Malik Muhammad Saad Khan Shaheed (19 May 1959 – 27 January 2007), was
one-star rank
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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 ...
,
North-West Frontier Province
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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
Islamic
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month of
Muharram
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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
Civil Services of Pakistan
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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
Nishan-e-Shujaat
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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 SiteMalik Saad memorial web siteDurrani pays tribute to Mailk Saad Federal minister pays tribute to SaadTHE NEWS: NWFP loses its finest copDecember 2006 PeshawarJanuary 2007 Peshawar*
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ttp://www.dawn.com/news/691096/malik-saad-the-memory-lives-on The Memory Lives OnNWFP loses a fine copSaad the MartyrTwo Fine Police Officers
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Pashtun people
Pakistani Muslims
Pakistani police officers
1959 births
2007 deaths
Pakistani civil engineers
Pakistan Army civilians
People from Kohat District
People from Peshawar