MAHBOOB ALI (SHAHEED) CHIEF PETTY OFFICER EX.ONO. 2940’s SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR HUMANITY AND MOTHERLAND ON 3RD OCTOBER 1947 IN BATALA (INDIA) WHEN PAKISTAN STATE WAS EXACTLY 51 DAYS OLD
Chief Petty Officer Mahboob Ali (Shaheed) of Pakistan Navy was martyred in an Encounter in BATALA (East Punjab, India) on Friday the 3rd of October, 1947 which
is known as “ACTION AT BATALA” in Pakistan Navy’s records. He joined Navy on 21.10.1936 at the age of 16. He served on 19 ships and naval establishments till his shahadat. This total period of his service comes to almost 11 years.
While serving in PNS HIMALAYA he volunteered himself in the then constituted Naval Task Force entrusted the mission of safe transportation of refugees across the border with INDIA. The commander of this force was Syed Sajjad Hassan. Other strength consists of Lt. A. Hamid, a Liaison Officer, Two warrant officers and 30 ratings, including Mohammed Sadiq presently living in Blackburn.
In the last week of September 1947 this task force was instructed by naval high command to report to Lahore Evacuation Commander for further orders.
On 2nd October 1947 a convoy of 4 naval trucks with 25 naval personnel and 4 drivers of military left Lahore for EP and their destination was Qadian near Granthian, Tehsil Batala, District Gurdaspur. They took Indian refugees from Lahore and left them at Batala. This convoy was not allowed to proceed to Qadian and directed by Indian authorities to return to Lahore with Muslim refugees.
After putting Muslim refugees in naval trucks this force started moving from Batala main bazaar towards Lahore via Amritsar. It was Friday October 3, 1947. The road ahead near Batala Police Station was barricaded with heavy obstructions. Heavy firing from a nearby position was opened on this convoy. On the orders of his Commander CPO Mahboob Ali got down from his truck and removed the obstructions and the convoy once again commenced its journey under barrage of fire targeted on four naval trucks and convoys of Muslim refugees. While boarding his naval truck he was hit by a burst of gun fire. His body was not picked up in this ACTION due to very heavy gun fire and his naval uniform became his coffin on that day. All the above facts have been acknowledged by Pakistan Navy time and again.
Courtesy: Mr. Alhaj Basheer Ali (shaheed’s youngest brother).
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