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Commander Zafar Muhammad Khan (19?? - 4 December 1971) was a naval officer in the Pakistan Navy who was the Captain and Commanding Officer of PNS Ghazi during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The PNS Ghazi was sunk under mysterious circumstances while on a reconnaissance mine-laying mission in the approaches to the Indian port of Vishakapatnum (Bay of Bengal) and sank at about 00:10 hours. A total of 93 men, including 11 commissioned officers, and 82 non-commissioned officers lost their lives. In 1971, he was one the officer naval officers who were posthumously awarded Hilal-i-Jur'at for their actions.

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  • Commander Zafar Muhammad Khan (19?? - 4 December 1971) was a naval officer in the Pakistan Navy who was the Captain and Commanding Officer of PNS Ghazi during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The PNS Ghazi was sunk under mysterious circumstances while on a reconnaissance mine-laying mission in the approaches to the Indian port of Vishakapatnum (Bay of Bengal) and sank at about 00:10 hours. A total of 93 men, including 11 commissioned officers, and 82 non-commissioned officers lost their lives. In 1971, he was one the officer naval officers who were posthumously awarded Hilal-i-Jur'at for their actions.
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  • 1956(xsd:integer)
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  • 23(xsd:integer)
death place
  • Vishakapatnam , India
Nickname
  • Commander Zafar
Name
  • Zafar Muhammad Khan
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  • Commander Zafar M. Khan, 1965.
Birth Place
  • Karachi, Sindh province, British Indian Empire
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  • 25(xsd:integer)
death date
  • 1971-12-04(xsd:date)
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  • 20(xsd:integer)
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  • 200(xsd:integer)
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servicenumber
  • PN No. 643
Birth name
  • Zafar Muhammad Khan
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  • Commander Zafar Muhammad Khan (19?? - 4 December 1971) was a naval officer in the Pakistan Navy who was the Captain and Commanding Officer of PNS Ghazi during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The PNS Ghazi was sunk under mysterious circumstances while on a reconnaissance mine-laying mission in the approaches to the Indian port of Vishakapatnum (Bay of Bengal) and sank at about 00:10 hours. A total of 93 men, including 11 commissioned officers, and 82 non-commissioned officers lost their lives. In 1971, he was one the officer naval officers who were posthumously awarded Hilal-i-Jur'at for their actions.
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