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The Nishan-E-Haider, (Sign of the Lion), is the highest military award given by Pakistan. It is awarded to select soldiers who display an incredible amount of valor and courage on the battle field in the face of staunch adversity.
Origins
The name of the award is in memory of a famous military hero, Haider Ali (1722-1782 CE) .
The Award
- Category: Operational (Awarded to members of the Armed Forces during times of conflict)
- Definition: It is the highest gallantry award and holds seniority among civil and military awards. It is open to all ranks for acts of heroism/conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger or devotion to the country in the presence of the enemy on land, at sea or in the air.
The Nishan-e-Haider is not conditional to the gender of the recipient and neither to the nominatee for the medal being alive or deceased. The medal has been awarded to ten soldiers despite Pakistan having been involved in three wars (1948, 1965, 1971) and a major conflict in Kargil during the summer of 1999.
Recipients
Nishan-e-Haider recipients receive an honourary 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 (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)
- Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed (1970–July 5, 1999)
- Lalak Jan Shaheed (1967–July 7, 1999)
References
- 1) Edward Haynes webpage on Pakistani awards
- 2) PAF Combat website on military awards
- 3) Geocities website on military awards
External links
- The Shaheed Foundation's list of recipients
- Its Pakistan webpage on military award recipients
- Article on Shabbir Sharif by Nasir M. Khan
- Article on Lalak Jan 'Dohat' by Nasir M. Khan