Islamabad:
President Asif Zardari confirmed on Sunday the Civil Awards of Pakistan to 69 personalities, including foreigners, in recognition of their outstanding services in several fields, in an investiture ceremony held at the Aiwan E Sadr.
The ceremony was attended by federal ministers, president of the Senate, parliamentarians, members of civil society, diplomats, media and a large number of people. The awards were decorated on distinguished personalities in recognition of their services in health, education, literature, journalism, public, research, diplomatic issues and economics.
Those that included former prime minister and founder of the Popular Party of Pakistan (PPP) Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who received Nishan–Pakistan (posthumous) in recognition of his outstanding services to the country, democracy and the people. The prize was received by his daughter, Sanam Bhutto.
Also among the recipients is Amin Lakhani, who was awarded Tamgha-Imtiaz. Lakhani has been serving as Singapore’s honorary general consul here.
Amin Lakhani played an important role in promoting relations between Pakistan and Singapore. Their efforts led to the increase in bilateral trade and were facilitated in the issuance of 200,000 to the Pakistani.
Haydar Qurbonov was conferred with Sitara-I-Quaid-E-Azam; Dr. Christine Brunhilde, Sitara-I-Qaid-E-Azam; Agostino da Pollenza, Tamgha-i-Pakistan; Professor Valevia Piacentini, Tamgha-i-Pakistan; and Dr. Xinmin Liu, Tamgha-I-Quaid-E-Azam.
On the occasion, the presidential award of the Performance Award was awarded to Ahmad Fareed, Rashid Waheed Khawaja, Mohtarma Aniqa Bano and Barkat Shah. The air marshal (retd) Raja Shahid Hamid (late) postedly received Nishan-Imtiaz.
The other recipients included: Sultan Ali Akbar Allana, Nishan-I-Khidmat; SP Muhammad Ejaz Khan Shaheed, Hilal-Shujaat (Póstumo); DSP Allama Iqbal Shaheed, Hilal-i-Shujaat (posthumous); DSP Sardar Hussain Shaheed, Consable Irshad Ali and Jahnzaib, Hilal-i-Shujaat (posthumous); Sho Adnan Aphridi Shaheed, Hilal-I-Shujaat (Póstumo); If Taimoor Shahzad Shaheed, Hilal-i-Shujaat (posthumous); LHC Mohammad Farooq Shaheed, Hilal-Shujaat (Póstumo); SEPOY MUHAMMAD ASIF SHAEED, HILAL-SHUJAAT (posthumous); Allah Rakhio (afternoon), Hilal-i-Shujaat (posthumous); Dr. Tauqir Hussain Shah, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Captain (retd) Khurram Agha, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Ali Haider Gilani, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Khawaja Anver Majid, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Hussain Daud, Hilal-I-Imtiaz; Professor Dr. Shaheryar, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Dr. Zaryab Sethna, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Javed Jabbar, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Sadia Rashid, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Aamir Hafeez Ibrahim, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Engineer Jimmy, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Umar Farooq, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Dr. Naveed Shirwani, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Captain (retd) Hamza Anjum Shaheed, Sitara-I-Shujaat (Póstumo); Malik Sabz Ali Shaheed, Sitara-I-Shujaat (Póstumo); Muhammad Samiur Rehman, Sitara-I-Imtiaz; Ahmad Ishaq Jahangir, Sitara-I-Imtiaz; Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Ali, Sitara-I-Imtiaz; Irfan Nawaz Mamon, Sitara-I-Imtiaz; Sardar Muhammad Actab Ahmed Khan Watoo, Sitara-I-Imtiaz; Dr. Hamid Ateeq Sarwar, Hilal-i-Imtiaz; Ali Salman Habib (late), Sitara-I-Imtiaz (posthumous); Waqar UD Din Syed, Sitara-I-Imtiaz; Ayaz Khan, Sitara-I-Imtiaz; Professor Dr. Ziaul Haq, Sitara-I-Imtiaz; Imtiaz Hussain, Sitara-I-Imtiaz; Jameel Ahmad, Sitara-I-Imtiaz; Syed Azhar Hasnain Abidi, Sitara-Imtiaz; Zafar Waqar Taj, Sitara-I-Imtiaz; Muhammad Hussain aka Murad Sadpara (afternoon), Sitara-I-Imtiaz (posthumous); Bahrase Hussain Baloch, Sitara-Imtiaz; SANA HASHWANI, SITARA-I-IMTIAZ AND SAFINAZ MUENER, SITARA-I-IMTIAZ.
Syed Shakeel Shah, Tamgha-Imtiaz; Ashhad Jawwad, Tamgha-Imtiaz, Rean Mahtab Chawla, Tamgha-Imtiaz; Syed Jawad Hussain Jafferi, Tamgha-Imtiaz; Professor Dr. Usman Qamar, Tamgha-Imtiaz; Dr. Sara Qureshi, Tamgha-Imtiaz; Dr. Ikram Ullah, Tamgha-Imtiaz; Muhammad Yousaf Khan, Tamgha-Imtiaz; Sarwar Muneer Rao, Tamgha-Imtiaz; Hassan Ayub Tamgha-i-Imtiaz; Dr. Syed Abid Mehdi Kazmi, Tamgha-Imtiaz; and Mir Nadir Khan Magsi, Tamgha-Imtiaz.
(With application entry)
