Pakistan: Tamgha-i-Pakistan / Medal of Pakistan

[rishiindiana]

I have managed to get only some info about this order.
Will update the thread once i get to know more.
This one is the latest addition to the Pakistan orders in my custody.

[Figleaf]

The symbolism is intriguing. I think I see cotton in the first quarter. The second quarter plant is unclear. In the third quarter could be a sheaf of hay or a bundle of arrows and the fourth could be a series of candles? It looks like a civilian order, possibly connected to economic development.

Peter

[rishiindiana]

It looks like a civilian order, possibly connected to economic development.

Peter

Civilian Order.. Yes! for rest my best guess is same as yours 

And probably we wont be able to know more in depth unless more credible research is made available.
I know someone who is now working on his book on Pakistan Orders. I will try to check more on this with him.

[SquareEarth]

The symbolism is intriguing. I think I see cotton in the first quarter. The second quarter plant is unclear. In the third quarter could be a sheaf of hay or a bundle of arrows and the fourth could be a series of candles? It looks like a civilian order, possibly connected to economic development.

Peter

It's the state emblem of Pakistan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_emblem_of_Pakistan

The plants are Cotton, wheat, tea and jute.

[Pabitra]

I think tea and Jute are no longer major crops, having lost that area to Bangladesh.
However, the National Symbol, once approved, is difficult to change

[Figleaf]

Gottit. The Tamgha-e-Pakistan. Wiki says only 7 were awarded.

Peter