Tamgha-i-Jurat
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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. It is awarded for gallantry or distinguished service in combat
and can be bestowed upon non commissioned officers
and other ranks
in the Pakistan Army
, Navy
, Air Force
, and various paramilitary forces under federal control such as the Frontier Corps
, the Frontier Constabulary
and the Pakistan Rangers
. Although ranked below the Sitara-i-Jurat on the order of precedence, the Tamgha-i-Jurat is in reality the NCO and other rank equivalent of it, as the Sitara-i-Jurat is only awarded to officers
, junior commissioned officers
and warrant officers. As such it may be considered equivalent to the Military Medal
under the old Commonwealth honours system and the Silver Star
in the United States honours system.
Posthumous 1965
Gallantry 1965
Posthumous 1971
Gallantry 1971
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...
. It was established in 1957 after Pakistan became a Republic, however, it was instituted retrospectively back to 1947. It is awarded for gallantry or distinguished service in combat
Combat
Combat, or fighting, is a purposeful violent conflict meant to establish dominance over the opposition, or to terminate the opposition forever, or drive the opposition away from a location where it is not wanted or needed....
and can be bestowed upon non commissioned officers
Non-commissioned officer
A non-commissioned officer , called a sub-officer in some countries, is a military officer who has not been given a commission...
and other ranks
Other Ranks
Other Ranks in the British Army, Royal Marines and Royal Air Force are those personnel who are not commissioned officers. In the Royal Navy, these personnel are called ratings...
in the Pakistan Army
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...
, Navy
Pakistan Navy
The Pakistan Navy is the naval warfare/service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. Pakistan's Navy is responsible for Pakistan's coastline along the Arabian Sea and the defense of important civilian harbors and military bases...
, Air Force
Pakistan Air Force
The Pakistan Air Force is the leading air arm of the Pakistan Armed Forces and is primarily tasked with the aerial defence of Pakistan with a secondary role of providing air support to the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Navy. The PAF also has a tertiary role of providing strategic air transport...
, and various paramilitary forces under federal control such as the Frontier Corps
Frontier Corps
The Frontier Corps is a federally-controlled paramilitary force of Pakistan, recruited mostly from the tribal areas along the western borders and led by officers from the Pakistan Army...
, the Frontier Constabulary
Frontier Constabulary
The Frontier Constabulary, FC, is a paramilitary force responsible for maintaining law and order in the country.- Introduction :The Frontier Constabulary is a Federal Paramilitary Force of Pakistan which is largely drawn from the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, but operates in all the provinces of...
and the Pakistan Rangers
Pakistan Rangers
The Pakistan Rangers are part of the Paramilitary forces of Pakistan, and consists of members of the Pakistan Army under the direct control of the Ministry of the Interior of the Pakistan Government. The Rangers are an internal security force with the prime objective to provide and maintain...
. Although ranked below the Sitara-i-Jurat on the order of precedence, the Tamgha-i-Jurat is in reality the NCO and other rank equivalent of it, as the Sitara-i-Jurat is only awarded to officers
Officer (armed forces)
An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority. Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position...
, junior commissioned officers
Junior Commissioned Officer
Junior commissioned officer is a term describing a group of military ranks found in the Indian Army, Pakistan Army, Bangladesh Army and Nepal Army. Those soldiers holding JCO rank receive a commission from the President,...
and warrant officers. As such it may be considered equivalent to the Military Medal
Military Medal
The Military Medal was a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other services, and formerly also to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for bravery in battle on land....
under the old Commonwealth honours system and the Silver Star
Silver Star
The Silver Star is the third-highest combat military decoration that can be awarded to a member of any branch of the United States armed forces for valor in the face of the enemy....
in the United States honours system.
List of Recipients
Pakistan Air ForcePosthumous 1965
- Leading Aircraftman Muhammad Anwar Hussain Khan TJ
Gallantry 1965
- Master Warrant Officer M Ashfaq TJ
- Master Warrant Officer M Hafeez TJ
- Corporal M Omer Ali TJ
- Corporal Sher Mohammad TJ
- Corporal Technician Ghulam Abbas TJ
Posthumous 1971
- Flight Lieutenant Javed Iqbal TJ
- Flight Lieutenant Syed Shahid Raza TJ
Gallantry 1971
- Flight Lieutenant Taloot Mirza TJ
- Flight Lieutenant Maqsood Amir TJ
- Flight Lieutenant Javed Latif TJ
- Flight Lieutenant Abdul Karim Bhatti TJ
- Warrant Officer Abdul Haq TJ
- Senior Technician Sajjad A Shah TJ
- Senior Technician Asghar Ali TJ
- Corporal Muhammad Ghazanfar TJ
- Corporal M Afzal Abbasi TJ
- Junior Technician Muhammad Latif TJ