THE GUNNERS: A CULTURAL TRAIL

Lieutenant Colonel Ashraf Faiz was commissioned in 50 Light Regiment in 1968, after undergoing an abbreviated training spell at the PMA, Kakul. Later he had the honor of commanding his parent regiment as its first home-bred commanding officer. His son now serves the regiment as a captain. He also had the privilege of commanding 107 independent Divisional Locating batteries. As a young captain, he saw action during the 1971 Indo-Oak War on the Western Front in the Sulimanki and Kanganpur Sectors. Serving in 288 Independent Mortar Battery, he fought under the fold of 105 Independent Infantry Brigade Group (The Pelican Brigade) and the newly raised 212 independent Infantry Brigade Group. He did his Gunnery Staff Course from the School of Artillery, Nowshera in 1975 and graduated from the command and Staff College, Quetta in 1982.