Brig Abdul Qayum Sher HJ was an officer of the Pakistani Army. He volunteered for the Indian Army prior to the Partition of India and fought in Burma during World War II. At partition he opted for Pakistan and achieved fame for the capture of Pandu (in Kashmir) during hostilities in 1948 with India. He commanded various battalions including his parent 11 Baluch Regiment. He attended Pakistan Command and Staff College in Quetta and in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 was Brigade Commander 22 Brigade on the Lahore front. He led the counterattack force which repelled the Indian attack on Lahore, and captured Indian General N. Prasad's command headquarters (15th Indian Division) and personally led the attack with his Brigadier insignia and flag on his command jeep. He was awarded the Hilal-i Jur