President Asif Zardari on Sunday awarded Pakistan’s civilian awards of 69 personalities, including foreigners, in recognition of their excellent services in various areas, at an investment ceremony held at Aiwan E Sadr.

The ceremony attended federal ministers, Senate President, parliamentarians, members of civil society, diplomats, media and a large number of people. The awards were decorated on distinguished personalities in recognition of their services in health, education, literature, journalism, public, research, diplomatic affairs and economics.

These included former Prime Minister and founder of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, awarded to Nishan-I-Pakistan (posthumous) in recognition of his excellent services to the country, democracy and the people. The award was received by his daughter, Sanam Bhutto.

Among the recipients, Amin Lakhani is also awarded to Tamgha-I-Imtiaz. Lakhani has served as Honor’s Consul General for Singapore here.

Amin Lakhani played a significant role in promoting connections between Pakistan and Singapore. His efforts led to an increase in bilateral trade and facilitated in the issuance of 200,000 to the Pakistanis.

Haydar Qurbonov was awarded to sitara-i-quaid-e-Azam; Dr. Christine Brunhilde, Sitara-I-Quaid-e-Azam; Agostino da Polenza, Tamgha-I-Pakistan; Professor Valevia Piacentini, Tamgha-I-Pakistan; and Dr Xinmin Liu, Tamgha-I-Quaid-e-Azam.

In the apartment, the Presidential Award for the Performance Award was awarded to Naveed Ahmad Fared, Rashid Waheed Khawaja, Mohtarma Aniqa Bano and Barkat Shah. Air Marshal (RETD) RAJA Shahid Hamid (late) was posted to Nishan-I-Imtiaz.

The other recipients included: Sultan Ali Akbar Allana, Nishan-in-Khidmat; SP Muhammad Ejaz Khan Shaheed, Hilal-I-Shujaat (Posthum); Dsp alllama iqbal shaheed, hilal-i-shujaat (posthum); DSP Sardar Hussain Shaheed, Constables Irshad Ali and Jahnzaib, Hilal-I-Shujaat (posthumous); Additional Sho Adnan Afridi Shaheed, Hilal-I-Shujaat (posthum); Si taimoor Shahzad Shaheed, Hilal-I-Shujaat (posthum); LHC Mohammad Farooq Shaheed, Hilal-I-Shujaat (Posthum); Sepoy Muhammad Asif Shaheed, Hilal-I-Shujaat (Posthum); Allah Rakhio (late), hilal-i-shujaat (posthum); Dr. Tauqir Hussain Shah, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Capt (Retd) Khurram Agha, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Ali Haider Gilani, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Khawaja Anver Majid, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Hussain Daud, Hilal-I-Imtiaz; Professor Dr. Shaheryar, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Dr Zaryab Sethna, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Javed Jabbar, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Sadia Rashid, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Aamir Hafeez Ibrahim, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Jimmy Engineer, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Umar Farooq, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Dr. Naveed Shirwani, Hilal-I-Imitiaz; Capt (Retd) Hamza Anjum Shaheed, Sitara-I-Shujaat (Posthum); Malik Sabz Ali Shaheed, Sitara-I-Shujaat (Posthum); Muhammad Samiur Rehman, Sitara-I-Imtiaz; Ahmad Ishaq Jahangir, Sitara-I-Imtiaz; Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Ali, Sitara-I-Imtiaz; Irfan Nawaz Mamon, Sitara-I-Imtiaz; Sardar Muhammad Aftab Ahmed Khan Watoo, Sitara-I-Imtiaz; Dr. Hamid Ateq Sarwar, Hilal-I-Imtiaz; Ali Salman Habib (late), sitara-i-imtiaz (posthum); Waqar out your sewed, sitara-i-imtiaz; Ayaz Khan, Sitara-I-Imtiaz; Professor Dr Ziaul Haq, Sitara-I-Imtiaz; IMTIAZ HUSSAIN, SITARA-IMTIAZ; Jameel Ahmad, Sitara-I-Imtiaz; SYED AZHAR HASNAIN ABIDI, SITARA-IMTIAZ; Zafar Waqar Taj, Sitara-I-Imtiaz; Muhammad Hussain alias Murad Sadpara (late), sitara-i-imtiaz (posthum); Bahrose Hussain Baloch, Sitara-I-Imtiaz; Sana Hashwani, Sitara-I-Imtiaz and Safinaz Muneer, Sitara-I-Imtiaz.

Syed Shakeel Shah, Tamgha-I-Imtiaz; Ashhad Jawwad, Tamgha-I-Imtiaz, Rehan Mahhtab Chawla, Tamgha-I-Imtiaz; Syed Jawad Hussain Jaffi, Tamgha-I-Imtiaz; Professor Dr. Usman Qamar, Tamgha-I-Imtiaz; Dr. Sara Qureshi, Tamgha-I-Imtiaz; Dr. Ikram Ullah, Tamgha-I-Imtiaz; Muhammad Yousaf Khan, Tamgha-I-Imtiaz; Sarwar Muneer Rao, Tamgha-I-Imtiaz; Hassan Ayub Tamgha-I-Imtiaz; Dr. SYED ABID MEHDI KAZMI, TAMGHA-IMTIAZ; and Mir Nadir Khan Magsi, Tamgha-I-Imtiaz.

(With input from app)