ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi has announced civil awards on the occasion of Independence Day.
The President of Pakistan has announced Sitara-e-Shujaat for 24 personalities, Sitara-e-Imtiaz for 27 personalities and Presidential Medal of Excellence for 44 personalities. The awards will be given to all personalities on March 23.
Nishan-e-Imtiaz for 6 personalities including Sadiqin, Ahmad Faraz, Dr. Jamil Jalebi while Jack Ma of Alibaba will be awarded Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam.
Pride of Performance for Maulana Tariq Jameel, Nishan-e-Imtiaz for renowned Sufi singer Abida Parveen while Sitara-e-Imtiaz has also been announced for Bushra Ansari and Talat Hussain.
On the other hand, Star of Distinction has also been announced for Farooq Qaiser, Naeem Bukhari, and late cricketer Abdul Qadir, while Pride of Performance has been announced for Sakina Simmons and Nemat Sarhadi, Humayun Saeed, Ali Zafar, and Mahjabeen Qazlbash.
