps offensive on the Western Front got overtaken by events as the 1971 Indo-Pak War headed for a mortifying finale for Pakistan. PAF had been conserving its assets for the all-important battle, which was not to be. Enough pressure was, however, maintained to tie down IAF effort for air defence, as also…
As the US Strategy Review on Afghanistan is nearing completion, divergent perceptions are being aired by statesmen, resistance leaders, think tanks, military organisations, eminent persons, lobbyists, well-wishers, spoilers etc. President Karzai spoke his heart out during an interview to the Washington Post. He has urged the United States to reduce the visibility and intensity of…
Gen MacArthur while addressing the joint session of the houses of the USA, made a historical remark that, “Old Soldiers never die they just fade away.” Major general NK Babar, SJ and Bar breathed his last in early hours of 10th Jan at Peshawar. He was a great leader of men, who infused confidence in…
People like late Maj Gen Nasir Ullah Khan Babar are not born every day. He was twice awarded Sitara-e-Juraat in his military career i.e. in the 1965 and 1971 war and once a Hilal e Shujaat in his civilian career i.e. when he was the Interior Minister and had got released, single handedly, a bus…
It is indeed a privilege and an honor to stand here to-day to pay tribute to the memory of Late Maj Gen Nasirullah Khan Babar. He was a colleague, a friend and above all one of the most striking personalities of our living memories. We have heard the different accounts of those who knew him…
Major General Naseerullah Babar was born in 1928 Ilmaeil Khel near Akora Khattak Nowshera, Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa Pakistan. His family is from the Babar tribe of Pashtuns and hails from the village of Pirpiai in district Nowshera. Babar’s early education was from Presentation Convent School, Peshawar from 1935 to 1939. From 1939 to 1941 he attended Burn…
It will be a privilege to publish letters from readers about articles writtenin previous issues or giving suggestions. No letter will be printed whichindulges in personalized attacks or is meaningless in the context of DJ To: Mr. Ikram Sehgal Chief Editor Defence Journal Karachi, Pakistan Dear Mr. Sehgal, Already well into the New Year I…
Major General ® Naseerullah Khan Babar died on January 10, 2011 after prolonged illness. He played a very long inning both in the army and political arena. He was at Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College at Dehra Dun at the time of partition in 1947 and joined the first batch of officers trained…
A decade ago, in its April 2001 issue, DJ conducted an extensive interview with one of Pakistan’s real warriors Maj Gen (Retd) Naseerullah Khan Babar, SJ and Bar. This is being re-published as a tribute to a genuine war hero. If you will notice in the picture below, he has only two rows of medals,…
