Sitara-e-Jurat

Sitara-e-Jurat
ستارہِ جرأت
TypeMilitary decoration
Awarded for"gallant and distinguished service performed in combat"[1]
Presented by     
Government of Pakistan
EligibilityMilitary only. Admissible to all ranks for gallant & distinguished service in combat. Normally awarded to Officers and Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs)
Post-nominalsSJ
Ribbon
      Sitara-e-Jurat
StatusCurrently awarded
Established16 March 1957[2]
Last awardedWing Commander Noman Ali Khan
Precedence
Next (higher)
      Hilal-e-Jurat
Next (lower)
    Tamgha-e-Jurat

Sitara-e-Jurat (Urdu: ستارہِ جرأت, Star of Courage) is the third highest military award of Pakistan. It was established in 1957 after Pakistan became a republic; however, it was instituted retrospectively back to 1947. It is awarded for gallantry or distinguished service in combat; and can be bestowed upon officers, junior commissioned officers, petty officers, warrant officers, soldiers, sailors, airmen, and equivalents in the Pakistan Army, Navy, Air Force, and various paramilitary forces under federal control, such as the Frontier Corps, the Frontier Constabulary, and the Pakistan Rangers.[2][3] It may be considered to be roughly equivalent to the Military Cross and the Silver Star.

List of recipients

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The Sitara-e-Jurat

Pakistan Army

Azad Kashmir Regiment, 1965

  • Captain Abdul Jalil Orakzai (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 5 FF 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)
  • Lt Gen. M Masood Aslam HI (M) & HI (Civil), SJ
  • PA-* Brigadier Abu Rashid, SJ & HI(M)
  • PSS-15177 Major Malik Munawar Khan Awan, SJ & Bar, 21 AK Regiment, Commander of only successful Ghaznavi Force of Operation Gibraltar.
  • Number-335139 Sepoy Maqbool Hussain, SJ, 4 AK Regiment.[4]
  • PA-? Lieutenant Colonel Sahibzad Gul Shaheed
  • PA-? Captain Abdul Jalil Orakzai Shaheed 3rd Punjab Regiment at Kalidhar 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 Ziaur Rahman
  • 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, SJ, 5 AK Regiment (1947- 48 Kashmir War) First Female Sitara-e-Jurat of Pakistan [5]
  • 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

Pakistan Air Force

See also

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References

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  1. ^ PAF Combat website on military awards Archived 2007-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Robertson, Megan. "Star of Courage (Sitara-i-Jur'at)". Medals.org. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Honours and Awards". Pakistan Army. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Welcome to ISPR". Ispr.gov.pk. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Hilal The Pakistan Armed Forces' Magazine". April 2016.
  6. ^ "Irfan Ahmed | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Karachi: Commander Karachi takes charge". DAWN.COM. 11 December 2002. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Shahid Karimullah". www.oldpublicans.com. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Legendary Falcons of the PAF". www.paffalcons.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Legendary Falcons of the PAF - Flight Lieutenant Imtiaz Ahmad Bhatti, Sitara-i-Juraat". PAF Falcons.
  11. ^ "Legendary Falcons of the PAF - Squadron Leader Farooq Umar, Sitara-i-Juraat". PAF Falcons. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  12. ^ "1965 Gallantry Awards".
  13. ^ "Legendary Falcons of the PAF - Squadron Leader Syed Tarafdar Hussain,Sitara-i-Juraat". PAF Falcons. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
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