This blog 'The Fifty Fivers' is an add on to a website specially created by me for the benefit of members of 55 PMA Long Course to keep reminding them not only of the days that we spent together at the prestigious Pakistan Military Academy from 12 May 1975 to 16 April 1977, but thereafter too both while we served the Pakistan Army but also when we hung up our boots and went back to a life from where we have chosen the profession of arm in our late teens.
Along the journey of our life, both during the service and later, we lost some of the very best officers of Pakistan Army, our very fine comrades, friends and colleagues, who took their flights to their heavenly abodes while they were still young, aspiring and promising. Sadly, every now and then I keep adding the thumbnail photos to the gallery as seen above as life has to come to an end for everyone someday - sooner for some, later for the rest. We share their memories in special posts too. Major General Javed was the first general officer of the Pakistan Army who laid down his life during the ongoing war against the terrorists, while Brigadier Javed being the last one to depart from us.
While I am grateful for the entire lot of course mates for their support in compiling and making the course website, and later this blog, I am specially thankful to the following for their wholehearted moral, intellectual and material support:
Muhammad Asif, the course secretary
Tariq Khan
Munawar Ahmed Sulehria
Zahir Khan
Sher Zaman
Muhammad Jamil
Mujeeb Khan
and of course Jamal Zia for sharing his huge collection of photos
I look forward to receiving more material support from the rest to make this exclusive blog wholesome, informative - duly updated.
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14 comments:
Great job Jalal. I am impressed by your dedication. Please continue this noble piece of work
Dear Jalal. We all are indebted to you for your continuous endeavors for 55. May Allah bless you and your family. Ameen.
Great job as usual Jalal.
Great job as usual Jalal.
Good work JHB
Thank you Jalal for keeping the spirit of comradeship alive.
Dear Sir, This is Lt Col (R) Kaiser Hameed Khan from 56 PMA."One of the TWIN brothers" Cadet Arshad Aziz became my Platoon mate and together we went down the cruel slopes of Donga gali , where Arshad Aziz left us for the heavens on the fateful day of 7.7.77 on our way back from Murree. I had written an article about this sad event , which our Platoon Commander Col(R) Shujaat Latif is incorporating in his book.I would be very grateful if you could send over His brother's mail address because an account of the last moments together would mean a lot to him. Thanks and regards,
KAISER
JHB,
What a classic piece of work. All Pachwanja comrades remain indebted to you in gratitude for the memoirs you put together here.
Million thanks 💚👍💚
Khawar
Khawar thanks Brother, its a pleasure to see 55th having fun at the social media.
I enjoy visiting these Blogs of Jalal n these are really cool, full of New n current information on every subject. His efforts ate highly commendable.
Thanks Jalal.
Thank you Khawar and Jamil. It is with your help and support that I have been able to maintain this blog.
Assalam alikum, Im Arshad Aziz’s niece. His sudden and tragic death left a hole in our family. I’m looking for more information on the accident itself and would like to talk to a survivor who knew him. I will be so grateful.
-Maleeha Malik
My dear Maleeha Malik, Its good to find a link to our dearest Arshad Aziz through you. Are you related to Dr Tanveer Ahmad Malik, whom once I had e-mail contact and who shared a number of photos of Arshad which I shared in one of my earlier posts at following URl:
Remembering Arshad Aziz
I also wrote a post on the bus accident in which many good faces perished including Arshad. You may read the account at:
7th July 1977 - The day we lost two of our comrades
You may like to correspond to Lt Col Kaiser Hameed Khan (Retd). who was aboard the ill fated bus and had written a detailed account of the accident(a portion of which is included in my above said post). He can be contacted at khameedk@hotmail.com
Jalal keep the great work going, My prayers n best wishes are always with you.
Excellent work Jalal
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