The Punjab Regiment is an

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of the

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. The regiment takes its name from the historic

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

region, which is now divided into the Punjab province of Pakistan and the

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n states of

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and

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. It was raised in its current form in 1956, following the amalgamation of the

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, 14th, 15th and 16th Punjab regiments that were inherited by the

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from the

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upon the

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. Since then, the regiment has expanded in size to 63 battalions. It is the oldest regiment in the Pakistan Army, tracing its lineage to as far back as 1751, during the reign of the

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. The regiment's battalions have a distinguished record of military service, spanning the rise and decline of British colonial rule in

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, both

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and

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, as well as post-independence

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Early history

The Punjab Regiment of Pakistan traces its origins back to the

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of the

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. The senior-most

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of the

1st Punjab Regiment The 1st Punjab Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. Upon the Partition of India, it was transferred to the newly-raised Pakistan Army. It ceased to exist in this form Constitution of Pakistan of 1956, i ...

(which existed separately before

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) was raised in 1759 as the 3rd Battalion of Coast

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s, and became the oldest-surviving

battalion of the erstwhile

. Their first major engagement saw a decisive victory at the Battle of Wandiwash in 1760, when the British East India Company, led by Sir Eyre Coote, effectively ended French colonial ambitions in

. All of the regiment's battalions subsequently played an important role in the early military campaigns of the East India Company and were actively engaged in the wars against the French, the

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and the

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. The numbers and titles of the battalions changed during the successive reorganizations of the

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Presidency Army, the British Indian Army and the Indian Army during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. The names changed from Coast Sepoys to Carnatic Infantry, Madras Native Infantry, Punjabis and finally to the Punjab Regiment. After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the new colonial administration applied the martial races concept, following which

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n soldiers overwhelmingly supplanted the south Indians. The regiment was eventually renamed to the Punjab Regiment.

British Raj

Following the

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's takeover of rule over

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from the

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in 1858, the Punjab regiments played a role in numerous conflicts across the world involving the

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. Various

s were deployed to regions of British interest, ranging from modern-day

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and erstwhile Abyssinia. Between 1903 and 1922, the

included 28 numbered Punjabi Regiments. In 1922, these were amalgamated into six numbered regiments, namely: *

* 2nd Punjab Regiment *

8th Punjab Regiment The 8th Punjab Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. It was transferred to Pakistan Army on Partition of India in 1947 and merged with the 10th Baluch Regiment, Baluch Regiment in 1956. History Madras Infantry Th ...

14th Punjab Regiment The 14th Punjab Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. It was transferred to the Pakistan Army on Partition of India, independence in 1947, and amalgamated with the 1st Punjab Regiment, 1st, 15th Punjab Regiment, 15 ...

* 15th Punjab Regiment * 16th Punjab Regiment These regiments would all play a prominent role during

. From the

, the 1st and 5th battalions were deployed in Malaya during the opening stages of the Southeast Asian theatre. The 1st Battalion, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel James Fitzpatrick, was overrun by Imperial Japanese forces at Changlun during the Battle of Jitra. With only 270 survivors, the 1st Battalion was not reformed during the rest of the campaign. The 5th Battalion, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Cyril Livesy Lawrence Stokes, performed relatively well in the British invasion of Japanese Thailand in early December 1941. However, Stokes died in Japanese captivity on 15 February 1942, following the Battle of Slim River. The 5/14th Punjabis was forced to surrender along with the rest of the

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forces after the

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to the

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on 15 February 1942. However, a number of the Indian troops from both battalions later joined the Japanese-backed Indian National Army, and formed a part of the Hindustan Field Force.

Partition of India and independence

In 1947, the

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announced the

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, which would be split into two separate countries: a

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-majority

and a

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-majority

. Likewise, the

was also to be divided between the two states. Out of the six existing Punjab Regiments, the 1st Punjab, 8th, 14th, 15th and 16th were allotted to the newly raised

, while the 2nd went to the

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. The Punjab Regiment of the Pakistan Army was raised in its present form in 1956, when four of the five Punjab Regiments allocated to Pakistan were merged into a unified unit.

Punjab Regiments allocated to Pakistan in 1947 (now part of the Pakistan Army Punjab Regiment)

– Amalgamated with the 10th Baluch Regiment and Bahawalpur Regiment to form the present-day

Baloch Regiment The Baloch Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Pakistan Army. The modern regiment was formed in May 1956 by the merger of 8th Punjab Regiment, 8th Punjab and Bahawalpur Regiments with the 10th Baluch Regiment, Baluch Regiment. Since then, fur ...

* 15th Punjab Regiment * 16th Punjab Regiment The line up for the new regiment was:Rizvi, Brig SHA. (1984). ''Veteran Campaigners – A History of the Punjab Regiment 1759–1981''. Lahore: Wajidalis. *1 Punjab – 1/1st Punjab *2 Punjab – 2/1st Punjab *3 Punjab – 3/1st Punjab *4 Punjab – 5/1st Punjab *5 Punjab – 1/14th Punjab *6 Punjab – 2/14th Punjab (Duke of Cambridge's Own) *7 Punjab – 3/14th Punjab *8 Punjab – 4/14th Punjab *9 Punjab – 1/15th Punjab *10 Punjab – 2/15th Punjab *11 Punjab – 3/15th Punjab *12 Punjab – 4/15th Punjab *13 Punjab – 1/16th Punjab *14 Punjab – 2/16th Punjab *15 Punjab – 3/16th Punjab *16 Punjab – 5/14th Punjab (Pathans) *17 Punjab – 4/16th Punjab (Bhopal) *18 Punjab – 7/1st Punjab *19 Punjab – 7/16th Punjab *20 Punjab – 14/1st Punjab

Punjab Regiments allocated to India in 1947 (now part of the Indian Army Punjab Regiment)

* 2nd Punjab Regiment The 1st Punjab's regimental centre was located in the city of

Jhelum Jhelum (; , ) is a city, located along the western bank of the Jhelum River, in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 21st largest city in Punjab and 31st largest in Pakistan, by population. Located in northern Punjab, it serves as the capital of the ...

. In early September 1947,

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personnel arrived from the 2nd Punjab's regimental centre in

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(present-day

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, India) and Indian personnel were dispatched to either the 11th Sikhs or the 6th Rajputanas regimental centres depending on whether they were

Sikhs Sikhs (singular Sikh: or ; , ) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ''Sikh'' ...

or Hindu Rajputs. The Punjab Regiment at its height totalled 58 battalions; however, 11 were transferred in 1980 to the Pakistan Army's newly raised

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Class and religious composition

Before the

in 1947, the ethno-religious composition of the Punjab Regiment consisted of:

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(50%);

Punjabi Hindus Punjabi Hindus are adherents of Hinduism who identify ethnically, linguistically, culturally, and genealogically as Punjabis and are natives of the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. Punjabi Hindus are the third-largest religious ...

(40%); Punjabi Sikhs (10%). Following the regiment's transfer to the

, it became largely religiously homogenous, comprising mostly

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with around 20% ethnic

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and 80%

Punjabis The Punjabis (Punjabi language, Punjabi: ; ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ; romanised as Pañjābī) are an Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group associated with the Punjab region, comprising areas of northwestern India and eastern Paki ...

Colonel-in-chief

Punjab Regiment distinguished appointments of

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s; *

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Sir Charles Henry Brownlow , 6th Punjab *

Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, 1st Punjab *

Ayub Khan, 5th Punjab *

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Asif Nawaz, 5th Punjab * General Aziz Khan, 12th Punjab"Army can defend every inch: Musharraf"
''Daily Times'', 22 March 2003 * General Khalid Shameem, 20th Punjab *Lieutenant General Shahid Baig Mirza, 11th Punjab 27th Punjabis * Lieutenant General Majid Ehsan, 6th Punjab * Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum, 28th Punjab

War Medals (Decorations)

The Punjab Regiment holds the maximum number of War Medals (Decorations) in Pakistan Army. Following are the details: * Victoria Cross - 12 * Nishan-e-Haider - 5 * Hilal-e-Jurrat - 12 * Sitara-e-Jurrat - 113 * Sitara-e-Basalat - 67 * Tamgha-e-Jurrat - 121 * Tamgha-e-Basalat - 357 The above medals (decorations) are apart from hundreds of other citations.

Deaths of Punjab Regiment soldiers

The Punjab Regiment has lost the following numbers of soldiers: * 1948 War - 130 * 1965 War - 408 * 1971 War - 1,292 * Operation Al Mizan - 613 * Internal/ External Security Duties - 677

Recipients of the Nishan-e-Haider

The

Nishan-e-Haider Nishan-e-Haider (NH; or 'Emblem of the Lion') is the highest military gallantry award of Pakistan. The Nishan-e-Haider is awarded only to members of the Pakistan Armed Forces. It recognises the highest acts of extraordinary bravery in the f ...

is the highest

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awarded by

to those who show an incredible amount of valour and courage on the battlefield in the face of staunch adversity. To date, only ten soldiers have been awarded this honour, of which five belonged to the Punjab Regiment: #

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Muhammad Sarwar, 2nd Punjabis (1910 – 27 July 1948) #

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Muhammad Tufail, 13th Punjabis (1943 – 7 August 1958) #

Aziz Bhatti Raja Aziz Bhatti (6 August 192812 September 1965) was a Pakistani Officer (armed forces), military officer and the 4th recipient of Pakistan's highest military award, the Nishan-e-Haider, which he received posthumously after he was killed in a ...

, 17th Punjabis (1928 – 10 September 1965) # Naïk Muhammad Mahfuz, 15th Punjabis (1944 – 17 December 1971) # Sowar Muhammad Hussain, 20 Lancers Punjabis (1949 - 10 December 1971) As a form of respect, deceased recipients are given the honorary title of

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(; '), which denotes

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dom, whilst living recipients are dubbed Ghazi (; '), the

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ic term for warrior.

Notable former personnel

*Field Marshal Ayub Khan Tareen, N.Pk., H.aPk., HJ - 5 Punjab *General Asif Nawaz Janjua - 5 Punjab *General Muhammad Shariff - 3 Punjab *General Aziz Khan, NI(M), SBt, HI(M) - 12 Punjab *General Khalid Shameem Wynne, NI(M) - 20 Punjab *Brigadier Nusrat Khan Sial, SBt - 35 Punjab *Major Malik Munawar Khan Awan, SJ, King of Rajouri (reposted to 21 AK regt from 5 Punjab). *Lieutenant General Aftab Ahmad Khan *Lieutenant General Tariq Pervez Khan, Escaped from Fathergarh (India) - 6 Punjab *Lieutenant General Masood Aslam, HI, HI(M), SJ - 4 Punjab *Lieutenant General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, HJ& Bar, MC 2 Punjab & 5 Punjab *Major General Adam Khan C2 Punjab *Major General

Sher Ali Khan Pataudi Nawabzada Sher Ali Khan of Pataudi () Hilal-i-Jurat, HJ (13 May 1913 – 29 May 2002) was a Pakistan Army general who served as Chief of the General Staff (Pakistan), Chief of the General Staff and later became a diplomat and politician. Born int ...

, HJ 1st Punjab *Lieutenant General Shahid Baig Mirza HI(M), 11 Punjab 27th Punjabis *Lieutenant General Asim Saleem Bajwa, TBt - 34 Punjab *Lieutenant General Zaheerul Islam - 13 Punjab *Lieutenant Colonel Ghulam Hussain Chaudry, HJ - 3 Punjab *Major Raja Nadir Pervez, SJ & Bar - 6 Punjab *Major

Tufail Mohammad Major (rank), Major Tufail Mohammad (; b. 22 June 1914 7 August 1958), was a Pakistani Army ranks and insignia of Pakistan, military officer and the third recipient of Pakistan's highest military award, the Nishan-e-Haider () for his actions o ...

Shaheed, NH - 13 Punjab *Major

Raja Aziz Bhatti Raja Aziz Bhatti (6 August 192812 September 1965) was a Pakistani military officer and the 4th recipient of Pakistan's highest military award, the Nishan-e-Haider, which he received posthumously after he was killed in action during the Indo-P ...

Shaheed, NH - 17 Punjab *Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed, NH - 2 Punjab *Captain Ishar Singh, VC, OBI - 12 Punjab (28th Punjabis) *Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh Judge, VC 12 Punjab (4/15th Punjab) *Hon. Lieutenant Raja Painda Khan Janjua, OBI - 1/14th Punjab (5 Sherdil) *

Jemadar Jemadar or jamadar ( Hindustani: जमादार; جمعدار) is a title used for various military and other officials in the Indian subcontinent. Etymology The word stems from Urdu (), which derives through Persian ''jam'dar'' from Arab ...

Abdul Latif Khan Tarin, IDSM,

82nd Punjabis The 82nd Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1788, as the 29th Madras Battalion. It was designated as the 82nd Punjabis in 1903 and became the 5th Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was al ...

. *Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz Shaheed, NH - 15 Punjab *Lance Naik Sher Shah, VC - 19 Punjab *Naik Gian Singh, VC *Naik Shahamad Khan, VC, 89th Punjabis *Brigadier Ghulam Qadir Chadhar, Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) - 19 Punjab *Brigadier Ashfaq Hassan, Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) - 16 Punjab 40th Pathans (Ghazian E Dograi) / 10 Punjab (Commanded in Ops Area, Dera Bugti, ((Bugti Ops)).

Current units

It is the largest infantry regiment of the Pakistan Army, consisting of 63 battalions. * 1 Punjab (The Oldest) * 2 Punjab (Haideri Awal) * 3 Punjab (Lane Ki Paltan) (Fateh Hussainiwala) (Allah huma labaik) (76 Punjabees) * 4 Punjab (Beasi) * 5 Punjab (Sherdil) * 6 Punjab (MIB) (Quaid's Guard) * 7 Punjab (Masoor al Fijjar) * 8 Punjab (CRACKS) * 9 Punjab (The Glorious) * 10 Punjab (Sarbakaf) * 11 Punjab (Al Battar) * 12 Punjab (Jundullah) * 13 Punjab (Haider Nishan) * 14 Punjab (The Oldest Peacekeeper) * 15 Punjab (33 Muhammadi) * 16 Punjab (Ghazian E Dograi) * 17 Punjab (The Haideris) (Lahore 65) * 18 Punjab (Desert Hawks) * 19 Punjab (MIB) (Sher Shah) * 20 Punjab (Second To None) * 21 Punjab (LAT) (Harawal) * 22 Punjab (MIB) (Allah Humma Sale Allah) * 23 Punjab (LAT) (Zarb e Aahan) * 24 Punjab (Pasban) * 25 Punjab * 26 Punjab (LAT) (چھبی آ دبی آ) * 27 Punjab (Fateh Dharam) * 28 Punjab (LAT) (Al Mujahid) * 29 Punjab (Janbaz) * 30 Punjab (Al Uqaab) * 31 Punjab (Yalghaari) * 32 Punjab ( Al Sabir)(Batees Punjabis) * 33 Punjab (Sarfarosh) * 34 Punjab (LAT) (Sheranwali) (The Tank Hunters) * 35 Punjab (Hawi) * 36 Punjab (Cheeti) * 37 Punjab (LAT)(Purdam) * 38 Punjab (Al Momin Ba Waqar) * 39 Punjab (JANNISARS) *40 Punjab (Zafarwal) * 41 Punjab (Allah Wali) * 42 Punjab (Sabit Qadam) * 43 Punjab -- * 45 Punjab (MIB) -- * 47 Punjab * 48 Punjab -- -- -- -- -- * 54 Punjab (MIB) (Jannisar) (First Punjabi MIB) * 55 Punjab (Rise & Shine) (Zarb-ul-Hadeed) * 56 Punjab (Chewanja Saifullah) * 57 Punjab (Cheeta) * 58 Punjab * 59 Punjab (Al Muhafiz) * 60 Punjab (Al Shuja) * 61 Punjab (MIB) -- * 63 Punjab (LAT) *64 Punjab (Al Kahar) *65 Punjab (The Daggers) *66 Punjab (Mountain Tigers) *67 Punjab (LAT) (Fakhar E Sehra) -- * 69 Punjab (Mardan E Hur) * 70 Punjab (Al Muhafiz) * 71 Punjab (MIB) (Zinda Dill) * 72 Punjab (Har Dam Hum Qadam) * 73 Punjab * 74 Punjab (BASALAH) (Batur o Bedar Har Dam Tayar) * 75 Punjab * 76 Punjab * 77 Punjab * 78 Punjab ;Two Light Commando Battalions (LCB): * 1 LCB (Al Mirsab) * 7 LCB (Al Mubarizun) ;Affiliated units : * 20th Lancers * 42nd Lancers

Alliances

* 1st Bn with The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd, 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment) * 8th Bn and 14th Bn with The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment (King's Lancashire and Border) * 12th, 14th, 15th, and 17th Bn with The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment (Queen's and Royal Hampshires) * 13th Bn with The Mercian Regiment

Notes

External links

* {{Pakistan Infantry Regiments Infantry regiments of Pakistan British Indian Army infantry regiments Honourable East India Company regiments Military units and formations established in 1801 Military in Punjab, Pakistan

Early history

British Raj

Partition of India and independence

Punjab Regiments allocated to Pakistan in 1947 (now part of the Pakistan Army Punjab Regiment)

Punjab Regiments allocated to India in 1947 (now part of the Indian Army Punjab Regiment)

Class and religious composition

Colonel-in-chief

War Medals (Decorations)

Deaths of Punjab Regiment soldiers

Recipients of the Nishan-e-Haider

Notable former personnel

Current units

Alliances

See also

Notes

Further reading

External links