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Tamgha-i-Jurat

Infobox Military Award
name= Tamgha-i-Jurat

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Pakistan
status= Currently awarded
type= Military Decoration
eligibility=Military only (Conferrable on all ranks)
for="...for gallant and distinguished service performed in combat..." [ [http://www.pafcombat.com/misc/gallantry-awards.htm PAF Combat website on military awards] ]
first_award=
last_award=
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posthumous=
higher= (1) Nishan-i-Haider
(2) Hilal-i-Jurat
(3) Sitara-i-Jurat
lower=

Tamgha-i-Jurat, is the 4th highest Military medal of Pakistan. It is admissible to all ranks for gallantry and distinguished services in combat.

List of Recipients

Pakistan Air Force

Posthumous 1965

* Leading Aircraftman Muhammad Anwar Hussain Khan TJ Gallantry 1965

*Master Warrant Officer M Ashfaq TJ
*Master Warrant Officer M Hafeez TJ
*Corporal M Omer Ali TJ
*Corporal Sher Mohammad TJ
*Corporal Technician Ghulam Abbas TJ

Posthumous 1971

*Flight Lieutenant Javed Iqbal TJ
*Flight Lieutenant Syed Shahid Raza TJ

Gallantry 1971

*Flight Lieutenant Talat Mirza TJ
*Flight Lieutenant Maqsood Amir TJ
*Flight Lieutenant Javed Latif TJ
*Flight Lieutenant Abdul Karim Bhatti TJ
*Warrant Officer Abdul Haq TJ
*Senior Technician Sajjad A Shah TJ
*Senior Technician Asghar Ali TJ
*Corporal Muhammad Ghazanfar TJ
*Corporal M Afzal Abbasi TJ
*Junior Technician Muhammad Latif TJ

Notes & References

* [http://www.pakistanvision.com/drama.shtml Nishan-e-Haider] , "from Pakistan Television Corp (PTV). Television drama on Captain Raja Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed, Rashid Minhas Shaheed, and Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed"
* [http://faculty.winthrop.edu/haynese/medals/Pakistan/pakistan.html Edward Haynes webpage on Pakistani awards]
* [http://www.geocities.com/salman4paf/Operational_Awards.html Geocities website on military awards]

ee also

* Military of Pakistan
*Awards and decorations of the Pakistan military

External links

* [http://www.paktribune.com/exclusive/exclusivedetails.php?id=76 Paktribune.com]
* [http://www.pakistanimedals.com Pakistan's Medals]

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