Nishan-e-Shujaat

{{Short description|Civilian honour awarded by the government of Pakistan}}

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Government of Pakistan|type=Award|established=19 March 1957{{Cite web |url=http://www.na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1491974647_538.pdf |title=The Decorations Act, 1975 |website= National Assembly of Pakistan}}|country={{flagicon|Pakistan}} Republic of Pakistan|ribbon=120px
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Hilal-e-Shujaat|day=Announced on 14 August each year, Pakistan's Independence Day, awarded on 23 March the next year (Pakistan Day)|date=1957}}Nishan-e-Shujaat ({{langx|ur|{{nq|نشانِ شجاعت}}|lit=Order of Bravery}}; also spelled Nishan-i-Shujaat) is a civilian honour awarded by the Government of Pakistan for military and civilian acts of conspicuous gallantry, which are not always in the face of the enemy. The Nishan-i-Shujaat is worn as a breast badge suspended from a red ribbon threaded through a gold star and crescent.

Order of precedence

{{Main|Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces}}

  • Nishan-e-Shujaat – Symbol of Bravery
  • Hilal-e-Shujaat – Crescent of Bravery
  • Sitara-e-Shujaat – Star of Bravery
  • Tamgha-e-Shujaat – Medal of Bravery

List of recipients

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Recipient

! Year

Malik Saad2007
Safwat Ghayur2010
Aitzaz Hasan (Sitara-e-Shujaat)2014
Naeem Rashid2019

See also

References