Question: Facts:   - birth name: haroon-ul-islam    - allegiance: pakistan    - commands: zarrar anti terrorist battalion    - nickname: son of lahore    - rank: lieutenant colonel      - serviceyears: 1988 -- 2007    - name: haroon islam    - branch: pakistan    - death place: islamabad , islamabad capital territory -lrb- icl -rrb-    - birth place: lahore , punjab province   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of haroon islam .
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lieutenant colonel haroon islam was a colonel in the pakistan army 's special service group -lrb- also known as black storks -rrb- who embraced martydom during operation silence .he was a commanding officer of the operation sun rise while commanding the zarrar anti terrorist unit .he was killed in a fierce fighting which took place inside the red mosque complex while leading a small force of 150 ssg members .the special service group successfully took over the complex .on march 23 , 2008 , he was posthumously awarded the second high civilian award , hilal-e-shujaat -lrb- crescent of bravery -rrb- by the president of pakistan .