ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari has announced the conferment of Pakistan’s national awards on 104 Pakistanis and foreigners, in recognition of their services, excellence and sacrifices in their respective fields, local media reported.
The awards were announced on Pakistan’s 78th Independence Day which will be presented to the awardees at an investiture ceremony on March 23, 2025. Asif Ali Zardari conferred the awards to individuals in the sectors including science and engineering, medicine, education, literature, arts, sports, social services and philanthropy, entrepreneurs, exporters, public service, gallantry, and services to Pakistan.
The President conferred Nishan-i-Pakistan award on the former president and prime minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in recognition of his public services. He has announced Hilal-i-Imtiaz award for Olympian Arshad Nadeem, who recently collected a gold medal in Paris Olympics and Sitara-i-Imtiaz for mountaineer Murad Sadpara in the sports category.
President Asif Ali Zardari conferred Nishan-i-Imtiaz posthumously on late Nasir Kazmi for services in the field of literature and Hilal-i-Pakistan on Saudi Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman Al Saud for his services to Pakistan, APP reported.
In recognition of their excellence in the fields of science, President Asif Ali Zardari conferred Hilal-i-imtiaz on Amir Hafeez Ibrahim, Sitara-i-Imtiaz on Sardar Muhammad Aftab Ahmed Khan and Dr Ghulam Muhammad Ali; and Tamgha-i-Imtiaz on Dr Sara Qureshi, Professor Dr Usman Qamar, and Dr Rafiuddin.
In the education sector, Sadia Rasheed was bestowed Hilal-i-Imtiaz; Sitara-i-Imtiaz was announced for Syed Azhar Hussain Abidi, and Dr Suleman Shahabuddin and Presidential Pride of Performance award for Abdul Rasheed Kakar, Barkat Shah, and Aneeqa Bano.
President Asif Ali Zardari announced Hilal-i-Imtiaz for Dr. Zaryab Setna and Dr. Shahryar while Tamgha-i-Imtiaz for Dr Akifullah Khan, Dr Syed Abid Mehdi Kazmi and Ikramullah Khan for their contributions to the field of medicine.
Similarly, Collin David was bestowed with Sitara-i-Imtiaz in the field of arts; Bakhtiar Ahmed, Arshad Aziz Malik, and Barrister Zafarullah were conferred Tamgha-i-Imtiaz; while Hamid Rana, Fariha Pervaiz, Shiba Arshad and Naveed Ahmed Bhatti to receive Pride of Performance Award.
For their contribution to the field of literature, the president also conferred Hilal-i-Imtiaz on Javed Jabbar; Sitara-i-Imtiaz on Zafar Waqar Taj, Salman Awan, and Muniza Shamsi; Tamgha-i-Imtiaz for Syed Jawad Hussain Jafari and Pride of Performance Award for Ambreen Haseeb.
Besides, Maqsood Ahemd, Rehman Ishtiaq, Amad Shakeel Butt, and Mir Nadir Khan Magsi were bestowed with Tamgha-i-Imtiaz and Amir Ishfaq with Presidential Pride of Performance Award for their excellence in the field of sports.
The President of Pakistan also conferred Sitara-i-Imtiaz on Mian Aziz Ahmed, Sana Hashwani, Hunaid Lakhani, Safinaz Munir while Hilal-i-Imtiaz on Hussain Dawood and Khwaja Anver Majeed.
