Sitara-e-Basalat () is a 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
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 Ghulam Safdar Butt 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 Capt 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 Brig Nusrat Khan Sial
See also Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces
References
External links Decorations and Medals of Pakistan Military Awards of Pakistan