Web Desk (September 06, 2018): Nishan-e-Haider is Pakistan’s highest military gallantry award, which is awarded to members of the Pakistan Armed Forces for the highest acts of extraordinary bravery, and has been awarded to 10 ‘Jawans’ till now.
Among the 10 recipients of Nishan-e-Haider, Major Tufail is the oldest, who was 44 years old, when he got martyred and received Nishan-e-Haider. Other recipients of Nishan-e-Haider were of less than 40 years age, while youngest recipient was Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas, who was awarded when he got martyred at the age of 20 years during training. Nine of the Nishan-e-Haider recipients are from Pakistan Army, while one is from Pakistan Air Force.Hilal-e-Kashmir is the highest military gallantry award of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, which is awarded to only one soldier, Saif Ali Janjua yet.
The Nishan-e-Haider was established by the Government of Pakistan on 16 March 1957, It is Pakistan’s highest award and takes precedence over all military and civil awards.The Nishan-e-Haider can only be awarded to members of the Pakistan Armed Forces for the highest acts of extraordinary bravery in the face of the enemy in air, land or sea. As a matter of practice and precedent, it has only been awarded where it has been established that the recipient acted despite high risks and was killed in the act.
The Nishan-e-Haider is manufactured by Pakistan Mint on order of the Ministry of Defense. It is forged from captured enemy equipment and consists of 88% copper, 10% tin and 2% zinc.
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