Iftikhar Khan Janjua
Iftikhar Khan Janjua | |
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Iftikhar Janjua as a Major General | |
| Native name | افتخار خان جنجوعہ |
| Died | |
| Allegiance | British India (1943–1947) Pakistan (1947–1971) |
| Branch | British Indian Army Pakistan Army |
| Service years | 1943–1971 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | 10 Baloch Regiment |
| Commands | 10 Baloch 6 Brigade 6 Armoured Division 23 Division |
| Conflicts | |
| Awards | Hilal-e-Jurat & BAR Sitara-e-Pakistan Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam |
| Alma mater | St. Anthony High School, Lahore Pakistan Military Academy |
Iftikhar Khan Janjua HJ & BAR SPk SQA (Urdu: افتخار جنجوعہ; died 9 December 1971) of the Pakistan Army is one of the most senior Pakistani officers to have been killed in action. He is known in Pakistan as the hero of the Rann of Kutch, as he was a brigadier in command of 6 Brigade, during the fighting in April 1965 prior to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. He was killed in a helicopter crash, in Kashmir, during the Battle of Chamb while in command of 23 Infantry Division during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. He is one of only two Generals of the Pakistani Army to have died in combat.