Recipients of Nishan-e-Haider

Nishan-e-Haider; Pakistan's highest military award.

The Nishan-e-Haider (Urdu: نشان حیدر) (Sign of the Lion) is the highest military award given by Pakistan, ranking above the Hilal-i-Jur'at (Crescent of Courage). Nishan-e-Haider recipients receive an honorary title as a sign of respect: Shaheed meaning martyr for deceased recipients. As of 19 Sep 2013, all Nishan-e-Haider awards have thus far been given to the people engaged in battles with India.
Similar to the American Medal of Honor or the British Victoria Cross, it has only been awarded to 9 Pakistan Army personnel since 1947:

Name	Unit	Conflict	Date	Place of Death
Captain Muhammad Sarwar	2nd Battalion of the Punjab Regiment	War of 1947	27 July 1948	Uri, Kashmir
Major Tufail Mohammad	16th Battalion of the Punjab Regiment	1958 Border clash with India	7 August 1958	Lakshmipur District
Major Aziz Bhatti	17th Battalion of the Punjab Regiment	War of 1965	10 September 1965	Lahore District
Major Mohammad Akram	4th Battalion of the Frontier Force Regiment	War of 1971	1971	East Pakistan
Major Shabbir Sharif	6th Battalion of the Frontier Force Regiment	War of 1971	6 December 1971	Salmanki Sector, Kasur
Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz	15th Battalion of the Punjab Regiment	War of 1971	8 December 1971	Wagah-Attari
Sawar Muhammad Hussain	20th Lancers, Armoured Corps	War of 1971	10 December 1971	Zafarwal-Shakargarh
Captain Karnal Sher Khan	12th Battalion of the Northern Light Infantry	Kargil War	5 July 1999	Kargil, Indian administered Kashmir
Havaldar Lalak Jan	12th Battalion of the Northern Light Infantry	Kargil War	7 July 1999	Kargil, Indian administered Kashmir

Recipients of foreign awards

Two Pakistani pilots belonging to the army aviation branch of Pakistan Army who carried out a daring rescue of a mountaineer were given Slovenia's top award for bravery. Slovenian, Tomaz Humar got stranded on the western end of the 8,125m Nanga Parbat mountain where he remained for around a week on top of the world's ninth-highest peak. The helicopter pilots plucked the 38-year-old from an icy ledge 6,000m up the peak known as "killer mountain".
The Slovenian President presented Lt Col Rashid Ullah Beg and Lt Col Khalid Amir Rana with the Golden Order for Services in the country's capital, Ljubljana, for risking their lives during the rescue mission, a Pakistan Army statement said.^[47]
Pakistan Army team was awarded a gold medal at the prestigious Cambrian Patrol Exercise held in Wales in 2010. According to ISPR, "Rawalpindi Corps team represented Pakistan Army in Exercise Cambrian Patrol – 2010, held from 11–13 October 2010 and by the Grace of Allah, the team showed an excellent performance by winning a Gold Medal in the event, which is a big honour not only for Army but for the Country as a whole.