Heer in Trenches & The Sikh Sentry
A 'Soldiers' Story' from Kashmir War
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On a full moon cold night of January 1949, as the ceasefire was in effect a Pakistani platoon commander decided to have a musical concert in forward trenches
A 'Soldiers' Story' from Kashmir War
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On a full moon cold night of January 1949, as the ceasefire was in effect a Pakistani platoon commander decided to have a musical concert in forward trenches
The pick of the night was 'slow haunting tone' of a young soldier from Punjab who decided to sing Heer of Waris Shah
When he reached the heart wrenching line
doli charhdeyan marian Heer cheekan
mainu le challe, babla, le challe wey!
This was to trigger something unusual
When he reached the heart wrenching line
doli charhdeyan marian Heer cheekan
mainu le challe, babla, le challe wey!
This was to trigger something unusual
A Sikh sentry from the other side who had been a quiet audience thus far, overpowered by sheer emotions joined the assembly unnoticed by Pakistani soldiers
"At the end of recital when the spell of Heer was broken,
"At the end of recital when the spell of Heer was broken,
the soldiers were surprised to find an armed Sikh soldier among them shedding tears of contentment like themselves. How could they shoot or arrest such a man?"
The soldier, dear readers, was honorably spared to return to own lines, so we are told.
The soldier, dear readers, was honorably spared to return to own lines, so we are told.
Bases on an article by one Major Zahid that appeared in Sep 57 issue of Qasid, magazine of Signals, this story was told by Major General Fazal Muqeem Khan in "The Story of The Pakistan Army"
... and retold for my Twitter audience by your's truly
... and retold for my Twitter audience by your's truly
The picture in the beginning of this thread is from the General's book from the chapter "Background to Kashmir"
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