Recipients of The Nishan-e-Haider
The Nishan-e-Haider (Sign Of the Lion) is the highest gallantry award awarded by Pakistan for those showing an incredible amount of valor and courage on the battle field in the face of staunch adversity. Only ten soldiers have been awarded this honour, and four of those belonged to the Punjab Regiment:
- Captain Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed (1910–July 27, 1948)
- Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed (1914–August 7, 1958)
- Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed (1928–September 10, 1965)
- Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz Shaheed (1944–December 17, 1971)
As a form of respect, deceased recipients are given the honorary title of Shaheed, which means martyr, whilst living recipients are termed Ghazi which means victor.
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