President confers military awards on armed forces personnel
Awards include 11 Sitara-i-Basalat, 475 Tamgha-i-Basalat, 130 Imtiazi Asnad, 378 Chief of Army Staff Commendation Cards, among others
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has conferred a range of military awards on officers and personnel of the Pakistan Army, Navy and Air Force in recognition of their gallantry and distinguished services, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday.
According to the ISPR, the awards include 11 Sitara-i-Basalat, 475 Tamgha-i-Basalat, 130 Imtiazi Asnad, 378 Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Commendation Cards, 23 Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military), 100 Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military) and 136 Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Military).
Among those awarded the Sitara-i-Basalat are Major Kamil Hussain (Artillery); Major Sibtain Haider (Shaheed) (Punjab Regiment); Major Hamzah Israr (Shaheed) (Frontier Force); Major Adnan Aslam (Shaheed) (Frontier Force); Captain Hasnain Akhtar (Shaheed) (Artillery); Havaldar Ali Bilawal (Shaheed) (Frontier Corps Balochistan South); Naik Bakht Zamin (Shaheed) (Frontier Corps Balochistan South); Sepoy Rehman Zadin (Shaheed) (Frontier Force); Sepoy Saqlain Hukamdad (Shaheed) (Special Services Group); Rear Admiral Muhammad Sohail Arshad (Hilal-i-Imtiaz Military) (Pakistan Navy); and Rear Admiral Mazhar Mahmood Malik (Hilal-i-Imtiaz Military) (Pakistan Navy).
A large number of officers and personnel, including several martyred soldiers, have been awarded the Tamgha-i-Basalat. The recipients include Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Saifullah Baig (Punjab Regiment); Major Syed Moiez Abbas Shah (Shaheed) (Northern Light Infantry); Major Muhammad Shabbir (Punjab Regiment); Major Daniyal Tanveer Raja (Azad Kashmir Regiment); Major Muhammad Awais (Shaheed) (Signals); Major Saleem Malik (Azad Kashmir Regiment); Major Saad Bin Zubair (Shaheed) (Azad Kashmir Regiment); Major Muhammad Haseeb (Shaheed) (Army Air Corps); Major Atif Khalil (Shaheed) (Frontier Force); and Captain Muhammad Ali Qureshi (Shaheed) (Army Service Corps), among many others.
The list also includes numerous junior commissioned officers and soldiers from various regiments, including Punjab Regiment, Frontier Force, Baloch Regiment, Sindh Regiment, Northern Light Infantry, Special Services Group, and Frontier Corps (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan), many of whom were awarded posthumously.
In addition, a number of officers and personnel were conferred Imtiazi Sanad for meritorious service. These include Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Izhar Ahmed (Baloch Regiment); Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Umair Khan (Corps of Military Intelligence); Lieutenant Colonel Yasir Khan (Azad Kashmir Regiment); Lieutenant Colonel Tahir Mehmood (Frontier Force); and Lieutenant Colonel Usama Rahim (Punjab Regiment), along with several majors, captains, junior commissioned officers and soldiers.
The ISPR said the awards reflect the armed forces’ enduring commitment and sacrifices in the defence of the country, with a significant number of honours awarded to personnel who embraced martyrdom in the line of duty. Staff Report
