Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces

Pakistan Armed Forces
	پاکستان مسلح افواج
	Inter-Services Flag of Pakistan Armed Forces
Founded	14 August 1947
Service branches	Pakistan Army; Pakistan Navy; Pakistan Air Force; Pakistan Marines; Pakistan Coast Guards; Paramilitary Forces
Headquarters	Joint Staff Headquarters, Rawalpindi
Website	ispr.gov.pk
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief	President Arif Alvi
Prime Minister	Imran Khan
Minister of Defence	Pervez Khattak
Minister of Interior	Ijaz Shah
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee	General Nadeem Raza, PA
Manpower
Military age	16–23[1]
Conscription	None
Active personnel	653,000[2] (ranked 6th)
Deployed personnel	Saudi Arabia — 1,180[3][4][5]
Expenditures
Budget	US$10.3 billion (2019)[6]
Percent of GDP	4.0% (2019)[6]
Industry
Domestic suppliers	List Air Weapons Complex; Heavy Industries Taxila; Global Industrial Defence Solutions; Defence Science and Technology Organization; Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works; Kahuta Research Laboratories; NESCOM; National Development Complex; Pakistan Aeronautical Complex; Pakistan Ordnance Factories; Metallurgical Laboratory; Integrated Dynamics;
Foreign suppliers	List Brazil; China; Egypt; France; Germany; Italy; Jordan; Russia; Romania; Sweden; Turkey; Ukraine; United Kingdom; United States
Related articles
History	Military history of Pakistan; UN peacekeeping missions; Wars Involving Pakistan;
Ranks	Army ranks and insignia ; Naval ranks and insignia ; Air Force ranks and insignia

The awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces 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. A few of these medals and awards are also given to or have in the past been given to Pakistani civil service officers or civilians with special government permission.[7]

Decorations

Operational Medals

	Nishan-e-Haider (Order of Haider) The Nishan-e-Haider (Urdu: نشان حیدر meaning "Order 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 ..."[8] The Nishan-e-Haider is the Pakistani equivalent of the Victoria Cross - which was formerly conferred prior to 1947 British Indian Army servicemen. Recipients Nishan-e-Haider recipients receive an honorary title as a sign of respect: Shaheed meaning martyr for deceased recipients and Ghazi meaning victor for living recipients. As of Sept 19, 2013, all Nishan-e-Haider awards have thus far been given to the people engaged in battles with India. 01. Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed (1910–July 27, 1948) 02. Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed (1914–August 7, 1958) 03. Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed (1938–September 10, 1965) 04. Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed (1938–1971) 05. Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed (Air Force) (1951–August 20, 1971) 06. Major Shabbir Sharif Shaheed (1943–December 6, 1971) 07. Sawar Muhammad Hussain Shaheed (1949–December 10, 1971) 08. Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz Shaheed (1944–December 17, 1971) 09. Captain Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed (1970–July 5, 1999) 10. Havildar Lalak Jan Shaheed (1967–July 7, 1999)
	Hilal-i-Jurat (Crescent of Courage)
	Sitara-i-Jurat (Star of Courage)
	Tamgha-i-Jurat (Medal of Courage)
	Imtiazi Sanad (Mentioned in Despatches)[9]

Campaign / War Medals

	Tamgha-e-Diffa (General Service Medal)
	Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War (War Star 1965)
	Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War (War Star 1971)
	Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War (War Medal 1965)
	Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War (War Medal 1971)

Non-Operational Gallantry Awards

	Sitara-e-Basalat (Star of Good Conduct)
	Tamgha-e-Basalat (Medal of Good Conduct)
	Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) (Order of Excellence)
	Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) (Crescent of Excellence)
	Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military) (Star of Excellence)
	Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) (Medal of Excellence)
	Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Class-I) (Medal of Service Class I)
	Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Class-II) (Medal of Service Class II)
	Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Class-III) (Medal of Service Class III)

Service Medals

	Service Medal (10 Years)
	Service Medal (20 Years)
	Service Medal (30 Years)
	Service Medal (35 years)
	Service Medal (40 Years)

Commemorative Medals

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	Pakistan Tamgha (Pakistan Medal)
	Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam (100th Birth Anniversary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah)
	Tamgha-e-Jamhuria (Republic Commemoration Medal)
	Hijri Tamgha (Hijri Medal)
	Jamhuriat Tamgha (Democracy Medal)
	Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha (Resolution Day Golden Jubilee Medal)[10]
	Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan (Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal)
	Tamgha-e-Baqa (Nuclear Test Medal)
Tamgha-e-Azam (Medal for Op Zarb-e-Azb)

References

"Pakistan". The World Factbook. CIA.
International Institute for Strategic Studies (14 February 2018). The Military Balance 2018. Routledge. p. 291. ISBN 978-1-85743-955-7.
"Troops already in Saudi Arabia, says minister". Dawn. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2017. Our troops are already present in Tabuk and some other cities of Saudi Arabia.
Syed, Baqir Sajjad (22 April 2017). "Raheel leaves for Riyadh to command military alliance". Dawn. Retrieved 8 June 2017. Pakistan already has 1,180 troops in Saudi Arabia under a 1982 bilateral agreement. The deployed troops are mostly serving there in training and advisory capacity.
Shams, Shamil (30 August 2016). "Examining Saudi-Pakistani ties in changing geopolitics". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 8 June 2017. However, security experts say that being an ally of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan is part of a security cooperation agreement under which about 1,000 Pakistani troops are performing an "advisory" role to Riyadh and are stationed in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries.
Tian, Nan; Fleurant, Aude; Kuimova, Alexandra; Wezeman, Pieter D.; Wezeman, Siemon T. (27 April 2020). "Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2019" (PDF). Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
The Government of Pakistan, Cabinet Division Gazette, 1988 November, Sec C-109, pp11-12
"PAF Combat website on military awards". Archived from the original on 2007-03-17. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
"Honours and Awards". Pakistan Army. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2009-06-06.
This special commemorative medal of the Pakistan Resolution, 1940-1990, was also given in a limited edition to some civil service officers and also relations/descendants of those Muslim League leaders who actually signed the Pakistan Resolution in 1940. Ref A.Z. Shaikh, A Booklet on Some Commemorative Awards of the Government of Pakistan, 1947-1997 Islamabad: National Archives of Pakistan pubs, 1997, p 9

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[1] "Pakistan". The World Factbook. CIA.

[Studies2018-2] International Institute for Strategic Studies (14 February 2018). The Military Balance 2018. Routledge. p. 291. ISBN 978-1-85743-955-7.

[3] "Troops already in Saudi Arabia, says minister". Dawn. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2017. Our troops are already present in Tabuk and some other cities of Saudi Arabia.

[4] Syed, Baqir Sajjad (22 April 2017). "Raheel leaves for Riyadh to command military alliance". Dawn. Retrieved 8 June 2017. Pakistan already has 1,180 troops in Saudi Arabia under a 1982 bilateral agreement. The deployed troops are mostly serving there in training and advisory capacity.

[5] Shams, Shamil (30 August 2016). "Examining Saudi-Pakistani ties in changing geopolitics". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 8 June 2017. However, security experts say that being an ally of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan is part of a security cooperation agreement under which about 1,000 Pakistani troops are performing an "advisory" role to Riyadh and are stationed in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries.

[SIPRI-2019-6] Tian, Nan; Fleurant, Aude; Kuimova, Alexandra; Wezeman, Pieter D.; Wezeman, Siemon T. (27 April 2020). "Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2019" (PDF). Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[7] The Government of Pakistan, Cabinet Division Gazette, 1988 November, Sec C-109, pp11-12

[8] "PAF Combat website on military awards". Archived from the original on 2007-03-17. Retrieved 2007-01-22.

[honours-9] "Honours and Awards". Pakistan Army. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2009-06-06.

[10] This special commemorative medal of the Pakistan Resolution, 1940-1990, was also given in a limited edition to some civil service officers and also relations/descendants of those Muslim League leaders who actually signed the Pakistan Resolution in 1940. Ref A.Z. Shaikh, A Booklet on Some Commemorative Awards of the Government of Pakistan, 1947-1997 Islamabad: National Archives of Pakistan pubs, 1997, p 9

Pakistan honours and military decorations
Gallantry awards	Nishan-i-Haider Medal (Sign of the Lion; 1st highest award) Hilal-i-Jur'at Medal (Crescent of Courage; 2nd highest award) Sitara-i-Jur'at Medal (Star of Courage; 3rd highest award) Tamgha-i-Jur'at (Medal of Courage; 4th highest award) Imtiazi Sanad Medal (Mention in Despatches; 5th highest award)
Non-operational awards (outwith enemy engagement)	Sitara-e-Basalat (Star of Good Conduct) Tamgha-e-Basalat (Medal of Good Conduct) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Class I) (Medal of Service; military) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Class II) (Medal of Service; military) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Class III) (Medal of Service; military)
Civilian military awards	Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Order of Excellence) Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence; civilian) Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence; civilian) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence; civilian) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Medal of Service; civilian)