Nishan-e-Haider | MCQs

Explanation

Nishan-e-Haider literally means Emblem of Lion.

1. Muhammad Sarwar Punjab Regiment, Pakistan Army Captain Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 27 July 1948

2. Saif Ali Janjua 5 Azad Kashmir regiment (HAIDER DIL)/18 Azad Kashmir Regiment, Pakistan Army Naik Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 26 October 1948

3. Tufail Mohammad 13 Punjab Regiment, Border Guards East Pakistan Rifles, Pakistan Army Major Indo-Pakistani border skirmishes 1958 7 August 1958

4. Raja Aziz Bhatti 17 Punjab Regiment, Pakistan Army Major Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 10 September 1965

5.  Rashid Minhas No. 2 Fighter Conversion Unit, Pakistan Air Force Pilot Officer Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 20 August 1971

6. Muhammad Akram 4 Frontier Force Regiment, Pakistan Army Major Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 5 December 1971

7. Shabbir Sharif 6 Frontier Force Regiment, Pakistan Army Major Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 6 December 1971

8. Muhammad Hussain 20 Lancers (Armoured Corps), Pakistan Army Sowar Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 10 December 1971

9. Muhammad Mahfuz Janjua 15 Punjab Regiment, Pakistan Army Lance naik Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 17 December 1971

10. Karnal Sher Khan 12 Northern Light Infantry, Pakistan Army Captain Kargil War 5 July 1999

11. Lalak Jan 12 Northern Light Infantry, Pakistan Army Havildar Kargil War 7 July 1999

Explanation

The highest military award is Nishan-e-Haider

Captain Raja Muhammad Sarwar, the country's first recipient of Nishan-i-Haider.

Nishan-e-Pakistan: Highest Civil Award 

Tamgha-e- Khidmat: Smallest Civil Award 

Additional information:

Explanation

Of the eleven Nishan-e-Haider recipients to date, four have been from the Punjab Regiment.

1. Raja Muhammad Sarwar Bhatti

2. Major Tufail Mohammad

3. Major Raja Aziz Bhatti

4. Naik Muhammad Mahfuz

Explanation

The Hilal-e-Jurat is the second-highest military award of Pakistan out of a total of four gallantry awards that were created in 1957.

 It was created and declared for official use on 16 March 1957 by the President of Pakistan

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Nishan i Haider's first prestigious award

Explanation

• Rashid Minhas received the Nishan-e-Haider in 1971.
• He received this honor posthumously for his actions in preventing a traitor from stealing a fighter plane on August 20, 1971.

Explanation

Shaheed Lalak Jan was born on April 1, 1967.

He was enlisted in the Army as Havaldar on December 10, 1984.

He was given country's highest award Nishan-E-Haider for the devotion and courage he showed in the Kargil War in 1999.

Explanation

Two soldiers were awarded the Nishan-e-Haider, Pakistan's highest military honor, for their role in the Kargil War: 

Captain Karnal Sher Khan: A member of the 27th Battalion, Sind Regiment, who fought in the Battle of Tiger Hill 

Havildar Lalak Jan: A member of the Northern Light Infantry

Related Question to the Kargil War:

The Kargil War was fought between India and Pakistan

It fought from May to July 1999

It is also known as the Kargil Conflict but in India, this conflict is known as Operation Vijay

The Issue was stopped by the United States of America (USA) intervention.

Strength: India: 30,000 = Pakistan: 5,000

It was fought in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LoC).

Explanation

• Major Shabbir Sharif was awarded the Sitara-e-Jurat for his bravery during the 1965 Indo-Pak war.
• He later received the Nishan-e-Haider posthumously for his valor in the 1971 war.
• Major Shabbir Sharif was born on April 28, 1943 in Kunjah, Gujarat.
• Shabbir Sharif sacrificed his life on December 6, 1971.

Explanation

نشانِ حیدر پاکستان کا سب سے بڑا فوجی اعزاز ہے۔جو دوران جنگ دشمن سے قبضے میں لیے جانے والے اسلحے کو پگھلا کر تیار کیا جاتا اور اس میں 20 فیصد سونے کا بھی استعمال کیا جاتا ہے۔

 نشانِ حیدر اب تک پاک فوج کے دس جوانوں کو مل چکا ہے

Explanation

• Sawar Muhammad Hussain Shaheed was awarded the Nishan-e-Haider for his bravery during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War.
• He was a member of the Pakistan Army’s Azad Kashmir Regiment and served as a machine gunner in the Chhamb sector.
• He is the only driver of the Pakistan Army to have received this honor.