 At the time of partition, in 1947, the 8th Punjab Regiment was stationed at Allahabad and was allocated to Pakistan Army.In September 1947 Unit moved to Peshawar Under LT Colonel Raja Muhammad Sarwar.In January 1948, Unit moved to East Pakistan where it had THE HONOUR TO present Guard of Honour to the Father of Nation, Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah when he arrived at Dhakka airport on 19 March 1948.