''Ghazi Shaheed'' is a 1998 thriller drama film based on the disasters that befell the PNS ''Ghazi'' on

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. It was directed by Kazim Pasha and stars

Shabbir Jan Shabbir Jan ( ur, ) is a Pakistani television actor who has appeared in many TV drama serials, such as ''Wafa'', '' Makan'', ''Andata'', ''Survival of a Woman'', ''Zindagi Dhoop Tum Ghana Saya'', ''Umrao Jaan'', '' Jangloos,'' ''Shab e Gham,'' ...

as Commander Zafar Khan and Adnan Jilani as

Lieutenant-Commander Lieutenant commander (also hyphenated lieutenant-commander and abbreviated Lt Cdr, LtCdr. or LCDR) is a commissioned officer rank in many navies. The rank is superior to a lieutenant and subordinate to a commander. The corresponding rank i ...

Pervez Hameed. The propaganda drama film was financed and produced by the ISPR and the Navy and was filmed mostly in the

Arabian Sea The Arabian Sea ( ar, اَلْبَحرْ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Bahr al-ˁArabī) is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan, Iran and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel ...

Synopsis

This film revolves around the crew of ''

PNS Ghazi PNS/M ''Ghazi (S–130)'' (previously USS ''Diablo'' (SS-479); reporting name: ''Ghazi''), , was a diesel-electric submarine, the first fast-attack submarine in the Pakistan Navy. She was leased from the United States Navy in 1963. She se ...

'', a Pakistan Navy's Tench class

submarine A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. The term is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely op ...

that intruded in

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at the coast of

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during the

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred during the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan from 3 December 1971 until the Pakistani capitulation in Dhaka on 16 Decem ...

. It ventured into Indian waters to destroy on the shores of

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. 92 men who were martyred while serving their country aboard PNS ''Ghazi'', the first Pakistani submarine and also the only one at that time with the ability to lay mines and a long range.

Cast

Commander Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countries this naval rank is termed frigate captain. ...

Zafar Khan, Commanding Officer of the ''Ghazi'', husband of Lala Rukh Zafar *

Mishi Khan Mishi Khan is a film and television actress and TV host. She is famous for starring as 'Uroosa' in PTV's Drama titled 'Aroosa' which was her debut serial. She then went on to star in numerous hit PTV dramas which have made her a household name. ...

as Lala Rukh Zafar, wife of Zafar Khan * Mobina Dossel as Sitara Shamshad, wife of Lieutenant Commander Shamshad Ahmad *

Ayesha Khan Aisha Uqbah Malik (born 27 September 1982), also known by her name Aisha Khan, is a Pakistani former television and film actress. Her prominent roles include Mahgul from '' Khuda Mera Bhi Hai'', Noor from ''Noor-e-Zindagi'' and Jeena from '' ...

as ''Phuppo'' * Adnan Jilani as

Pervez Hameed, husband of Begum Kalsoom Pervez * Sadia Jilani as Begum Kalsoom Pervez, wife of Lieutenant-Commander Pervez Hameed * Nassarullah as Lieutenant-Commander Shamshad Ahmad, husband of Sitara Shamshad *

Humayun Saeed Humayun Saeed Ansari (born 27 July 1971), professionally known as Humayun Saeed, is a Pakistani actor and producer. He has appeared in dozens of Pakistani television dramas and limited number of films, and earned Lux Style Awards, and ARY Fil ...

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Muhammad Bashir Rajput * Ghalib Kamal as Lieutenant Nazir Ahmed Awan * Azra Siddiq as Shehla Nazir Awan, wife of Lt Nazir Ahmed Awan * Faisal Qazi as

CPO CPO may refer to: Occupations * Certified Professional Organizer * Certified Protection Officer, a professional certification for security officers from the International Foundation for Protection Officers * Chief people officer, a corporate of ...

Lal Khan Satti *

Rizwan Wasti Syed Rizwan Wasti (1937 – January 24, 2011) was a Radio Pakistan, Karachi's radio news broadcaster and a film and television actor. Early life Rizwan Wasti was born in 1937 at Lahore but his family later moved to Karachi where he received ...

as Commodore KM Hussain * Ebrahim Razh as

Petty Officer A petty officer (PO) is a non-commissioned officer in many navies and is given the NATO rank denotation OR-5 or OR-6. In many nations, they are typically equal to a sergeant in comparison to other military branches. Often they may be superior ...

Emanual, leading Torpedo Officer (TPO) * Fehmid Ahmad Khan as

Admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...

S.M. Nanda Admiral (India), Admiral Sardarilal Mathradas 'Charles' Nanda (Punjabi language, Punjabi: ), Param Vishisht Seva Medal, PVSM, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, AVSM (10 October 1915 – 11 May 2009) was an Indian Navy admiral who served as the 7th Ch ...

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* Mohammad Ayub as Rear Admiral R. Krishna * Imtiaz Taj as Commodore G M Hiranandan * Mohammad Imdad Khan as Captain Inder Singh

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