Peter Christy

Peter Christy (1937 – 6 December 1971), SJ, was a PAF bomber pilot and weapon systems officer (WSO). A B-57 Canberra navigator, Christy was officially missing in action in December 1971, and is presumed dead by the Pakistan Armed Forces. He was posthumously honored by the Pakistani government with the Sitara-e-Jurat in 1971.

Education Christy was born in Karachi then-British India in 1937. His father was Maula Bakhsh Christy. He attended St Patrick's High School, Karachi. His teachers described him as an intelligent student, and he scored well in his matriculation. He was a Christian.

Aftermath The Government of Pakistan posthumously awarded him the third highest military award, the Sitara-e-Jurat (Star of Courage), in 1971. However, India's Ministry of External Affairs declined to comment. On 6 September 2004, Christy was honoured by the Pakistan Television (PTV) in a program sponsored by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR).