On Sunday, President Asif Ali Zardari honored 69 individuals, including both Pakistani nationals and foreign figures, with Pakistan’s civil awards in recognition of their exceptional contributions across various fields.
The investiture ceremony took place at Aiwan-e-Sadr, where distinguished personalities were awarded for their services in health, education, literature, journalism, public service, research, diplomacy, and the economy.
The event was attended by federal ministers, the Senate chairman, parliamentarians, civil society members, diplomats, media representatives, and a large audience.
Nishan-e-Pakistan was awarded to former Prime Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) founder Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto for his remarkable contributions to the country, democracy, and the people. Sanam Bhutto accepted the award on his behalf.
The other recipients who were conferred upon with awards in different categories included:
Air Marshal (retd) Raja Shahid Hamid (late) Nishan-e-Imtiaz (posthumous), Sultan Ali Akbar Allana Nishan-e-Khidmat, SP Muhammad Ejaz Khan Shaheed Hilal-e-Shujaat (posthumous), DSP Allama Iqbal Shaheed Hilal-e-Shujaat (posthumous), DSP Sardar Hussain Shaheed, constables Irshad Ali and Jahnzaib Hilal-i-Shujaat (posthumous), Additional SHO Adnan Afridi Shaheed Hilal-e-Shujaat (posthumous), SI Taimoor Shahzad Shaheed Hilal-e-Shujaat (posthumous), LHC Mohammad Farooq Shaheed Hilal-e-Shujaat (posthumous), Sepoy Muhammad Asif Shaheed Hilal-e-Shujaat (posthumous), Allah Rakhio (late) Hilal-e-Shujaat (posthumous), Dr Tauqir Hussain Shah Hilal-e-Imitiaz, Capt (retd) Khurram Agha Hilal-e-Imitiaz, Ali Haider Gilani Hilal-e-Imitiaz, Khawaja Anver Majidd Hilal-e-Imitiaz,Hussain Daud Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Professor Dr Shaheryar Hilal-e-Imitiaz, Dr Zaryab Setna Hilal-e-Imitiaz, Javed Jabbar Hilal-e-Imitiaz, Mohtarma Sadia Rashid Hilal-e-Imitiaz, Aamir Hafeez Ibrahim Hilal-e-Imitiaz, Jimmy Engineer Hilal-e-Imitiaz, Umar Farooq Hilal-e-Imitiaz, Dr Naveed Shirwani Hilal-e-Imitiaz, Captain (retd) Hamza Anjum Shaheed Sitara-e-Shujaat (posthumous), Malik Sabz Ali Shaheed Sitara-e-Shujaat (posthumous), Muhammad Samiur Rehman Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Ahmad Ishaq Jahangir Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Dr Ghulam Muhammad Ali Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Irfan Nawaz Mamon Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Sardar Muhammad Aftab Ahmed Khan Watoo Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Dr Hamid Ateeq Sarwar Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Ali Salman Habib (late) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (posthumous), Waqar ud din Syed Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Ayaz Khan Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Professor Dr Ziaul Haq Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Imtiaz Hussain Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Jameel Ahmad Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Syed Azhar Hasnain Abidi Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Zafar Waqar Taj Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Muhammad Hussain alias Murad Sadpara (Late) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (posthumous), Bahrose Hussain Baloch Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Sana Hashwani and Safinaz Muneer Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Naveed Ahmad Fareed Presidential Prize of Performance Award, Rashid Waheed Khawaja Presidential Prize of Performance Award, Mohtarma Aniqa Bano Presidential Prize of Performance Award, Barkat Shah Presidential Prize of Performance Award, Haydar Qurbonov Sitara-i-Quaid-e-Azam, Dr Christine Brunhilde Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Agostino Da Polenza Tamgha-e-Pakistan, Professor Valevia Piacentini Tamgha-e-Pakistan, Syed Shakeel Shah Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Ashhad Jawwad Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Amin Muhammad Lakhani Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Rehan Mahtab Chawla Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Syed Jawad Hussain Jafferi Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Professor Dr Usman Qamar Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Mohtarma Dr Sara Qureshi Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Dr Ikram Ullah Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Muhammad Yousaf Khan Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Sarwar Muneer Rao Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Hassan Ayub Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Dr Syed Abid Mehdi Kazmi Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Mir Nadir Khan Magsi Tamgha-e-Imtiaz and Dr Xinmin Liu Tamgha-e-Quaid-e-Azam.
