Karnal Sher Khan

Military career After completing his intermediate education, Khan first joined Pakistan Air Force (PAF) as an Airman in 1989, in Korangi he was in the Iqbal wing, he was roommate and a close friend of sqn\ldr Retd. M Mushtaq (who later served in PAF for 35 year as flight engineer ).Later Capt Karnal Sher Khan joined Pakistan Army as a commissioned officer in 1992,passing out from the 90th PMA Long Course. On 14 October 1994, Khan was commissioned in the 27th Sindh Regiment of Pakistan army.

During the Kargil War, Khan was deployed at the Gultari region. On 5 July 1999, the Indian army launched another attack and surrounded his posts with two battalions. With heavy mortar fire, the Indian Army captured one of his posts. Khan personally led a successful counter-attack and was able to re-capture the lost post. Despite shortage of ammunition and men, Khan was successful in forcing the enemy to retreat. However, during the battle he was hit by machine gun fire and was killed in action.

Indian Army Brigadier M. P. S. Bajwa was impressed by the actions of Captain Khan and wrote to the government of Pakistan citing the bravery of the young officer. Bajwa wrote a citation for Khan and placed it in his pocket while returning his body to the Pakistani officials.

A cadet college has been named after him in the village Ismaila near the native town of Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed (NH) (Karnal Sher Khan Cadet College Swabi) . It is located on the main Mardan-Swabi Road, approximately midway between Mardan (23 km) and Swabi (25 km). It can also be accessed from Grand Trunk Road through Nowshera-Mardan and from Swabi or Rashakai interchange on the Motorway (M1).

Interchange connecting near Mardan on M1 that intersects M1 with origin of M16 heading towards Swat valley has also been named after Sher Khan as Karnal Sher Khan Interchange. Similarly the toll plaza at the termination of southern end of M16 are also given name of Sher Khan as Karnal Sher Khan Toll Plaza. A road in the F-11 sector of Pakistan's capital city Islamabad is named after him. Many roads are named after him in military cantonments across the country most notably in Lahore and Rawalpindi Cantonments.

Moreover, government textbooks of Pakistan Studies also mention valiant tales of Karnal Sher Khan as part of their academic curriculum.