3 personnel including 1 officer, 2 jawans who embraced martyrdom awarded Sitara-i-Basalat for acts of sacrifice
ISLAMABAD:
President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday awarded 47 military awards to distinguished officers and soldiers to recognize their outstanding bravery, leadership and meritorious services rendered to the defense of the country.
The awards were presented at the investiture ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr, attended by First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, Senate Chairman Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani, government officials and families of the awardees.
Three personnel, including an officer and two jawans, who embraced martyrdom in the line of duty, were posthumously awarded the Sitara-i-Basalat for gallantry and sacrifice.
The recipients included Lt Col Muhammad Ali Shaukat Shaheed, Sepoy Soban Majeed Baloch Shaheed and Sepoy Israr Muhammad Shaheed.
The President also conferred Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) on 44 senior officers of the armed forces. The awards recognized their outstanding leadership and meritorious services.
Among the recipients from the Pakistan Air Force were Air Marshal Kashif Qamar, Air Marshal Amir Shahzad, Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Amir Hayat, Air Vice Marshal Shahid Mansoor Jehangiri, Air Vice Marshal Khalid Mehmood and Air Vice Marshal Tahir Mahmood.
From the Pakistan Army, the awardees included Major General Muhammad Shahid Abro, Major General Malik Maqbool Raza, Major General Sibtain Rafique, Major General Ijaz Ahmad, Major General Malik Mohammad Shahzad, Major General Amer Ashfaq Kayani, Major General Qaiser Suleman, Major General Omer Naseem, Major General Luqman Amran, Major General Luqman A Hafamed, Major General Luqman Amran, Major General A Hafeez. Haroon Hameed Chaudhary, Major General Waseem Iftikhar Cheema, Major General Muhammad Hussain, Major General Shoaib Bin Akram, Major General Yasir Nawaz Janjua, Major General Kashif Khalil, Major General Syed Abbas Ali, Major General Ahmad Kamal, Major General Kashif Abdullah, Major General Rana Arfan Shakeel Ramay, Major General Rana Arfan Shakeel Ramay, Major General Muhammad Rijum. Ahmed, Major General Naveed Ahmed, Major General Sajid Amin, Major General Muhammad Intikhab Alam, Major General Muhammad Shahzad Khan, Major General Shahid Amir Afsar, Major General Nisar Ul Haq and Major General Jawad Riaz.
The officers of the Pakistan Navy who received the Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) included Rear Admiral Mazhar Mahmood Malik, Director General of Medical Services Rear Admiral Rizwan Sadiq, Rear Admiral Adnan Majeed, Rear Admiral Shahzad Hamid, Rear Admiral Azhar Mahmood, Rear Admiral Muhamad Khahzad I and Rear Admiral Muhammad I.
