Background
He was born at Yasin, in the Ghizer District, of the Northern Areas of Pakistan (now called Gilgit-Baltistan).
He was born at Yasin, in the Ghizer District, of the Northern Areas of Pakistan (now called Gilgit-Baltistan).
After school he joined the Pakistan Army, and reached the rank of Havaldar. As a junior officer in the Northern Light Infantry, Lalak January fought against India in the Kargil War of 1999. He volunteered to be deployed on the front lines and drove back a number of attacks by the Indian army.