Malala, Aitezaz among others to be lavished with Civil awards

ISLAMABAD: As many as 105 notables from across Pakistan, including some from abroad, would be conferred the Pakistani Civil Award on Sunday (today) in recognition of the services they rendered in their respective fields for the development of the country. According to a press release, the President had approved 105 Pakistan Civil Awards on 14th August, 2013 and 10 were approved as special cases after the date. President Mamnoon Hussain would confer the National Awards (Civil) on 39 individuals, including five foreigners, at the investiture ceremony to be held at Aiwan-e-Sadr. The Governor Punjab on behalf of President would decorate 20 recipients of National Awards (Civil), at a ceremony in Governor's House Punjab, Lahore. Twelve recipients of National Awards (Civil) would be conferred by Governor Sindh, on behalf of the President, at the investiture ceremony in Governor's House Sindh, Karachi. Governor KPK would award nine recipients at a ceremony in Governor's House KP, Peshawar. Five nominated individuals would receive their National Awards (Civil) from Governor Balochistan in a ceremony at Governor's House Balochistan, Quetta. Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee would decorate 25 recipients of National Awards (Civil), on 24th March at JS HQ. Three foreign nationals, including a Pakistani expatriate, will be awarded by the Heads of Pakistan Missions located in the countries of respected recipients of awards on March 23 or later. Among those who would be awarded at Aiwan-i-Sadr today include Mr Ghulam Nabi for his contribution in the field of Physics. He will be conferred the Nishan-i-Imtiaz. Meanwhile, renowned poet Mr Ata-ul-Haq Qasmi will be recognized for his services to Literature with the Hilal-i-Imtiaz. Other notables include late Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) leader Zahra Shahid Hussain, who will be posthumously awarded the Tamgha-i-Shuja’at for gallantry. Teenage activist Malala Yousufzai and slain Pakistani student Aitezaz Hassan will also be awarded the Sitara-i-Shuja’at for gallantry, respectively. Misbah-ul-Haq will be recognized with the President’s Award for Pride of Performance for his services to sports (cricket). Young television reporter Wali Khan Babar, who was shot dead on Jan 13, 2011 in Karachi, will be posthumously awarded the President’s Award for Pride of Performance.