Sitara-e-Basalat (Urdu: ستارہِ بسالت, lit. 'Star of Good Conduct') 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[1][2]
It is given by the President of Pakistan on the recommendation of a service chief.
Notable recipients[edit]
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)
Pervaiz Mehdi Qureshi
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
Tariq Mehmood
Hifazat Ullah Khan
Ghulam Jilani Khan
Sharbat Ali Changezi
Hafeez Ullah
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)
See also[edit]
Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces