Launch of book on Major Shabbir Sharif today

A book on Major Shabir Sharif Shaheed’s heroic life as military officer, “What more can a solider desire”, will be launched here on Friday.
Major Shabir Sharif Shaheed (NH) was one of the most courageous military officers, whose shining story of valour and bravery, as well as his consequent martyrdom, gave him a unique distinction. One of his colleagues and a close friend, Colonel (Retd) Azam Qadri has made the epic life of that legendary soldier more memorable than ever through his remarkable effort of collecting and compiling the shining moments of Major Shabir’s career.
The book is a candid account of Major Shabir’s acts of valour and bravery he displayed throughout his military career and during the two Pakistan-India wars of 1965 and 1971.
Major Shabir embraced Shahadat on December 6, 1971 while firing and engaging the Indian tanks in the Sulemanki Sector. Portion of the book is based upon the letters that Major Shabir wrote to the author, which contain and enumerate not only some historic facts about the Pakistan-India war of 1965, but also present a good reflection of his day-to-day life, as well as his personality.
Major Shabir Shaheed created legends and displayed unparalleled leadership qualities, the likes of which we could quote as examples and about which the leadership theories could be written and read by the generations to come. He can be regarded as the highest decorated military officer not only in Pakistan, but maybe internationally. Another uniqueness of his performance, during the Pakistan-India wars, is the fact that he was severely wounded – bullets were lodged in his body – but he refused any medical aid and continued fighting while remaining there on the forefront along with his jawans and officers.