Islamabad (GNP): President Asif Ali Zardari conferred Pakistan’s civil awards on various personalities, including Pakistani nationals and foreigners, in recognition of their outstanding services in various fields.
The investiture ceremony was held at the Aiwan e Sadr, in which different personalities were decorated with the civil awards in recognition of their services in health, education, literature, journalism, public, research, diplomatic matters, sports, and economy.
The ceremony was attended by First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, federal ministers, Chairman of the Senate Yousaf Raza Gillani, parliamentarians, members of civil society, diplomats, senior media representatives, and a large number of distinguished guests and the general public.
Nishan-i-Imtiaz (posthumous) was conferred upon late Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan and Irfan ul Haq Siddiqui in recognition of their outstanding services to the country.
Other Recipients Conferred With Civil Awards in Different Categories:
Nishan-i-Imtiaz Attaul Haq Qasmi
Hilal-i-Imtiaz Shahid Khan Afridi, Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari, Muhammad Ali, Asghar Nadeem Syed, Moazzam Jah Ansari, Engineer Jamaluddin Ahmed, Mirza Rizwan Baig, Muhammad Yousuf Khan, Dr Ameer Muhammad, Professor Dr Ikram ul Haq, Zahra Majid Ali, Shehroz Kashif, Late Malik Ata Muhammad Khan (posthumous), Ehtesham ul Haq, Azeez uddin, Bahrain’s diplomat Mohammad Ebrahim Mohammad Abdul Qadir.
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Sitara-i-Pakistan Late Senator Taj Haider (posthumous).
Sitara-i-Shujaat (Posthumous) Javed Ullah Khan Mehsood, Nawab Ali Shaheed, Senator Hidayatullah, ASI Muhammad Akram, SI Taj Meer Shah, Constable Abdullah Shaheed, Constable Samand Khan Shaheed, Constable Zameel Badshah Shaheed, Abdul Hameed Shaheed, Constable Muhammad Siraj Shaheed, Constable Muhammad Javed Shaheed, Hafeezullah Shaheed, Inspector Shariq Rizwan Shaheed, Jawad Qamar, Naek Gulzar Ali Shaheed, Sipoy Uzair Khan Shaheed, Sepoy Khatab ul Rehman Shaheed, Sepoy Gul Umarzai Shaheed, Sepoy Abdul Sameed Shaheed, Sepoy Imran Khan Shaheed, Naeb Subedar Muhammad Jan Shaheed, Lance Naek Syed ur Rehman, Sepoy Hazratullah Shaheed, Sepoy Khunzada Shaheed, Sepoy Mushtaq Ahmed, Sepoy Baseerullah Shaheed, Sepoy Mehtab ur Rehman Shaheed, Sepoy Sher Rehman Shaheed, Sepoy Fazal Kareem Shaheed, Sepoy Syed Amin Shaheed, Sepoy Muhammad Yousaf Shaheed (posthumous), Constable Muhammad Shehryar Shaheed (posthumous), Faisal Ismail Shaheed (posthumous), Abdul Wakeel Shaheed (posthumous), Fazal Manan Shaheed (posthumous), ASI Noor Hakeem Shaheed (posthumous), Constable Zahidullah Shaheed (posthumous), Liaqat Ali Shaheed (posthumous).
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Hilal-e-Shujaat (Posthumous) Shah Wali Khan Shaheed, ASI Muhammad Ejaz Khan Shaheed, SI Laiq Zada Shaheed, Constable Alam Zeb Shaheed, Constable Muhammad Ejaz Shaheed, Waseem Ahmed Khan Shaheed, Sepoy Azhar Mehmood Shaheed.
Sitara-i-Imtiaz Secretary Interior Captain (r) Muhammad Agha, Dr Muhammad Fakhar e Alam, Nabeel Munir, Iftikhar Amjad, Lt. (R) Sohail Ashraf, Dr Naseem Faraz, Javed Akbar Riaz, Brigadier Faisal Shaukat Jehangiri, Ahmed Abdul Moeez Khawaja, Irfan Ahsan, Hamza Tabani, Dr Arshad Rehan (US/Pakistani), Late Munir Ahmed Chaudhry, Muhammad Yaseen Khan, Arshad Wali Muhammad, Ahmed Raza, Prof Sarwar Muhammad Khawaja, Hamra Abbas, Late Justice Syed Deedar Hussain Shah, Nadeem Hussain, Nadeem Mehboob.
Pride of Performance Rashid Waheed Khawaja, Zahid Ahmed.
Sitara-i-Khidmat Muhammad Saeed Sheikh.
Tamgha-i-Shujaat Shahid Hussain.
Tamgha-i-Imtiaz IG Sindh Javaid Akhtar Odhoo, Nadir Shafee Dar, Dr Muhammad Shahbaz Chaudhry, Muhammad Kashif Ashfaq, Ch Amanat Hussain Mahr, Dr Farhat Akhtar Raja, Dr Khurum Hayat Khan, Dr Muhammad Shabi Ahmed, Dr Zeeshan Ali, Syed Zahid Hussain Shah, Raja Suleman Raza, Sajid Abbas, Naveed Anwar Chaudhry, Abdul Waheed Khan, Abdul Wahab Sheikh, Waqas ul Hassan, Shazia Sikandar Rana, Mohsin Nawaz, Muhammad Arsalan Zafar, Abdul Muhai Shah, Dr Rao Kamran Ali, Dr Imran Syed, Dr Muhammad Naeem Malik, Nasir Aftab, Professor Dr Fateh Muhammad Marri, Aamir Javed Sheikh, Dr Anam Fatema, Captain (r) Qazi Ali Raza, Capt (r) Chaudhry Awais Afzal, Sahibzada Muhammad Yousuf, Waseem Ahmed, Professor Muhammad Tayyeb, CEO SMEDA Nadia Jehangir Seth, Zia ul Hassan Lanjar
