My personal association with him goes back to 1969 while my fathers personal association with him goes back to 1949 when he was my fathers class fellow at the Gordon College Rawalpindi.
Originally commanding 22 Baloch , Lieuternant Colonel Raja Sultan Mahmood Shaheed , relinquished command over a matter of professional disagreement with his GOC in East Pakistan.
He was then re-assigned to command 32 Baloch .
He ran into an Indian ambush while leading 32 Baloch in a pitch dark night.Lieuternant Colonel Raja Sultan Mahmood Shaheed embraced martyrdom with many bullets in his chest while 32 Baluch fled the battle field abandoning their brave commanding officers body which was never recovered.
Lieuternant Colonel Raja Sultan Mahmood Shaheeds gallantry was acknowledged by the opposing Indian commanders and also acknowledged in Indian newspapers.
He is survived by two sons and a daughter.His younger son Brigadier Nauman Mahmood ably commanded a brigade in FATA in action and is now Chief Instructor at the Command and staff College Quetta.
His younger brother Brigadier Raja Aftab rose to brigadier rank and is an outstanding gentleman.
May Allah bless the brave soul of Lieuternant Colonel Raja Sultan Mahmood Shaheed
Major Agha.H.Amin (Retired) ,Armoured Corps
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