Lineages of Valor
A GREAT ARTICLE BY DR Hamid Hussain . Regarding Alam brothers some facts were missed. Mushtaq Alam did not serve in 1971 war but crashed in 1967. In 1971 8 out of 9 Alam brothers served . Javed Alam was missed by dr sahib . He was in artillery and served in chhamb. Two other brothers who were in armed forces in 1971 war were Shoaib Alam (PAF) and Shamoon Alam (Navy) Lineages of Valor https://defencejournal.com/2022/03/10/lineages-of-valor/ DEFENCE JOURNAL “Soldier families understand what the following of orders means to their loved one.” By Hamid Hussain - March 10, 2022 0 166 In the Indian subcontinent, soldiering was a hereditary profession of certain groups. In the Hindu caste system, birth determined the individual’s assigned role. One was to perform the role of farmer, trader, religious leader, or soldier based on the membership of the community assigned that role by the society. This system was continued even among those Hindus who converted to Islam. The East I...