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