The Unit has been awarded with:
1 x Hilal-e-Shujaat
1 x Tamgha-e-Jurat
8 x Sitara-e-Basalat
41 x Tamgha-e-Basalat
23 x Imtiazi Sanad
25 x COAS Commendation Card
SSG Training Facility, 1985
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Night 21 February 1994 storming the Afghan Embassy, in a rescue operation, securing 6 hostages and eliminating 3 hostiles.
The operation was over in 20 seconds.
In picture, covert and overt operatives, during the assault.
Throwback to the early 80s.
The company was established by 22 SAS assistance.
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In the summer of '99, the OC of the then Zarrar Company, Major Haroon Islam volunteered for deployment during Operation Koh-e-Paima, along with a sniper detachment of the Company ..
that eight years on, a sniper took his life during Operation Sunrise.
His Nishan-e-Haider wasn't just for the Battle of Tiger Hill.
Serving in 12 NLI's Delta Company, he led a raid on enemy positions in the Muskhoh Valley on 22 June 1999, taking down a couple of Indian troops, including one with his sidearm!