Raja Aziz Bhatti cried for the first time in the land of British Hong Kong in 1928. He was the son of a Punjabi Rajput family who had migrated to Hong Kong. He received his education from his birthplace and returned with his family to India in 1945. There he joined Royal Indian Air Force as an airman in 1946. After the independence of Pakistan, he joined Pakistan Air Force and proved himself to be the brightest among all. The enthusiastic man requested the Ministry of Defense to transfer him to the Pakistan Army in 1948 and he was transferred and sent to PMA in Kakul. His level of intelligence honored him with the Sword of Honor and Norman gold medallion from Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan in 1950.
After his pass out from the academy he was commissioned as the 2nd Lt. in the 4th battalion of the 16th Punjab Regiment. He got a promotion within 2-4 years from Lieutenant to captain. Then later he was sent to Canada to attend the staff course at the Canadian Army Command and Staff College where he got the graduation degree in strategic studies courses in 1960. After his return from Canada, he was promoted to the position of General Staff Officer (GSO) in the 17th Punjab Regiment.
Maj. Bhatti served as the General Staff Officer (GSO) from the period from January 1965 to May 1965. Later he was assigned to command the two military companies against the Indian invasion. He held his position in the BRB Canal near the Burki area that falls in the vicinity of the Lahore District in Pakistan. Maj. Bhatti along with his companies came across the Indian troops between 7-10 September. Indian aimed to capture Lahore but the determined Maj. Aziz Bhatti and his troop resisted them with full efficiency. Even Major was given the option to leave the place but he stood still and martyr himself for his land on the 12th of September 1965. This piece of poetry well defined his devotion for his nation:
“So Jawoo Azizoon K
Fasiloon Pay Hr Ek Simt
Ham Log Abhi
Zinda-o-Bedar Khara Hay”
He flowed his blood at the age of 37 and that is his distinction. He was awarded Nishan-e-Haider for his services.
