Four Army Aviati­on pilots confer­red Nation­al Defenc­e Bronze Medal for the daring missio­n on Nanga Parbat in 2018KARACHI: Four Pakistan Army pilots were conferred with a prestigious French military award on Wednesday for their 2018 daring mission to rescue a French mountaineer stuck on the world’s ninth highest peak in northern Pakistan. France National Defence Bronze Medal was conferred on the Army Aviation pilots by Rear Admiral Didier Malterre, Commander of French Joint Force in the Indian Ocean, at a ceremony held at the Army Museum in Rawalpindi, according to the military’s media wing, the ISPR. Lt-Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Chief of General Staff (CGS) Pakistan Army, senior military officers, and officers from the Army Aviation attended the ceremony. French climber saved on ‘killer mountain’ flies homeMedaille de la Defense nationale, or National Defence Medal, was created by Charles Hernu, French Minister for Defence and established by decree on April 21, 1982. Four Pakistan Army pilots conferred National Defence Bronze Medal by France for the daring mission on Nanga Parbat in 2018https://t.co/AiF7TmQSBI pic.twitter.com/WzIjyqQ5X5 — The Express Tribune (@etribune) February 5, 2020The brave Army Aviation pilots had rescued French mountaineer Elisabeth Revol, who was stuck on Nanga Parbat, on the request of French Embassy in Islamabad in January 2018.

Source: The Express Tribune February 05, 2020 15:22 UTC