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Sitara-e-Basalat ستارہِ بسالت
Type	Non-Operational Gallantry Award
Awarded for	"... acts of valour, courage & devotion"
Presented by	Government of Pakistan
Post-nominals	Sbt SBt
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Status	Currently Awarded
Established	On 16 March 1957 by the President of Pakistan
Precedence
Next (lower)	Tamgha-e-Basalat

Sitara-e-Basalat (Urdu: ستارہِ بسالت, lit. 'Star of Valour') is a non-operational 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
• 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
• 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

See also

Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces

References

1. "PAKISTAN ARMY". www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
2. "The Commonwealth Relations Office year book". The Commonwealth Relations Office year book: 365. 1966. ISSN 0588-7860. OCLC 1624409. Retrieved 7 March 2012.

External links

• Decorations and Medals of Pakistan
• Military Awards of Pakistan

v t e Pakistan honours and military decorations
Gallantry awards	Nishan-i-Haider Medal (Sign of the Lion; 1st highest award) Hilal-i-Jur'at Medal (Crescent of Courage; 2nd highest award) Sitara-i-Jur'at Medal (Star of Courage; 3rd highest award) Tamgha-i-Jur'at (Medal of Courage; 4th highest award) Imtiazi Sanad Medal (Mention in Despatches; 5th highest award)
Non-operational awards (without enemy engagement)	Sitara-e-Basalat (Star of Valour) Tamgha-i-Basalat (Medal of Valour) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Class I) (Medal of Service; military) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Class II) (Medal of Service; military) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Class III) (Medal of Service; military)
Civilian military awards	Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Order of Excellence) Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence; civilian) Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence; civilian) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence; civilian) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Medal of Service; civilian)

• Military awards and decorations of Pakistan