Captain Abdul Qadir Khan Shaheed (Sitara-e-Basalat):

Captain Abdul Qadir Khan Shaheed (Sitara-e-Basalat) was from Dang Baba area of Mardan, KPK.

Born in Mardan, Captain Abdul Qadir was martyred on  21 Oct 2011 in Bara, Khyber Agency  during a Counterterrorism Operation by Special Operations Group (SOG), FC fighting the terrorists.

A topper of Mardan education board in both matric and intermediate exams, he joined Pakistan Army in 107th PMA Long Course and belonged to the Army Air Defence Corps and Special Operations Group (SOG), FC KP.

In 2010, Captain Abdul Qadir was posted to Frontier Corps KPK and remained part of FC’s elite Special Operations Group (SOG). He took active part in various operations conducted against the terrorists. On 21 October 2011, during an operation against the terrorists at Bara area of Khyber Agency, Captain Abdul Qadir Khan fought bravely along with his soldiers causing heavy losses to terrorists. During the same operation, he along with two other soldiers was hit and embraced shahadat.

For his exemplary leadership and act of valour shown while fighting against terrorists, after shahadat; Captain Abdul Qadir Khan Shaheed was awarded Sitara-e-Basalat (SBt) by the Government of Pakistan.