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Malik Muhammad Saad Khan Shaheed (19 May 1959 – 27 January 2007), was
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senior police officer, engineer, and former Chief Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) of
Peshawar Peshawar is the capital and List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district p ...
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, Pakistan. He was in charge of security in the provincial capital of Peshawar. He was killed in a suicide bomb attack while on duty reviewing security arrangements during a Shia procession during the
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on 27 January 2007.


Death and legacy

Still young Malik Saad was martyred in a suicide attack on 27 January 2007. His funeral was attended by over 200,000 people and his legacy remains an integral part of the history of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province and the
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Honors

Numerous buildings and charities have been named after him, including the Malik Muhammad Saad Khan Shaheed flyover, a project which Malik Saad personally began during his tenure as DG CD&MDD and the Peshawar Police Lines, which was renamed the Malik Saad Shaheed Police Lines in his honour. Malik Saad was awarded the
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, the highest civilian award for gallantry.


See also

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Tahir Dawar Mohammad Tahir Khan Dawar (; ) was a Pakistani police officer who was abducted from Islamabad on 26 October 2018 and then tortured and killed. His body was found on 13 November 2018 by the locals in the Dur Baba District of Nangarhar Province, ...
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Safwat Ghayur Safwat Ghayur (14 July 1959 – 4 August 2010) was an additional Inspector General of the Police Service of Pakistan, serving as the commandant of the Frontier Constabulary in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Renowned for his leadership in the fight against ...


References


External links


Malik Saad Shaheed Sports Trust Web Site

Malik Saad memorial web site

Durrani pays tribute to Mailk Saad Federal minister pays tribute to Saad

THE NEWS: NWFP loses its finest cop



December 2006 Peshawar

January 2007 Peshawar




* * ttp://www.dawn.com/news/691096/malik-saad-the-memory-lives-on The Memory Lives On
NWFP loses a fine cop

Saad the Martyr

Two Fine Police Officers
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saad, Malik Pashtun people Pakistani Muslims Pakistani police officers 1959 births 2007 deaths Pakistani civil engineers Pakistan Army civilians People from Kohat District People from Peshawar