On Sunday, President Asif Ali Zardari honored 67 individuals—including both national figures and international contributors—with Pakistan’s prestigious civilian awards for their exceptional contributions across multiple sectors such as healthcare, education, literature, journalism, diplomacy, economic development, and more. This honorific event took place at Aiwan-e-Sadr where distinguished guests like cabinet members, parliamentary leaders, representatives from civic organizations, foreign envoys, journalists, along with many others gathered.
The posthumously awarded Nishan-i-Pakistan went to Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the late Prime Minister and founding leader of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). His daughter, Sanam Bhutto, accepted this accolade on his behalf. Among those receiving honors under varying classifications were:
1. Posthumous recipient Air Marshal (retired) Raja Shahid Hamid—Nishan-i-Imtiaz.
2. Late Sultan Ali Akbar Allana—Nishan-i-Khidmat.
3. Posthumous honoree SP Muhammad Ejaz Khan—Hilal-i-Shujaat.
4. Posthumous awardees DSP Allama Iqbal, DSP Sardar Hussain, Constable Irshad Ali, and Constable Jahanzeb—all recognized with the Hilal-i-Shujaat.
5. Posthumous laureate Additional Sub Inspector General Adnan Afridi—Shaheed Hilal-i-Shujaat.
6. Recipient SI Taimoor Shahzad also earned a posthumous Shaheed Hilal-i-Shujaat distinction.
7. Similarly, deceased LHC Mohammed Farooq, Sepoy Muhammed Asif, and Allah Rakho received posthumous Shaheed Hilal-i-Shujaats respectively.
8. Living recipients include Dr. Tauqir Hussain Shah, Captain Retd. Khurram Agha, Ali Haider Gillani, Khawaja Anwer Mujeeb, Hussein Dawood, Prof. Dr. Sherry Ariff, Dr. Zarib Sethna, Javed Jabbar, Ms. Sadia Rashid, Amir Hafeez Ibrahim, Jimmy Engineer, Omar Farouk, Dr. Naveed Sherwani, among several others bestowed with either Hilal-i-Imtiyaz or Sitara-i-Imtiyaz distinctions.
9. Some notable mentions within these groups are:
– Capt. Retd. Hamza Anjam and Malik Sabzar Ali—who garnered Sitara-i-Shujaat posthumously.
– Mr. Muhammad Sameer Rahman, Ahmad Ishak Janjgair, Dr. Ghufran Muhammad Alai, Irfan Naiz Mammon, Sardaar Muhammad Attaf Ahktab Wattu, Dr. Hamid Attiq Sawr, and Ali Saleem Habib (honored posthumously)—all presented with Sitara-i-Imtiyaz.
Further recognitions extended through Presidential Prizes for Outstanding Achievement Awards going to Naveed Ahmed Fareedi, Mrs. Anita Barono, and Barkat Shaw, alongside Honors including Hayder Kurbonov, Dr. Christian Brunschild, Augusto Da Polentsa, Professor Valesya Picentinii, Syed Shakiel Sah, Assaad Jawwas, Amine Mohamed Lakhaoni, Reyhan Matheeb Chaola, Syed Jawwaad Husayn Jaafari, Professor Drus Osmaun Karim, Madame Doctor Sarah Kurashi, Iskaramullah, Mohamma Yusuf Khan, Sir War Munir Rawoh, Hasan Ayob, Mister Syud Abdul Mehd Kazemi, Mer Nasir Kan Marji, and Doctor Sin Min Liu all merited Tamgha-i-Pakistan or Tamgha-i-Imitiyz decorations based on their respective merits.
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