at ‘Ahmed Fuad, a6 P : Ls Col ow Red eCol Mumtar Go, pe, pte Bx ri Fal ee pe silent acesonimn sco Ut.Gol (Retd) Khalid Manzesr ae Li.col Sanja Khan L1-Col Mabnad Azam, fee (UE)1 Fora rowed HISTORY OF THE PIFFER TIGERS — ‘Tne battalion was ised on 26th September 1965 at Abbottsbad and was sent to et rig Serine main ante Chamb-Aknur. In June 1966 The battalion to Bonn and waved thore till July 1968 2. Alert st Dacea: On 18th July 1968, batalion sailed fr Eatt Pakistan Does. During 2 ic Seeereancas of 1969" and 1970, the battalion performed Internal Security and 1NS00 cesusty ot Berra and Kielgaon nea Natrayengang. AS by tel 2. Banat Lin duties n Dacca Gity, During the dastous Hoods of 1969, etalon evacuated result ofthe good job done ettalton, The following awards were given tothe beeen. 18, Tamghe-2-QusidrAzam One b. Cin € Commendation Cards + One “The Pier Tigers: In 1969 the batalion war selected as frst Netionl Integrated ee Fist at, Zon bengais and 29% Pathan. With joining of Bengal! Muslin, ear re eoiy knew at TIGERS’ ths battalion derived the name PIFFER TIGERS, pho are commonly ‘Chiat guest Lieutenant General M. Yagoob Khan, Governor and Seto 4 Softmantor former eH Faksten during the induction parade at Dacca Stadium.» Victorious at Shokargth "During December, 1971 War under the command of te. cot, shatig Atmnad Si. this Dattlion wos asigned the tsk of defending Shakers Town, SEES Bamber ine betaion captured one of the enemy Gorder Out Post ond roe sn mately 3 4 mits area Osteen night 14/16 Oscember 1971 enemby ‘mode songs animate capture the Shakergarh Town and launched ful edges attack with rare "a battalion di extremly well and repulsed the etteck with heavy ‘ree 3 Oe eee enemy persons and equipment. The enemy got the beating and had 10 cas On nar ead, prisoners af marand equipment. The mision gen to ths run back leaving Spied’ against very heaw ‘odes. Detais of enemy/own lowes are sounder Enemy Loses (Dead $3. from 3/9 Gorkha and 10 trom 2 cornai (2) Prisoner of war 79 Uinciyding 3. officers and 3° sunior Gommarioned Officers) (2) Wounded Over 200 (a) Weapons Rite fa, 0 ue 8 Stn 28 MG 2 Ammunition : Alaroe avontiy wn Loses = (1) Shaheeds 48 (including one officer) (2) Wounded 32 (ine. to olficer and 2 Junior ‘Commissioned officer ol awards were sven to the bats (1) Sitroduroat 1 (2) trian Sanat 1 (3) COAS Commendation Cards a “The battalion wos ewerdid the bette honour “SHAKARGARH 1971" for (ur War performance at Shokarger IAN WAR COMMITTEE REPORT, After the Oscember 1971 Wars Commi -AWAN WAR. COMMITTEE tenant Géneral Ann we mh epOt 1 the GOVE ee Wthontioned tneaction of PIFFER TIGERS os under eTHE ACTION OF 19 FF HAS BEEN DESCRIBED VERY Belge Ae Sur Fr 1S NO DOUBT A SHINING SPECIMEN OF BRLERMENDABLE INFANTRY ACTION. WHENEVER COM: Fee AVE KEPT THEIR WITS ABOUT THEM. HAVE MANORS ft) BALANCE IN AN ADVERSE SITUATION, AND Me AN OLAVED AGGRESSIVE SPIRIT. THEY WERE HANERDED wWiTl INSTANT SUCCESS. THIS CAN WELL BE EGUCRTED BY OTHER INFANTRY UNITS” Ce EEEPIFFER TIGERS IN ACTION 4 ' action during 71 War is garog example of synergism. THE _TICEnS terbrsd tio emmy by tet’ Sechtonind woveana when day (The Monument of out Shaheed at SHAKARGARH) “Thowe lid their ves 20 that othor may lve Ma) Mohammad Afzal (shahees) ‘capt Faryad Al Rana (ahaneed) LINK Suleman Sarkar $d Kile 14 inion soles Hero ofthe Battle at Shakargarh