Sitara-e-Basalat explained

Type:	Non-Operational Gallantry Award
Lower:	Tamgha-e-Basalat
Awardname:	Sitara-e-Basalat
Awarded For:	"... acts of valour, courage & devotion"
Presenter:	Government of Pakistan
Post-Nominals:	Sbt SBt
Status:	Currently Awarded
Established:	On 16 March 1957 by the President of Pakistan

Sitara-e-Basalat (Urdu: {{nq|ستارہِ بسالت) 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

• 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

Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces

External links

• Decorations and Medals of Pakistan
• Military Awards of Pakistan

Notes and References

1. Web site: PAKISTAN ARMY . 2022-08-07 . www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk.
2. [{{Google books |plainurl=yes |id=zYpKPdMUJxQC }} The Commonwealth Relations Office year book]. The Commonwealth Relations Office year book. 1966. 365. 0588-7860. 1624409. 7 March 2012.