Hilal-e-Jurat
| Hilal-i-Jur'at | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded by Pakistan | |
| Type | Military Decoration |
| Eligibility | Conferable Upon Army Officers Only (Army, Navy and Air-Force) |
| Awarded for | "...for acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty performed on land, at sea or in the air." |
| Status | Currently Awarded |
| Clasps | 2 |
| Post-nominals | HJ |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 16 March 1957 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) |
 (Nishan-i-Haider) |
| Next (lower) |
 (Sitara-i-Jurat)  (Tamgha-i-Jurat) |
The Hilal-i-Jur'at (Urdu: ہلال جرات [ɦəˈlaːl ə dʒʊˈraːt̪], as if it were Halāl-e-Jurāt; English: Crescent of Courage, sometimes spelled as Hilal-e-Jur'at, Hilal-e-Jurat, Hilal-i-Jurrat and Hilal-i-Juraat) is the second-highest military award of Pakistan out of a total of four gallantry awards that were created in 1957. In order of rank it comes after the Nishan-i-Haider (the Sign of the Lion, which is the equivalent to the Victoria Cross and the Medal of Honor under the British Honours System and the United States Honors System, respectively) coming before the Sitara-i-Ju'rat (the Star of Courage, which is the equivalent of the Distinguished Service Cross and the Silver Star, respectively).
It was created and declared for official use on 16 March 1957 by the President of Pakistan. The Hilal-i-Ju'rat is considered to be the equivalent of the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross and the Distinguished Service Cross. The medal is only conferable to those who are ranked at an Officer level only and it is only allowed to be given to the Army (excluding paramilitary personnel), Navy and Air-force. The award after this honour is the Sitara-i-Ju'rat (Star of Courage), and subsequent to this medal is the Tamgha-i-Ju'rat (Medal of Courage).
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