Pakistan Medal

Pakistan Medal
Awarded by the United Kingdom
Type Commemorative medal
Awarded for Commemoration of Pakistan's indepencence in August 1947.
Statistics
Established 1949
Precedence
Next (higher) Indian Independence Medal (United Kingdom)[1]
40-year Service Medal (Pakistan)[2]
Next (lower) Ceylon Armed Services Inauguration Medal (United Kingdom)[1]
Republic Medal 1956 (Pakistan)[2]

Ribbon bar of the medal

The Pakistan Medal (Pakistan Tamgha) was established by George VI in 1949 as a commemorative medal. The medal commemorates service relating to and during the period just before and after the independence of the Dominion of Pakistan in August 1947.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56878. p. 3353. 17 March 2003.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Honours and Awards". http://pakistanarmy.gov.pk''. Pakistan Army. Retrieved 9 May 2012.