What rank was the first Nishan-e-Haider recipient?

Explanation

– The Nishan-e-Haider was first awarded posthumously to Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed for gallantry during an April 1958 border skirmish near the Lahore sector — several years before the full-scale 1965 India-Pakistan war — formally establishing the precedent for this highest award.
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– This set the precedent for the award going forward.