Captain Uzair Mehmood Malik was killed in the Tirah Valley by the TTP in 2024
Captain Uzair Mehmood Malik was a Pakistan Army officer who served with the Baloch Regiment.
He was commissioned through the 142nd PMA Long Course ex 5BR.
On August 9, 2024, an exchange of fire occurred between Pakistani security forces and banned Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) militants at multiple locations in the Tirah Valley of Khyber District.
Captain Uzair was commanding troops in the Bagh area when he was wounded by sniper fire during the fighting.
He was subsequently evacuated to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Peshawar. He died from his injuries on August 11, 2024.
Captain Uzair Mehmood Malik was posthumously awarded the Tamgha-i-Basalat.
