President confers awards on 44 individuals for gallantry, services to Pakistan

President confers awards on 44 individuals for gallantry, services to Pakistan
President Dr. Arif Alvi conferring civil awards on Pakistanis and foreigners in recognition of their services for Pakistan, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad, on 07-09-2020.

ISLAMABAD, Sep 7 (APP):President Dr Arif Alvi Monday conferred national civilian awards on 44 individuals, including locals and foreign nationals in recognition of their gallantry, meritorious services to Pakistan and for showing excellence in their respective fields.

The awards were presented at a special investiture ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr, also attended by federal cabinet members, President Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan, besides the award recipients and their family members.

The ceremony was originally scheduled on March 23, 2020 but it had to be postponed due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.

The president conferred awards in seven categories including Hilal-i-Shujaat, Hilal-i-Imtiaz, Sitara-i-Shujaat, Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Pride of Performance Award, Tamgha-i-Shujaat and Tamgha-i-Imtiaz.

In recognition of his gallantry, the president conferred Hilal-i-Shujaat award posthumously on Dr. Abdul Qudous Saikh Shaheed from Sindh.

The president conferred Hilal-i-Imtiaz on Khaliq Dad Khan (Electronics), Maj.(R) Azam Suleman Khan (Public Service/National Security) and Qari Syed Sadaqat Ali (Public Service).

Six individuals were conferred Sitara-i-Shuja’at for showing gallantry including Dr. Mazhar Ul Haq Kakakhel and posthumously on Malik Khadin Shaheed, Malik Fazal Ur Rehman Shaheed, Malik Gul Shah Mast Khan Shaheed, Mian Shah Jehan Shaheed and Malik Muhammad Ayaz Shaheed.

Among those who were decorated with Sitara-i-Imtiaz award included Prof. Javed Iqbal, Dr. Asif Mahmood (USA), Najeeb Ullah Ghauri (USA), Dr. Pavel Bem (Czech Republic), Professor Dr. Ayub Sabir (Education), Dr. Kamran Vasfy (Medicine/Dentist), Muhammad Javed Afridi (Public Service), Ahmedullah and Rehan Hassan.

President’s Award for Pride of Performance was conferred on Naseem Akhtar of Gujrat (Embroidered complete Qura’an), Ustad Abu Muhammad Qawal (Qawwali), Hassan Sadpara (late) (Mountaineer) and Master Ayub (Public Service).

In recognition of their gallantry, the president conferred Tamgha-i-Shujaat on Shah Gul Hayat, Muhammad Zakriya, Muhammad Asif Bhatti, Zahid Ullah, Muhammad Naveed Akhtar, Amjad Hussain, Rana Tariq Mahmood Chohan, Salah Ahmed, Ahmed Raza, Saqib Hassan and Muhammad Tahir.

Among those who were conferred Tamgha-i-Imtiaz included Kaeiser Beg (Mosaics Work), Syed Zabeeb Masood Shah (Na’at Khawani), Malik Fida-ur-Rehman (Journalism), Muhammad Usman (late) (Public Service), Fariha Razak (late) (Public Service), Sabeen Shah (Public Service), Khalid Mahmood (Public Service), Prof. Dr. Syed Muhammad Tariq Rafi (Education), Muhammad Akhtar Chaudhry (Public Service) and Dr. M. Salah-ud-Din Mengal (Social Services).

 

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