The awards and decorations

Military decoration

A military decoration is a decoration given to military personnel or units for heroism in battle or distinguished service. They are designed to be worn on military uniform....

 of the Pakistan Armed Forces recognize a service member's service and personal accomplishments while a member of the Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

 armed forces. Together with military badges, such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights of a service member's career.

Gallantry awards

1. Nishan-i-Haider

The 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 ..."

Recipients
Nishan-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.

1. 1. Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed (1910–July 27, 1948)
   2. Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed
      Tufail Mohammad
      Tufail Mohammad was born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab and commissioned in the 16th Punjab Regiment in 1943. On 7 August 1958, Mohammad, a Company Commander in the East Pakistan Rifles, encircled an Indian post, which allegedly violated the internationally recognized boundary between the two countries, in...
      
       (1914–August 7, 1958)
   3. Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed
      Aziz Bhatti
      Major Raja Aziz Bhatti was a Hong Kong-born Pakistan Army's Staff officer who received Pakistan's highest award for valor. He was born in Hong Kong in 1928. He moved to Pakistan before it became independent in 1947, living in the village of Ladian,Tehsil Kharian, Gujrat...
      
       (1938–September 10, 1965)
   4. Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed
      Muhammad Akram
      Major Muhammad Akram , was a Pakistan Army officer who was posthumously awarded the Pakistan military's highest decoration, the Nishan-e-Haider, for his actions during the 1971 Indo-Pak...
      
       (1938–1971)
   5. Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed(Air Force)
      Rashid Minhas
      Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas or Rashid Minhas Shaheed, NH, was a Pilot Officer in the Pakistan Air Force during the 1971 Pakistan-India War. Rashid Minhas, a newly commissioned officer at that time, is the only PAF officer who received the highest valor for his actions...
      
       (1951–August 20, 1971)
   6. Major Shabbir Sharif Shaheed (1943–December 6, 1971)
   7. Jawan Sowar Muhammad Hussain Shaheed (1949–December 10, 1971)
   8. Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz Shaheed
      Muhammad Mahfuz
      Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz Shaheed was born in Jat family of Pind Malikan in Rawalpindi District on October 25, 1944. Muhammad Mahfuz joined Pakistan Army on October 25, 1962 as an infantry soldier.-Incident leading to Martyrdom :...
      
       (1944–December 17, 1971)
   9. Captain Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed
      Karnal Sher Khan
      Karnal Sher Khan was a pashtun Pakistani Army officer and one of only 10 recipients of Pakistan's highest gallantry award. He was a Captain in the 12 Northern Light Infantry and, previously in 27 Sindh Regiment of the Pakistan.-Name:Captain Sher Khan was born in Nawan Killi, a village in Swabi...
      
       (1970–July 5, 1999)
   10. Lalak Jan Shaheed
       Lalak Jan
       Havaldar Lalak Jan Shaahed was born in Yasin, in the Ghizer District, of the Northern Areas of Pakistan...
       
        (1967–July 7, 1999)
   11. Naik Saif Ali Janjua Shaheed (25 April 1922 ,26th April 1948) (Was awarded Hilal-e-Kashmir - an equivalent to Nishan-i-Haider)

2. Hilal-i-Jurat
   Hilal-i-Jurat
   The Hilal-i-Jur'at Various official sources that are highly reputable spell the name of the medal differently, so the Pakistan Army website spelling is being taken as the official spelling...
   
   (Crescent of Courage)
3. Sitara-i-Jurat (Star of Courage)
4. Tamgha-i-Jurat
   Tamgha-i-Jurat
   Tamgha-i-Jurat , is the fourth highest military award of Pakistan. It was established in 1957 after Pakistan became a Republic, however, it was instituted retrospectively back to 1947...
   
   (Medal of Courage)
5. Imtiazi Sanad
   Imtiazi Sanad
   Imtiazi Sanad is the fifth highest Pakistani military award for gallantry or distinguished service in combat. It can be conferred upon any member of the Pakistani Armed Forces or paramilitary forces who is mentioned in the dispatches of a senior commander for actions that do not warrant a gallantry...
   
   (Mentioned in Despatches)

Non operational awards

1. Sitara-e-Basalat (Star of Good Conduct)
2. Tamgha-e-Basalat (Medal of Good Conduct)
3. Tamgha-i-Khidmat
   Tamgha-i-Khidmat
   Tamgha-i-Khidmat or Tamgha-e-Khidmat, which translates as the medal of services , is 7th highest honour given by the Government of Pakistan to both the military and civilians....
   
    Class I (Medal of Service)
4. Tamgha-i-Khidmat
   Tamgha-i-Khidmat
   Tamgha-i-Khidmat or Tamgha-e-Khidmat, which translates as the medal of services , is 7th highest honour given by the Government of Pakistan to both the military and civilians....
   
    Class II (Medal of Service)
5. Tamgha-i-Khidmat
   Tamgha-i-Khidmat
   Tamgha-i-Khidmat or Tamgha-e-Khidmat, which translates as the medal of services , is 7th highest honour given by the Government of Pakistan to both the military and civilians....
   
    Class III (Medal of Service).

Civil-Military Awards

1. Nishan-i-Imtiaz
   Nishan-i-Imtiaz
   The Nishan-i-Imtiaz is one of the state organized civil decorations of State of Pakistan. It is the highest honor — along with comparable to optimum award Nishan-e-Pakistan — given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements that caused the world recognition for Pakistan or/ done a...
   
   (Order of Excellence) Military Division
2. Hilal-i-Imtiaz
   Hilal-i-Imtiaz
   The Hilal-i-Imtiaz, English: Crescent of Excellence, Urdu: هلال ا متيا ز , is the second highest civilian award and honor given to both civilians and military officers of the State of Pakistan|Pakistan armed forces by the Government of Pakistan...
   
   (Crescent of Excellence) (Military)
3. Sitara-i-Imtiaz
   Sitara-i-Imtiaz
   The Sitara-i-Imtiaz , is the third highest honour and civilian award in the State of Pakistan. It recognizes the individuals who made an "especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of Pakistan, world peace, cultural or other significant public endeavors"...
   
   (Star of Excellence) (Military)
4. Tamgha-i-Imtiaz
   Tamgha-i-Imtiaz
   Tamgha-i-Imtiaz , English: Medal of Excellence, is state organized honour of State of Pakistan. It is the fourth-highest decoration given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements. While, it is civilian award, it can also be bestowed to Military officers of the Pakistan Armed Forces...
   
   (Medal of Excellence) (Military)
5. Tamgha-i-Khidmat
   Tamgha-i-Khidmat
   Tamgha-i-Khidmat or Tamgha-e-Khidmat, which translates as the medal of services , is 7th highest honour given by the Government of Pakistan to both the military and civilians....
   
   (Military)

External links

• Edward Haynes webpage on Pakistani awards
• Geocities website on military awards
• 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
• PAF Falcons - Heroes
• Pakistani Military Medals
• The Shaheed Foundation's list of recipients
• Military Award Recipients
• Decorations and Medals of Pakistan
• Pakistani Medals Collection