hor i , ▁that ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁the ▁Gu jar ▁Khan ▁Te hs il , ▁Raw al p indi ▁District , ▁P un j ab ▁in ▁India ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁according ▁to ▁his ▁tomb stone . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁military ▁br at ▁whose ▁father , ▁R aja ▁Muhammad ▁Hay at ▁Khan ▁Bh atti , ▁was ▁an ▁en list ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Army , ▁ret iring ▁at ▁rank ▁of ▁Hav ild ar , ▁a ▁Serge ant . ▁His ▁family ▁ha iled ▁from ▁a ▁Muslim - c aste ▁of ▁the ▁Raj put ▁tribe . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁government - run ▁schools ▁in ▁Raw al p indi ▁District ▁and ▁secured ▁his ▁mat ric ulation ▁from ▁a ▁local ▁school ▁in ▁F ais al abad ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 . ▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁he ▁followed ▁his ▁father , ▁S gt . ▁Muhammad ▁Hy att , ▁path ▁and ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Army ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁as ▁a ▁Se po y ▁( P vt ), ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁posted ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Bal och ▁Regiment ▁( 2 / 1 0 th ▁Bal och ▁Regiment ) ▁of ▁the ▁Bal och ▁Regiment ▁{ present ▁ 7 th ▁Battalion ▁The ▁Bal och ▁Regiment ▁( Ste ad fast ▁Battalion )}. ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁he ▁worked ▁hard ▁towards ▁reaching ▁the ▁one ▁of ▁the