Sitara-e-Basalat
| Sitara-e-Basalat ستارہِ بسالت | |
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| Type | Non-Operational Gallantry Award |
| Awarded for | "... acts of valour, courage & devotion" |
| Presented by | Government of Pakistan |
| Post-nominals | Sbt SBt |
| Ribbon |  |
| Status | Currently Awarded |
| Established | On 16 March 1957 by the President of Pakistan |
| Precedence | |
| Next (lower) |  Tamgha-e-Basalat |
Sitara-e-Basalat (Urdu: ستارہِ بسالت, lit. 'Star of Valour') is a non-operational gallantry (courageous behaviour, especially in battle) award of Pakistan Armed Forces given to individuals for distinguished acts of gallantry, valor or courage while performing their duty[1][2]
It is given by the President of Pakistan on the recommendation of a service chief.
Notable recipients
[edit]- FS Hussain
- Abdul Razzaq Anjum
- Sawar Khan
- Imtiaz Bhatti
- Abdur Rahim Khan
- Bilal Omer Khan
- Rizwan Ullah Khan
- Asif Nawaz Janjua
- Sanaullah Khan Niazi
- Abdul Waheed Kakar
- Akhtar Abdur Rahman
- Rahimuddin Khan
- Hamid Gul
- Mushaf Ali Mir
- Mansurul Haq
- Aziz Khan (general)
- Fasih Bokhari
- Zahirul Islam Abbasi
- Ahmad Tasnim
- Muhammad Ghulam Tawab
- Javed Nasir
- Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed
- Talat Masood
- Abbas Khattak
- Khalid Mahmud Arif
- Fazle Haq
- Arif Bangash
- Farooq Feroze Khan
- Cecil Chaudhry
- Imran Ullah Khan
- Shamim Alam Khan
- Abdul Aziz Mirza
- Iqbal Khan (general)
- PQ Mehdi
- Rao Qamar Suleman
- Hakimullah Khan Durrani
- Jamal A. Khan
- Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey
- Zahid Ali Akbar Khan
- Saeed Mohammad Khan
- Yastur-ul-Haq Malik
- Zafar Masud
- Mirza Aslam Beg
- Flt Lt Hussain Muhammad Musaddiq
- Tariq Mehmood
- Hifazat Ullah Khan
- Ghulam Jilani Khan
- Sharbat Ali Changezi
- Hafeez Ullah
- Capt. Abdullah Khan (Shaheed) 32 Baloch Regiment
- Avn. (Off) Cdt Sameer Shah
- Avn. (Off) Cdt Adil Bin Fazal
- Avn. Cdt Hakim Ejaz
- Avn. Cdt Murtaza Ali
- Avn. Cdt Fahad Khan
- Col Mujeeb Ur Rehman (Shaheed)
- Lt. Arsalan Aslam Satti (Shaheed)
- Cpt. Khizar Satti (Shaheed)
- Hav. Shoaib Ali (Shaheed)
- Cpt. Safar Khan (Shaheed)
- N/Sub. Nazir Ahmed (Shaheed)
- Capt. Mearaj Muhammad (Shaheed)
- Maj. Mudassar Sagheer Satti (Shaheed)
- Capt. Maula Gul Afghani (shaheed) 4 april 1959
See also
[edit]Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces
References
[edit]- ^ "PAKISTAN ARMY". www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
- ^ "The Commonwealth Relations Office year book". The Commonwealth Relations Office year book: 365. 1966. ISSN 0588-7860. OCLC 1624409. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
External links
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