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Gen.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em"><a href="/wiki/Service_number" title="Service number">Service number</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Army" title="Pakistan Army">PA No.</a>–3894<sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 10">: 10 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Govt._of_Pakistan_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Govt._of_Pakistan-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Unit</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Army_Corps_of_Electrical_and_Mechanical_Engineering" title="Pakistan Army Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering">Pakistan Army Corps of EME</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Commands</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federal_Secretary" title="Federal Secretary">Federal Secretary</a> to <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_Production_(Pakistan)" title="Ministry of Defence Production (Pakistan)">MoDP</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Chairman" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman">Chairman</a> <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Ordnance_Factories" title="Pakistan Ordnance Factories">POF</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Heavy_Industries_Taxila" title="Heavy Industries Taxila">Heavy Industries Taxila</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Battles / wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1965" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1965">Indo-Pakistani War of 1965</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1971">Indo-Pakistani War of 1971</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Awards</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hilal-i-Imtiaz" title="Hilal-i-Imtiaz">Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Sitara-i-Basalat" class="mw-redirect" title="Sitara-i-Basalat">Sitara-e-Basalat</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Other work</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Columnist" title="Columnist">Columnist</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Pundit" title="Pundit">Political Commentator</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-General" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant-General">Lieutenant-General</a> <b>Talat Masood</b> <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Hilal-i-Imtiaz" title="Hilal-i-Imtiaz">HI(M)</a> <a href="/wiki/Sitara-e-Basalat" title="Sitara-e-Basalat">SBt</a></span><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 1–9">: 1–9 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Inṭar_Sarvisiz_Pablik_Releshanz_Dāʻirikṭreṭ._2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Inṭar_Sarvisiz_Pablik_Releshanz_Dāʻirikṭreṭ.-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="/wiki/Urdu" title="Urdu">Urdu</a>: طلعت مسعُود) is a retired <a href="/wiki/Three-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Three-star rank">three-star</a> rank <a href="/wiki/Pak_Fauj" class="mw-redirect" title="Pak Fauj">army general</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Political_commentator" class="mw-redirect" title="Political commentator">political commentator</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/Mechanical_engineering" title="Mechanical engineering">mechanical engineer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan_Herald_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan_Herald-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His career in the military spent in the <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Army_Corps_of_Electrical_and_Mechanical_Engineers" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistan Army Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers">Pakistan Army Corps of EME</a> as an <a href="/wiki/Engineering_officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Engineering officer">engineering officer</a> and also served as the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Secretary" title="Federal Secretary">Federal Secretary</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; 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(January 2018)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> at the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_Production_(Pakistan)" title="Ministry of Defence Production (Pakistan)">Ministry of Defence Production</a> of <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Pakistan" title="Government of Pakistan">Government</a> of Pakistan.<sup id="cite_ref-Global_Zero_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Global_Zero-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is noted for his analysis on the global <a href="/wiki/National_security" title="National security">national security</a>, <a href="/wiki/Economic_stability" title="Economic stability">economic stability</a>, and often <a href="/wiki/Political_consulting" title="Political consulting">consults</a> on <a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Pakistan" title="Politics of Pakistan">politics</a> on the national and international media networks.<sup id="cite_ref-Jamestown_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jamestown-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talat_Masood&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Talat Masood was born to a noble and highly educated <a href="/wiki/Urdu_speaking" class="mw-redirect" title="Urdu speaking">Urdu speaking</a> family of <a href="/wiki/Hyderabad_Deccan" class="mw-redirect" title="Hyderabad Deccan">Hyderabad Deccan</a>. 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href="/wiki/Pakistan_Army_Corps_of_Electrical_and_Mechanical_Engineering" title="Pakistan Army Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering">Corps of EME</a>, where his career in the army is mostly spent.<sup id="cite_ref-PILDAT_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PILDAT-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1951–54, <a href="/wiki/Second_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Lieutenant">2nd-Lt.</a> Masood was one of the few army officers who were sent to the United Kingdom to attend the <a href="/wiki/Loughborough_University" title="Loughborough University">Loughborough University</a> where he did the post-graduate studies.<sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 365">: 365 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Centre_for_Research_in_Rural_and_Industrial_Development_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Centre_for_Research_in_Rural_and_Industrial_Development-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He gained <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Science" title="Master of Science">M.S.</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mechanical_engineering" title="Mechanical engineering">mechanical engineering</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Loughborough_University" title="Loughborough University">Loughborough University</a> and joined the <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Ordnance_Factories" title="Pakistan Ordnance Factories">Pakistan Ordnance Factories</a> for evaluation of fire arms and weapons accuracy.<sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 365">: 365 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Centre_for_Research_in_Rural_and_Industrial_Development_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Centre_for_Research_in_Rural_and_Industrial_Development-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He attended the <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Command_and_Staff_College" title="Pakistan Command and Staff College">Command and Staff College</a> in <a href="/wiki/Quetta" title="Quetta">Quetta</a> where he qualified as a <a href="/wiki/Psc_(Military)" class="mw-redirect" title="Psc (Military)">psc</a>, and later went attended the <a href="/wiki/National_Defence_University,_Pakistan" title="National Defence University, Pakistan">National Defence University</a> (NDU) where he gained <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Science" title="Master of Science">MSc</a> in <a href="/wiki/Defence_studies" class="mw-redirect" title="Defence studies">defence studies</a>.<sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 10">: 10 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Govt._of_Pakistan_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Govt._of_Pakistan-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Pakistan_Herald_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pakistan_Herald-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He participated in the <a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_wars_and_conflicts" title="Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts">conflicts and wars</a> with India in <a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1965" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1965">1965</a> and in <a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1971">1971</a>, but his career mostly spent in the local defense production.<sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 31">: 31 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Copley_&_Associates,_1989_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Copley_&_Associates,_1989-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> About the <a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_Air_War_of_1965" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani Air War of 1965">aerial operations</a> by <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Air_Force" title="Pakistan Air Force">PAF</a>, Masood is of the view that: "The mobility, even the survivability of land forces depended to a large extent on air cover, so does the naval security. Superior air power is thus vital for any military engagement."<sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 169">: 169 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Springer,_Agha_2001_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Springer,_Agha_2001-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1970s, he served as the chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Heavy_Industries_Taxila" title="Heavy Industries Taxila">Heavy Industries Taxila</a> (HIT), where he was involved in the design and development of the various <a href="/wiki/Military_vehicle" title="Military vehicle">military vehicles</a> and the technology evaluation of the <a href="/wiki/Main_battle_tank" title="Main battle tank">main battle tanks</a>.<sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: xviii">: xviii </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Routledge,_Farooq_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Routledge,_Farooq-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1980s, he was appointed as chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Ordnance_Factories" title="Pakistan Ordnance Factories">Pakistan Ordnance Factories</a> (POF), where he is credited of bringing the fire-arm manufacturing organization to its peak of efficiency especially the manufacturing of the chemical explosives.<sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 109">: 109 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: contents">: contents </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Skyhorse_Publishing,_Inc.,_Cloughly_2016_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Skyhorse_Publishing,_Inc.,_Cloughly_2016-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1988–89, he was involved in the technology transfer of the <a href="/wiki/Mirage_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Mirage III">Mirage III</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Aeronautical_Complex" title="Pakistan Aeronautical Complex">Pakistan Aeronautical Complex</a>, and witnessed the induction of the aircraft to the <a href="/wiki/UAE_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="UAE Air Force">UAE Air Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-avm_umar_farooq_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-avm_umar_farooq-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1988, <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-General" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant-General">Lt-Gen.</a> Masood joined the <a href="/wiki/Bainazir_Bhuttoo_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Bainazir Bhuttoo Government">Benazir administration</a> when he appointed as the secretary of defense production, which he served until he retired from his <a href="/wiki/Military_service" title="Military service">military service</a> with the army in 1990.<sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: x">: x </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Routledge,_Lodgaard&Maerli_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Routledge,_Lodgaard&Maerli-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-retirement_activities">Post-retirement activities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talat_Masood&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Post-retirement activities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After his retirement in 1990, Masood became a <a href="/wiki/Political_consultant" class="mw-redirect" title="Political consultant">political consultant</a> to several important <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S.</a> think tanks and technology firms.<sup id="cite_ref-Jamestown_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jamestown-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He writes and opined regularly on political and security issues in <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English-language</a> <a href="/wiki/Newspapers_in_Pakistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers in Pakistan">newspapers</a> in Pakistan and foreign political correspondents.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November–December 1997, he was appointed as visiting fellow at the <a href="/wiki/Stimson_Center" title="Stimson Center">Stimson Center</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington_D.C." class="mw-redirect" title="Washington D.C.">Washington DC</a> in the United States where his research topic included the discussion and rational on "<a href="/wiki/Nuclear_weapons" class="mw-redirect" title="Nuclear weapons">nuclear weapons</a> issues in the subcontinent."<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 2013, Masood is on Council of <a href="/wiki/Pugwash_Conferences" class="mw-redirect" title="Pugwash Conferences">Pugwash Conferences</a> on World Affairs.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_decorations">Awards and decorations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talat_Masood&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Awards and decorations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png/130px-Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png/195px-Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png/260px-Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="705" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sitara-e-Basalat.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Sitara-e-Basalat.png/130px-Sitara-e-Basalat.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Sitara-e-Basalat.png/195px-Sitara-e-Basalat.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Sitara-e-Basalat.png/260px-Sitara-e-Basalat.png 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="705" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sitara-e-Harb_1971_War.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Sitara-e-Harb_1971_War.png/130px-Sitara-e-Harb_1971_War.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Sitara-e-Harb_1971_War.png/195px-Sitara-e-Harb_1971_War.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Sitara-e-Harb_1971_War.png/260px-Sitara-e-Harb_1971_War.png 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="705" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:War_Medal_1965(Tamgha-e-Jang,_A.H.1385).png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/War_Medal_1965%28Tamgha-e-Jang%2C_A.H.1385%29.png/130px-War_Medal_1965%28Tamgha-e-Jang%2C_A.H.1385%29.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/War_Medal_1965%28Tamgha-e-Jang%2C_A.H.1385%29.png/195px-War_Medal_1965%28Tamgha-e-Jang%2C_A.H.1385%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/War_Medal_1965%28Tamgha-e-Jang%2C_A.H.1385%29.png/260px-War_Medal_1965%28Tamgha-e-Jang%2C_A.H.1385%29.png 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="705" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tamgha-e-Jang_1971_War.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Tamgha-e-Jang_1971_War.png/130px-Tamgha-e-Jang_1971_War.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Tamgha-e-Jang_1971_War.png/195px-Tamgha-e-Jang_1971_War.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Tamgha-e-Jang_1971_War.png/260px-Tamgha-e-Jang_1971_War.png 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="705" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tamgha-e-Sad_Saala_Jashan-e-Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Tamgha-e-Sad_Saala_Jashan-e-Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam.png/130px-Tamgha-e-Sad_Saala_Jashan-e-Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Tamgha-e-Sad_Saala_Jashan-e-Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam.png/195px-Tamgha-e-Sad_Saala_Jashan-e-Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Tamgha-e-Sad_Saala_Jashan-e-Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam.png/260px-Tamgha-e-Sad_Saala_Jashan-e-Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam.png 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="705" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Republic_Medal_1956_(Pakistan).png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Republic_Medal_1956_%28Pakistan%29.png/130px-Republic_Medal_1956_%28Pakistan%29.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Republic_Medal_1956_%28Pakistan%29.png/195px-Republic_Medal_1956_%28Pakistan%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Republic_Medal_1956_%28Pakistan%29.png/260px-Republic_Medal_1956_%28Pakistan%29.png 2x" data-file-width="2560" data-file-height="705" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hijri_Tamgha.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Hijri_Tamgha.png/130px-Hijri_Tamgha.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Hijri_Tamgha.png/195px-Hijri_Tamgha.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/Hilal-i-Imtiaz" title="Hilal-i-Imtiaz">(Military)</a></b> </p><p><i>(Crescent of Excellence)</i> </p> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sitara-e-Basalat" title="Sitara-e-Basalat">Sitara-e-Basalat</a></b> <p><i>(Star of Good Conduct)</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1971">Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War</a></b> <p><i>(War Star 1971)</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1965" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1965">Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War</a></b> <p>(<i>War Medal 1965)</i> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_War_of_1971" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-Pakistani War of 1971">Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War</a></b> <p><i>(War Medal 1971)</i> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Pakistan_Armed_Forces#Commemorative_medals" title="Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces">Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-</a></b> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Pakistan_Armed_Forces#Commemorative_medals" title="Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces">Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam</a></b> </p><p><i>(100th Birth Anniversary of</i> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Muhammad_Ali_Jinnah" title="Muhammad Ali Jinnah">Muhammad Ali Jinnah</a>)</i> </p><p><b>1976</b> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Pakistan_Armed_Forces#Commemorative_medals" title="Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces">Tamgha-e-Jamhuria</a></b> <p>(<i>Republic Commemoration Medal)</i> </p><p><b>1956</b> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Pakistan_Armed_Forces#Commemorative_medals" title="Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces">Hijri Tamgha</a></b> <p><i>(Hijri Medal)</i> </p><p><b>1979</b> </p> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Pakistan_Armed_Forces#Commemorative_medals" title="Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed 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