Overview

• At his tomb in Swabi on July 5, Army Chief General Asim Munir described Sher Khan as a symbol of unwavering courage and patriotism.
• Pakistan initially declined to claim Sher Khan’s body recovered from Tiger Hill to avoid acknowledging regular army involvement in the Kargil conflict.
• Indian authorities confirmed Sher Khan’s identity through correspondence found on his person before the ICRC facilitated Pakistan’s request to transfer the remains.
• A letter from Indian Brigadier MPS Bajwa praising Sher Khan’s valor was placed in his pocket and was instrumental in his posthumous Nishan-e-Haider award in 2000.
• The tribute underscores ongoing cross-border military courtesy and contested narratives over accountability stemming from the 1999 conflict.