President Dr. Arif Alvi conferred upon civil awards on differentpersonalities for their contributions in different fields at an investitureceremony in Islamabad today.
The President decorated awards in nine categories to forty five recipients.These included; Nishan-I-Imtiaz, Hilal-I-Imtiaz, Sitara-I-Pakistan,Sitara-I-Shuja’at, Sitara-I-Imtiaz, President’s award for Pride ofPerformance, Sitara-I-Quaid-I-Azam, Tamgha-I-Shuja’at and Tamgha-I-Imtiaz.
Eminent literary figures Nazar Muhammad Rashid alias Noon Meem Rashid,Majeed Amjad and Kishwar Naheed were among recipients. Renowned musicianand pioneer of Vital Signs music band Rohail Hayat received Hilal-I-Imtiazfor his meritorious services in promoting music in Pakistan.
