———- Nishan-e-Pakistan (posthumous) was conferred upon Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
———- Civil awards conferred upon nationals, foreigners for services
———- Personalities decorated with awards in ceremony held at Aiwan-i-Sadar
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday conferred Pakistan’s civil awards upon 69 personali-ties including the Pakistani nationals and foreigners in recognition of their outstanding services in vari-ous fields.
The investiture ceremony was held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr in which different personalities were decorat-ed with the civil awards in recognition of their services in health, education, literature, journalism, pub-lic, research, diplomatic matters and economy.
The ceremony was attended by the federal ministers, Senate chairman, parliamentarians, members of the civil society, diplomats, media and a large number of people. Nishan-e-Pakistan (posthumous) was conferred upon Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, former prime minis-ter and founder of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in recognition of his outstanding services to the coun-try, democracy and people. The award was received by Sanam Bhutto.
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 (posthu-mous), 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 (posthu-mous), 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 Wa-heed 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, Ash-had 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.
