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Pakistan Medal
TypeCommemorative medal
Established1949
Ribbon bar of the medal
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]

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. ^ a b "No. 56878". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 March 2003.
  2. ^ a b "Honours and Awards". http://pakistanarmy.gov.pk. Pakistan Army. Retrieved 9 May 2012. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
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