President, governors confer civil awards on prominent personalities

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Tuesday conferred Pakistan civil awards on prominent personalities including foreign nationals in recognition of their services in different fields of life including medicines, education, social services, fine arts and for showing gallantry in the war against terrorism and during the coronavirus pandemic.

During an investiture ceremony held here at the President House on the Pakistan Day, the president bestowed Nishan-i-Imtiaz on Sadeqain Naqvi (Arts, Painting, Sculpture), Prof Shakir Ali (Arts, Painting), Zahoor ul Haq (Arts, Painting/ Sculpture), Abida Parveen, Arts (Singing), Dr Jameel Jalibi (Literature) and Ahmad Faraz (Literature).

He also conferred awards on following personalities: Hilal-i-Imtiaz was given to Prof Dr Anwar ul Hassan Gillani (Science Pharmaceutical) while Dr Asif Mahmood Jah and Syed Javed Anwar received the same award for their services to Pakistan.

Sitara-i-Shujaat was given to the following citizens for their gallantry: Jawad Qamar, Safia Shaheed, Malik Hayatullah, Malik Sardar Khan Shaheed, Mumtaz Khan Shaheed, Hayatullah Khan Dawar Shaheed, Malik Muhammad Niaz Khan Shaheed, Sepoy Akhtar Khan Shaheed, Muhammad Naveed Sadiq, Mahar Muhammad Yasir Manzoor Shaheed, Shafqatullah Malik, Dr Mustafa Kamal Pasha Shaheed, Prof Hafiz Maqsood Ahmad Shaheed, Dr Bashir Ahmed Shaheed, Dr Khalid Masood Qaisrani Shaheed, Dr Muhammad Asif Shaheed, Dr Shafqatullah Shaheed, Dr Younas Channa Shaheed, Dr Wilayat Ali Gopang Shaheed, Prof Dr Muhammad Javed Shaheed, Munir Khan Shaheed, Dr Usama Riaz, Malik Ashdar Shaheed and Dr Muhammad Akhlaq Shaheed.

The president conferred Sitara-i-Imtiaz on Prof Dr Farhan Saif (Education), Bushra Ansari (Arts), Muhammad Imran Qureshi (Arts), Sultana Siddiqui (Television Production), Syed Farooq Qaiser (Arts, Puppeteer/Writer, Rana Irfan Shakeel Ramay, Col Farooq Shahbaz (Public Service), and Pir Syed Lakht-e-Hasnain (Philanthropy).

The president also conferred President’s Pride of Performance Award on Ruth Wenny Lekardal (Services), Prof Dr Khalid Masood Gondal (Education), Naimat Sarhadi (Film), Muhammad Ali Shyhaki (Music), Saima Shah (Resham) (Film), Humayun Saeed (Film), Ali Zafar (Singing), Hina Nasrullah (Sufi Singing), Sarmad Sehbai (Literature), Indu Mariam Mitha (Dancing), Farhan Mehboob (Sports squash), Maulana Tariq Jameel (Religious Scholar), Abdul Majeed Qureshi (Philanthropy) and Muhammad Faheem (Arts, Wood Lacquer).

Sitara-i-Quaid-e-Azam was given to Prof Dr Tariq Shafi for services to Pakistan while Sitara-i-Khidmat was awarded to Richard Geary Horwitz (USA) and Tamgha-i-Pakistan to Jane Teller (Denmark) for services to Pakistan.

The president awarded Tamgha-i-Shujaat to Fida Hussain (Gilgit-Baltistan), Ali Aftab Tarar (Punjab), Syed Shahzad Hassan (Punjab), Haroon Rashid Khan Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Fakhar-ud-Din (Punjab), Mian Khan (Punjab), Muhammad Faheem Raza Khan (Sindh), Malik Wasid Khan (KPK), Molvi Gul Dad Khan (KPK), Malik Aslam Noor Khan (KPK), Muhammad Rafi Shaheed (KPK), Daud Khan (Shaheed) (KPK), Alam Zeb Shaheed (KPK), Allah Rakha (Azad Jammu & Kashmir), Shakeela Naz Shaheed (KPK), Ghuncha Sartaj Shaheed (KPK), Aetzaz Ahmed Goraya (Balochistan), Sajid Khan Mohmand (KPK), Shahid Ali Shaheed, Muhammad Iftikhar Shaheed, Khuda Yar Shaheed and Hassan Ali Shaheed for showing gallantry.

Tamgha-i-Imtiaz was awarded to Muhammad Tahir Javed, Zeba Shehnaz, Hameedullah Shah Hashmi, Faisal Edhi, Syed Aamir Mehmood, Capt (retd) Muhammad Ilyas, Farid Ahmed Khan and Omar Saeed.

Begum Samina Arif Alvi, federal ministers and people from all walks of life attended the ceremony.

In Peshawar, KPK Governor Shah Farman, on behalf of President Dr Arif Alvi, Tuesday conferred civil awards on 10 personalities of the province in recognition of their performance in different fields during a ceremony held here at Governor’s House on the Pakistan Day.

Three personalities including Dr Raisa Begum Gul, Professor Dr Muslim Shah Abaseen Yousafzai and Surayya Khan renowned as Mah Jabeen Qazalbash (the late) got civil award Pride of Performance in acknowledgment of their extraordinary services in their respective fields of activity.

Seven personalities including Dr Yasir Mahmood Yousafzai, Javed Mansoor Babar, Fayaz Khan Kheshgi, Prof Dr Muhammad Ashraf Khan, Prof Dr Yar Muhammad Maghmoom, Prof Dr Shehzad Akbar Khan and Prof Rahmatullah Dard were conferred Presidential Award Tamgha-i-Imtiaz in recognition of the illustrious achievements in their respective disciplines.

Besides, Provincial Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation Muhammad Iqbal Wazir, parliamentarians from the province, senior officials, relatives and well-wisher of the recipients of the awards attended the ceremony.

Governor Shah Farman congratulated the recipients of the awards.

In Quetta, Balochistan Governor Amanullah Khan Yasinzai conferred national awards (civil), on behalf of President Dr Arif Alvi, on several people at a ceremony held here at the Governor’s House.

Those who were conferred civil awards including Daryan Khan, Muhammad Yousuf Gachki, Habib Panizai, Farooq Eghour, Professor Dr Sherin Khan, Ghazala, Suleman Khan Mehtherzai, Professor Sahibzada, Hameedullah, Muhammad Rafiq Shad on performing best in different fields.

Excellence awards were given to Munir Ahmad Badeni, Zafar Ali Zafar, Prof Zainab Sana, Muhammad Naeem Azad, Prof Dr Naseebullah Simab, Prof Sial Kakar, Dr Abdul Rehman Brahui, Ishaq Suaz, Dr Liaqat Sanni, Prof Dr Khaliq, Dr Firdous Anwar, Muhammad Ali Ikhtiar, Panah Baloch, Mumtaz Yusuf, Asif Jahangir, Habib-ur-Rehman Panezai, Amanullah Nasir, Arif Zia, Dr Alam Ajeeb, AD, Baloch, Prof Dr Sultan Altaf Ali, Mohsin Shakeel and Dr Munir Raisani.

Chief Minister Mir Jam Kamal Khan, provincial ministers, opposition leader Malik Sikandar Khan Advocate and other senior officials attended the ceremony.