Sitara-e-Jurat (, Star of Courage) is the third highest military award of

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. It was established in 1957 after Pakistan became a republic; however, it was instituted retrospectively back to 1947. It is awarded for

gallantry Gallantry may refer to: * military courage or bravery * Chivalry * Warrior ethos * Knightly Piety Knightly Piety refers to a specific strand of Christian belief espoused by knights during the Middle Ages. The term comes from ''Ritterfrömmigkei ...

or distinguished service in

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; and can be bestowed upon

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, junior commissioned officers, petty officers,

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s, soldiers, sailors, airmen, and equivalents in the

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, and various

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s under federal control, such as the Frontier Corps, the Frontier Constabulary, and the

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. It may be considered to be roughly equivalent to the

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and the

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List of recipients

Pakistan Army Azad Kashmir Regiment, 1965 *Captain Abdul Jalil (Shaheed) 14 AK Regiment at Kalidhar AJK 1965 War Corps of Engineer, 1965 *PA-4117 Lt.Col.(Major in 1965) Malik Aftab Ahmed Khan (SJ) FIRST Recipient of 1965,0045 hours, 7th, Sep. 1965 Frontier Force Regiment, 1965 *Major Shabbir Sharif Shaheed (NH, SJ) *Major Aqil Daad, 1965 *Captain Sher Badshah Mahsud 5FF Kashmir War 1948 *Major Ziauddin Ahmed Abbasi Shaheed (Received SJ for his fought bravely in Battlefield of Chowinda. Guides Cavalry *11 September 1965)PA-2163 Lt Col Muhammad Hayat Khan (4FFR) Zafarwal (12 September 1965), *Lt. Col. (later Brigadier) Khalid Nazir (40 FFR) Kargil, 1998 Punjab Regiment, 1965 *PA-? Lt Col Asghar Ali Raja SJ 3rd Punjab Regiment for leading the surprise attack at Jassar bridge in 1965 against the Indian army. *PA-83 Major Muhammad Akbar Khan SJ(1948 Kashmir War) *PA-? Lt Col Muhammad Rafiq SJ *PA-882 Major General Muhammad Jamshed, MC SJ *PA-? Brigadier Muhammad Taj, SJ & Bar *PA-? Lt Col Tanvir Ahmed Khan SJ, SI(M) *PA-* Brigadier Abu Rashid, SJ & HI(M) *PSS-15177 Major

Malik Munawar Khan Awan Malik Munawar Khan Awan () was a Major rank officer in the Pakistan Army, whose career had begun in the British Indian Army and included spells in the Imperial Japanese Army and the revolutionary Indian National Army that fought against the All ...

, SJ & Bar, 21 AK Regiment, Commander of only successful Ghaznavi Force of Operation Gibraltar. *Number-335139 Sepoy

Maqbool Hussain Sepoy Maqbool Hussain (c. 1940 — 28 August 2018) was a Pakistani soldier who was well known for his capture and brutal imprisonment for four decades in Indian military jails when he was wounded during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and sub ...

, SJ, 4 AK Regiment. *PA-? Lieutenant Colonel Sahibzad Gul Shaheed *PA-? Captain Abdul Jalil Orakzai Shaheed 3rd Punjab Regiment at Kali-dhar AJK 1965 War *''PA-? Capt Sagheer Hussain Shaheed, SJ. Punjab Regt.'' *PA-1525 Lt Col J.F. Golwalla, SJ. 16th Punjab Regt, 1965 War (Dograi) ''6 Lancers, Armed Corps., Khem Karan, 1965'' *Major Mohammad Zia Uddin Uppal Shaheed, SJ, 30 SP (Wagah) *Abdul Rab Niazi 30 SP Artillery Regiment, Wagah, 1965
PSS 3682 Major Saiyid Naseem Haider Rizvi( Shaheed ) SJ 14BR Sialkot Sector 1965 war ( Recommended for Nishan-e-Haider) 53 Field Artillery, East Pakistan, 1971 PA. Brig Tariq Khalil (then Major) (SJ, IS with Bar, Gallantry), East Pakistan, 1971 Baloch Regiment, 1965 War **PA-? Capt Hafiz Muhammad Ahmad, SJ- 25th Cavalry **Major General Mumtaz Ali SJ & Bar **PA-919 * Brigadier M.Aslam Khan, SJ, Pakistan war hero- Liberation War Gilgit-Baltistan, 1948 29 Cavalry (Armoured Corps) ** 2nd Lieutenant Abdul Mohsin Khalid Kark (Shaheed), 29 Cavalary, Kushtia, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), 9 December 1971 **

Mujahida Hussain Bibi Mujahida Hussain Bibi usually known as Bibi Sahiba or Shaheeda Mai Hussain Bibi registered as a regular soldier in the Pakistan Army, fighting in the 1947 war which was fought against India in Kashmir. Bibi Sahiba received Pakistan's third hig ...

, SJ, 5 AK Regiment (1947- 48 Kashmir War) First Female Sitara-e-Jurat of Pakistan ** Major Mujahid Mirani Shaheed - 26 November Salala 2011 ** PSS 15720 Major Mohammad Din SJ 1965 1st AK Regiment Unknown Regiment **PA- 6368 Major Muhummad Asjad Latif (Ord Depot Qta/2 E BR) (29-3-71 East Pakistan) **PA- 45622 Capt. Muhammad Umair Butt **Lt.Col. Muhammad Sher Khan, SJ, 5 AK Regiment (1947- 48 Kashmir War) **Capt Mehboob Niazi 9 FF (1947- 48 Kashmir War) **Pakistan Navy **PN-643 Commander

Zafar Muhammad Khan Commander Zafar Muhammad Khan (death: 4 December 1971) was a naval officer in the Pakistan Navy who was the Captain and Commanding Officer of during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The PNS Ghazi was sunk under mysterious circumstances while ...

SJ & HJ, Submarine PNS/M Ghazi **Vice Admiral (Retd) Irfan Ahmed (SJ & HI-Military) - Indo-Pak War of 1971 (serving as Lieutenant on a PN Gunboat in erstwhile East Pakistan). **Lieutenant Abdul Qayyum Khan PN ** Admiral Shahid Karimullah - Indo-Pak War of 1971 - (Serving as a CO of a Gunboat during the war in East Pakistan) **Pakistan Air Force ** Cecil Chaudhry **

Flight Lieutenant Flight lieutenant is a junior commissioned rank in air forces that use the Royal Air Force (RAF) system of ranks, especially in Commonwealth countries. It has a NATO rank code of OF-2. Flight lieutenant is abbreviated as Flt Lt in the India ...

Saiful Azam Saiful Azam (11 September 1941 – 14 June 2020) was a Bangladeshi pilot and politician who first served as a fighter pilot for the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) (1960–1971) and later the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) (1971–1979). During his care ...

PAF's No. 17 Squadron from PAF Base Sargodha, post 1971-joined BAF ** Muhammad Shafique **Iftikhar Ahmad Khan Ghory **Syed Sajad Haider **Flt Lt (Later Air Marshal) Azim Daudpota **Sqn Ldr (Later Air Chief Marshal & Chief of Air Staff) Jamal Ahmed Khan **Wg Cdr (Later Air Chief Marshal & Chief of Air Staff)

Anwar Shamim Air Chief Marshal Mohammad Anwar Shamim ( ur, ); (1 October 1931 – 4 January 2013) was a senior air officer of the Pakistan Air Force and was the Chief of Air Staff, appointed to the post in 1978 until retiring in 1985. Born in Haripur, B ...

**Flt Lt (Later Air Chief Marshal & Chief of Air Staff)

Hakimullah Khan Durrani Air Chief Marshal Hakimullah Khan Durrani ( ur, ) (15 October 1935); best known as Hakimullah, is a retired four-star air officer who tenured as the 5th Chief of Air Staff of Pakistan Air Force, appointed in this post from 9 March 1988 unt ...

**Sqn Ldr Ghani Akbar **Masood Ahmed Sikander ** Syed Saad Akhtar Hatmi **

Muhammad Mahmood Alam Air Commodore Muhammad Mahmood Alam (Bengali: মহম্মদ মাহমুদ আলম; ur, ) 6 July 1935 – 18 March 2013) was a Bengali fighter pilot officially credited by the Pakistan Air Force with having downed four India ...

Sarfraz Rafiqui Squadron Leader Sarfaraz Ahmed Rafiqui was a fighter pilot in the Pakistan Air Force who is known for his gallant actions in two of the aerial dogfights during Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, and is a recipient of both the Hilal-e-Jurat (Crescen ...

Imtiaz Bhatti Air Commodore Imtiaz Bhatti (born 18 April 1933) in Gujrat, British India, is a cyclist and a former Air Force pilot of Pakistan. He was the Pakistan cycling champion during his student days at Punjab Agriculture College, Lyallpur (now Univer ...

Farooq Umar Air Vice Marshal Farooq Umar is a veteran Pakistani fighter pilot who is known for twice breaking the sound barrier over the Amritsar Air Force Station in his Lockheed F-104 during the 1965 War. Early life Farooq was born at Lyallpur, Punjab ...

** Flight Lieutenant Yusuf Ali Khan ** ST Muhammad Hussain Warraich **Wg Cdr Noman Ali Khan **Royal Pakistan Air Scouts **Sqn Ldr Sameer Shah **Flt Lit Adil Farooq **Flt lit Fardeen Farhaan

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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
1965 first Air combat - a thrilling dog fight

Paktribune.com

Pakistan's Medals
* PAF {{DEFAULTSORT:Sitara-E-Jurat Military awards and decorations of Pakistan

List of recipients

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