Awards and decorations of the Pakistan military

The awards and decorations of the Pakistan military recognize a service member's service and personal accomplishments while a member of the Pakistan armed forces. Together with military badges, such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights of a service member's career.

Medals

Gallantry awards

# Nishan-i-HaiderThe Nishan-i-Haider (Urdu: نشان حیدر meaning "Sign of the Lion") is the highest military award given by Pakistan. Awarded "to those who have performed acts of greatest heroism or most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger and have shown bravery of the highest order or devotion to the country, in the presence of the enemy on land, at sea or in the air ..." [ [http://www.pafcombat.com/misc/gallantry-awards.htm PAF Combat website on military awards] ]

RecipientsNishan-i-Haider recipients receive an honorary title as a sign of respect: "Shaheed" meaning "martyr" for deceased recipients and "Ghazi" meaning "victor" for living recipients.

## Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed (1910–July 27, 1948)
## Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed (1914–August 7, 1958)
## Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed (1928–September 10, 1965)
## Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed (1938–1971)
## Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed(Air Force) (1951–August 20, 1971)
## Major Shabbir Sharif Shaheed (1943–December 6, 1971)
## Jawan Sowar Muhammad Hussain Shaheed (1949–December 10, 1971)
## Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz Shaheed (1944–December 17, 1971)
## Captain Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed (1970–July 5, 1999)
## Lalak Jan Shaheed (1967–July 7, 1999)
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# Hilal-i-Jurat
# Sitara-i-Jurat
# Tamgha-i-Jurat
# Sitara-e-Basalat
# Tamgha-e-Basalat

Military Awards

# Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military)
# Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military)
# Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military)
# Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Military)

ee also

*Military decoration
*Pakistan Military

Notes & References

* [http://faculty.winthrop.edu/haynese/medals/Pakistan/pakistan.html Edward Haynes webpage on Pakistani awards]
* [http://www.geocities.com/salman4paf/Operational_Awards.html Geocities website on military awards]
* [http://www.pakistanvision.com/drama.shtml Nishan-e-Haider] , "from Pakistan Television Corp (PTV). Television drama on Captain Raja Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed, Rashid Minhas Shaheed, and Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed"

External links

* [http://www.paffalcons.com PAF Falcons - Heroes]
* [http://www.shaheedfoundation.org/NishaneHaider.asp The Shaheed Foundation's list of recipients]
* [http://www.itspakistan.net/pakistan/nishan-e-haider.aspx Its Pakistan webpage on military award recipients]

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