Updated: 16 April, 2008

Pakistan

• Medals of Pakistan (IEPE)  Edward S. Haynes and Lukasz Gaszewski

• Nishan-i-Haider Wikipedia List of Recipients shaheed foundation

• Orders, Decorations and Medals of Pakistan Megan Robertson

• Precedance of Pakistan Medals Ed Haynes

• Operation Awards of Pakistna and India Salman Signals

• Ribbons of the Decorations and Medals of Pakistan Lukasz Gaszewski

• Ribbons of Pakistan - Page 2 - Page 3 Antonio Prieto Barrio

• Pakistan States:

  • Bahawalpur

    • Orders and Decorations of Bahawalpur Christopher Buyers

    • Medals of Bahawalpur  Ed Haynes

  • Punjab - Orders and Decorations of Punjab Christopher Buyers

• Government of Pakistan Honours AKU’s President Kassim-Lakha and Dr. Mohammad Khurshid with Prestigious Civil Awards The President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf, honoured Shamsh Kassim-Lakha, President and founding trustee of Aga Khan University, by conferring on him the prestigious Civil Award of Hilal-i-Imtiaz at the investiture ceremony in Islamabad on March 23, 2003.

• Defence or General Service Medal (Pakistan) (Tamgha-i-Diffa) - Established in 1947 in cupro-nickel. The obverse has the slanting crescent and star of Pakistan partly surrounded by a wreath, and the reverse is plain with a smaller circle in the centre, possibly intended for an inscription. It hangs from its ribbon by a foliated clasp similar to that of the India General Service Medals of 1908 and 1936. A bar inscribed KASHMIR 1948 has been issued. (Ref: "Ribbons and Medals" by H. Taprell Dorling, Edited and Revised by Alec A. Purves.).

• Naming of Campaign Stars and Medals for WWII - For Pakistan  (and India, etc.), campaign stars and medals for WWII were almost always named, officially. I have hardly ever seen a legitimate group which has not been named. (Some replacement medals sneak in at times unnamed, but they should be the exception.) Somehow (and I have theories why), this has rarely been noted in all the standard references. (Ref: Ed Haynes e-mail)

• French Civil Award conferred on Zakir (Ambassador of France to Pakistan conferred the prestigious French civil award "chevalier de I'Ordre National du Merite"(Knight of the National Order of Merit) on Zakir Mahmood, President Habib Bank Limited, in recognition of his meritorious services in promoting bilateral relations between France and Pakistan) (Oct 01)

• '71 War hero named new Bangladesh Army chief (Pir Pratik, or Symbol of Hero award, for gallantry)  

• Gen Pervez Musharraf Shama-root.org

• Musharraf Medals A close up of the medals on General Pervez Musharraf's uniform is seen during his visit to the Joint Staff Headquarters in Rawalpindi November 27, 2007. Musharraf said farewell to military colleagues as he prepared to become a civilian president ahead of January's general election.

• CNS Decorates 89 PN Personnel (Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Abdul Aziz Mirza Wednesday decorated 89 Pakistan Navy officers and sailors with various military awards in a special investiture ceremony. The awards included Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military), Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Military), Tamgha-i-Basalat, Tamgha-i-Khidmat (M)-I, Tamgha-i-Khidmat (M)-II and Tamgha-i-Khidmat (M)-III. (Apr 02)

• Militarymen Decorated (Vice Chief of Army Staff, General Muhammad Yusaf Khan conferred Sitara-i-Basalat to Asim Mehmood Shaheed of Mujahid Battalion for his bravery and exemplary courage while performing his duties at the Line of Control in an impressive investiture ceremony. Widow of Shaheed received the award. The Vice Chief of Army Staff also decorated following Army officers with Sitara-I-Imtiaz (Military) for their meritorious services: Major General Rashid Qureshi, Brigadier Zahid Munir, Brigadier Kamal Rasool, Brigadier Khalid Latif, Brigadier Bartar Hasan Naqvi, Brigadier Chaudry Pervez Akhtar, Brigadier Naveed Nasar Khan, Brigadier Syed Mohammad Abbas, Brigadier Khalid Jamil, Brigadier Salem Akhund, SJ, Brigadier Tariq Mahmud, Brigadier Muhammad Zubair Tahir, Brigadier Munawar Ahmed Rana, Brigadier Mahmood Shah, Brigadier Shahid ullah Jan, SJ, Brigadier Muhammad Arshad, Brigadier Muhammad Javed Malik, Brigadier Muhammad Salim Khan, T Bt , Brigadier Muhammad Arif Khan, Brigadier Khadim Hussain, Brigadier Yar Mohammad Khan, Brigadier Khalid Mushtaq, Brigadier Muhammad Younas, Brigadier Junaid Anis Khan, Brigadier Shafat Nabi Khan Sherwani, Brigadier Abdul Hakeem, Brigadier Saleem Murad Agha, Brigadier Tariq Izaz, Brigadier Muhammad Afzal Malik, Brigadier Arshad Zaman, Brigadier Mukhtar Ahmad, Brigadier Hamid Khalil, Brigadier Ateeq ur Rahman, Brigadier Sultan Mahmud, Brigadier Shafqat Baig, Brigadier Isar Hussain Jafery, Brigadier Syed Muhammad Arif, Brigadier Muhammad Muneer Akbar, SJ Brigadier Tipu Sultan, Brigadier Javed Nasir Khan, Brigadier, Tariq Mahmood, SJ, Brigadier Muhammad Aslam Khan, Brigadier Azeem Khan, Brigadier Salman Bashir, Brigadier Abrar Hussain, Brigadier Muhammad Zubair Ahmad, Col Bashir Ahmed Shaheen, Colonel Anwar Ali Pervez, Colonel Haroon Farid Asha, Colonel Abdul Bari Khan, Colonel Muhammad Saddiq, Colonel Iqbal Hussain, Colonel Muhammad Akhter, Colonel Ch Mobashar Ahmed, Colonel Muhammad Khalid Naseem, Colonel Amer Jalees Ahmed, Colonel Anjum Shikoh Qazi, Colonel Shahid Qamar Yazdanie, Colonel Muhammad Nasir Ud Din, Colonel Najm us Sakib, Colonel Najmul Hassan, Colonel Syed Tariq Iqbal, Colonel Syed Tanvir Imran, Colonel Ghazanfar Ali Khan, Colonel Javed Farooq, Colonel Faiz Muhammad Afridi, Colonel Ruh Ullah Malik, S Bt and Colonel Zafar Ali Sufi. (Apr 02)

• Pakistani Peacekeepers Awarded UN Medals In recognition of the meritorious services rendered by them for ensuring peace, Pakistani peacekeepers in Sierra Leone were awarded the United Nations Peace Medals. Alan Doss, Deputy Special Representative to the Secretary Genera, awarded the medals to the officers and men of the Pakistan contingent at a spectacular ceremony held at Koidu the eastern town of Sierra Leone. According to reports reaching here, Lieutenant General Danial Ishmael Opande, the UNAMSIL Force Commander, Major General Syed Ather Ali, Deputy Force Commander and Senior Pakistan Army Officer, Steiner Biejohson, Director Administration UNAMSIL and Brigadier General SP Guar, Commander Nigerian Contingent were amongst the dignitaries Who witnessed the medal parade and joined the chief guest Alan Doss in awarding the medals. Pakistan News Service, Pakistan - 2 Apr 2003 Pakistani contingent awarded UN Medals An investiture ceremony was held at the Pakistan Army Contingent Headquarters to award UN medals to Pakistan troops working under the aegis of United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone. Officer In charge UNAMSIL Mr Allan Doss was the chief guest. Later he adorned Pakistani troops with UN medals. Pakistan Times 23 Dec 03

• Medal parade ceremony An impressive medal parade ceremony was organized by the Pakistani battalion in Bunia on 23rd march. The day also coincided with the national day of Pakistan when Pakistanis commemorate the day as Pakistan resolution day back in 1940. To grace the occasion with their presence were Ismaila Illya, the force commander and Isberg, the deputy force commander. As many as 1050 Pakistani troops of all ranks were decorated with the honor of MONUC medal award. An award which is bestowed on those who participate in a UN mission as a peacekeeper at least for 6 months. monuc.org 29 Mar 04

• Crescent Medal - Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf has decorated UAE Ambassador Mohammed Attiq Al Qamzi with Pakistan's Crescent Medal in appreciation of his contribution to the strengthening of ties between the UAE and Pakistan (Sep 01)

• President to confer civil awards President Gen Pervez Musharraf will decorate recipients of civil awards, including a foreign national, at the investiture ceremony on Sunday at Aiwan-i-Sadr. Those who will receive the awards and their fields are: NISHAN-I-IMTIAZ: Dr Attaur Rehman (chemistry). HILAL-I-IMTIAZ: Mohammad Irfan Burney (chemical engineering); Jahan Dad Khan, Lt-Gen Khalid Ahmed Kidwai, Dr Shamsh Kassim Lakha, Dr Ishrat Hussain, Lt-Gen Ghulam Ahmed Khan (posthumous), Shaukat Raza Mirza (posthumous), Mueen Afzal and Dr Maleeha Lodhi (public service); Dr Malik Hussain Mubbashar (psychiatry); Ghulam Nabi (Detonics); and Mehdi Hasan (music). SITARA-I-IMTIAZ: Mohammad Farooq Awan (gallantry); Ishfaq Ahmad, and Shaukat Siddiqi (literature); Mohammad Ahmad Zuberi (journalism), Dr Tariq Javed Banuri (education); Syed Kamal Shah, Mohammad Shafi Malik and Mir Zubair Mahmood (public service); Ahmad D. Bawani (space technology); Dr Mohammad Naseer Khan (applied physics); Prof Jawad Sajid Khan (cardiology); Zia Mohyeddin (comparing); and Nayyar Ali Dada (architecture). PRIDE OF PERFORMANCE: Akhtar Hussain Jafari (posthumous), Syed Imdad Hussaini, Syed Zahoor Shah Hashmi (posthumous), Dr Shahbaz Malik and Prof Mohammad Nawaz Tair (literature); Khalid Shamim, Brig Khalid Latif, Rana Abdul Qayyum, Brig Imran Rehman, Mohammad Khan Chaudhry, Mohammad Riaz Khan and Dr Nadeem Ehsan (engineering); Maqsood Ali (mining); Dr Rasul Bakhsh Rais, Dr Syed Sakhawat Shah and Mohammad Ishaq (education); Malik Abdul Qadir (farming); Barkat Ali Chaudhry (health); Bashir Ahmad and Syed Shabbir Hussain (health physics); Dr Sher Hassan (agricultural research); Prof Ghulam Ali Qureshi (biochemistry); Mohammad Arif Niaz (physics); Dr Mohammad Khurshid (health sciences); Iftikhar Ahmed (cricket commentary); Syed Afzal Hussain (sound recording); Syed Munawwar Saeed (acting); Abdul Aziz Baloch (folk music); Ghulam Mustafa (painting); Majeed Khan (Sarangi playing); Moneeza Hashmi (art); Haider Ali (boxing); Rozi Ali (mountaineering) and Mohammad Irfan Islam (weight-lifting). SITARA-I-KHIDMAT: Dr Tang Mengsheng (service). TAMGHA-I-SHUJAAT: Raja Umer Khattab, Lt-Col R. Abdul Salam Khan (posthumous), Mohammad Ashraf Toor (posthumous), Mohammad Atif Khan and Subedar-Maj Mohammad Kaseer (gallantry). TAMGHA-I-IMTIAZ: Azmat Iqbal (engineering); Dr Riaz Ahmad, Mohammad Jamil Najam, Haroon Khalid and Dr Fatima Zehra Basha (education); Allah Din Bhutta (posthumous), Surriya Allahdin Paracha, Chaudhry Shafiq Ahmad, Daniyal Aziz, Zulfiqar Ali Junejo, Raja Mohammad Nawaz, Dr Syed Mohammad Ali Shah, Sharifuddin Memon, Amer Aziz, Ali Anwar Khokhar, Mohammad Naeemul Haq, Mahmudul Hasan Siddiqi and Nooruddin F. Daud (public service); Maqbool Khan Khichi (farming); Iqbal Zafar Malik (missile technology); Shahid Manzoor (science); Prof Abdullah Jan Jaffar (medicine); Amir Hamza (Taghar-making); Sohail Akram (Sohail Ahmed) (playwright/acting); Fizan Peerzada (puppetry); and Madeeha Gauhar (theatre direction).-APP Hi Pakistan, Pakistan - 22 Mar 2003

• Honour For Pakistan National In Brunei Professor Dr. Anwarullah, currently serving as Islamic Legal Specialist in Brunei's Ministry of Religious Affairs, was awarded title of Darjah Paduka Seri Laila Jasa Yang Amat Berjasa (DSLJ). Pakistan News Service, Pakistan - 8 Aug 2003

• Puts off gallantry award case Justice Shabir Akhtar of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday put off until November 19 a petition from a policeman seeking a gallantry award for spotting a wanted man. The court had asked the Punjab advocate general to appear yesterday, but he could not come because he was busy. Vehari District Police Officer Javed Hussain Shah says he helped arrest Riaz Basra, a proclaimed offender and religious extremist, and was thus entitled to the price on Mr Basra’s head and to a gallantry award. The assistant advocate general said on Tuesday though Mr Shah had been very brave in helping catch the criminal, his promotion to DPO was reward enough. The court was not satisfied with this and summoned the advocate general to court. Daily Times 15 Nov 03

• Homage paid to Major Shabbir Homage was on paid to Major Shabbir Sharif at an impressive ceremony at the Miani Sahib graveyard. General Officer Commanding Major General Shafaatullah Shah laid floral wreath on Major Sharif’s grave and offered fateha. An Army contingent presented the guard of honour. Senior Army officers and Major Sharif’s parents were present. Major Shabbir embraced martyrdom on December 6 at Sulemanki in the 1971 war and was awarded the highest gallantry award of Nishan-e-Haider. Daily Times Pakistan 7 Dec 03

• Judgement on gallantry award reserved Justice Shabir Akhtar of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday reserved his judgment on a petition from the district police officer (DPO) Vehari, Javed Hussain Shah, seeking a gallantry award. Earlier, the police told the court that after discussing the matter in detail at the departmental level, the matter had been conveyed to the Punjab chief minister, who was looking into it for appropriate action. The petitioner through barrister Azam Nazir Tarar, said that he had helped security agencies spot Riaz Basra, a wanted criminal, with a price on his head , and was thus entitled to the head money as well as a gallantry award. The assistant advocate general said that the petitioner had already been promoted to DPO and therefore was not entitled to any gallantry award for his undoubted bravery. However, the court said nobody who served his country,as the DPO had, should be ignored. Daily Times 13 Dec 03

• Russia honours Prof. Atta with Gold Medal Federal Minister Incharge for Science and Technology and coordination General Comstech Professor Atta-ur-Rehman has been honoured with a Gold Medal by Russia. Prof. Atta has been selected for the award in recognition of his services rendered for the development of Science and technology for the betterment of mankind and for creating international collaborations and linkages in science and technology. So far Russia has conferred his award to two other scientists, both of them were Nobel Laureates namely Prof .E.J. Corey of Harvard university, USA and Prof. Noyori from Japan. Pak Tribune 10 Jan 04  Russia confers gold medal on Prof. Atta -- Detail Story He is the recipient of several national and international awards including Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Hilal-i-Imtiaz, Sitar-e-Imtiaz, Tamgha-i-Imtiaz. Hi Pakistan Jan 04

• French Govt Honor for Pakistani Ambassador On behalf of the French government, Ambassador Bernard Polleti conferred the prestigious “Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur” on Pakistani Ambassador Abdul Aziz Mirza at a ceremony. The award is in recognition of outstanding contributions to a Pakistani-French joint submarine building program while the ambassador was commander of the Pakistan Navy. Arab News 15 Jan 04

• Pakistan asked to take back medals conferred on scientists The families of Pakistan’s detained nuclear scientists have asked the government to take back the medals conferred on them saying that the medals have lost their worth as their loyalty is being questioned in a humiliating manner. Asim Farooq, the son of Dr Farooq, who was hauled up last November, said the government conferred two medals, Sitara-e-Imtiaz and Hilal-e-Imtiaz on his father in recognition of his outstanding performance, saying that the medals should be taken back as they have lost their worth now. pakistanlink 22 Jan 04

• Musharraf withdraws decision to honour Khan's wife The Pakistan government has gone back on its decision to honour the wife of the country's famed nuclear scientist, Dr. A.Q. Khan, with the "Halal-i-Imtiaz". Earlier, a presidential order issued by the Cabinet Division on August 14, 2003 under notification number 11, 2003, had said that the government had decided to honour Mrs. Khan with the Halal-i- Imtiaz for her public services. According to the paper, the list issued by the Cabinet Division contained the names of 112 persons, but now President Musharraf will confer civil awards on only 108 persons in a ceremony at the Aiwan-i-Sadr. The other three names that were struck off the list were not disclosed. webindia123.com 23 Mar 04

  • Complete List of Recipients Pakistan Times 24 Mar 04

• Operational preparedness is guarantee for peace: Musharraf President General Pervez Musharraf said Tuesday that professional training and operational preparedness of the Army in peacetime was a guarantee for peace. The President was addressing officers and Jawans of a battalion of the Sindh regiment at a farewell ceremony on the occasion of their relinquishment of duties as Guard battalion. The President particularly referred to the laurels achieved by them, including two Sitara-e-Jurat, four Tamgha-e-Jurat and other awards for gallantry, as a result of which the unit was regarded as among the best in Pakistan Army. geo.tv 26 Feb 04

• Pak Troops in Liberia awarded UN Peace Medals In recognition of their services towards restoration of peace, and humanitarian assistance extended to local populace, Pakistan Army troops serving under aegis of UN Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia were awarded UN peace medals in a colourful ceremony. A tradition that began in 1960 not far from here in another African country - the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since that time Pakistan has participated in an impressive 27 peacekeeping missions. These range from Bosnia and Herzegovina, to Angola, Haiti, Somalia, Cambodia, Iraq, Kuwait, Rwanda, East Timor, to the North in Sierra Leone and now in Liberia Brundi and Ivory Coast. He said today Pakistan is the second-largest troop contributing country with a total of 9,241 military and police personnel serving across the globe. He said, "Pakistani troops are presently deployed in Brundi, Congo, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast. Here in Liberia there are over 2,700 Pakistani troops, making the second-largest contribution to UNMIL forces. paktribune.com 31 Aug 04

• Country’s defence in safe hands: Musharraf President General Pervez Musharraf was addressing officers and men of a battalion of Baloch Regiment, which is leaving the station after completing three years as Guards Battalion. General Pervez Musharraf paid rich tributes to bravery, patriotism, devotion to duty and excellent traditions set by the officers, junior commissioned officers and men of the 204 year-old battalion. He said it was amply reflected by the fact that the unit had earned one Victoria Cross and five Military Crosses for gallantry in the pre-partition period and one Hilal-e-Jurat, five Sitara-e-Jurat, one Tamgha-e-Jurat and one Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) in the defence of the country during 1965 and 1971 wars. He said that the Shuhadas and Ghazis of the battalion had made the entire nation proud. geo.tv 10 Nov 04

• United Nations Awards Medals to Pakistanis Troops The deputy minister of defense of Sierra Leone Mr. Joe Blell has decorated Pakistani Peace keepers in the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone with UN medals. allafrica.com 23 Feb 05

• President confers awards on outstanding individuals President Pervez Musharraf conferred civil and military awards on outstanding individuals at an investiture ceremony held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Pakistan Day. Following is the list of those who were decorated at the Aiwan-e-Sadr:
  
  I. Hilal-i-Pakistan
  
  1. Prof Dr HC Wolfgang Voelter Science (Chemistry)
  
  II. Hilal-i-Imtiaz
  
  2 Lt-Gen (retd) Ali Muhammad Jan Aurakzai Public HI (M), SBt Service, 3 Lt-Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Public Service, 4 Maj-Gen Israr Ahmad Ghuman Public Service, 5 Justice (retd) Dr Javid Iqbal Literature (Iqbaliat/ Biography), 6 Dr Ahmad Faraz Literature (Poetry) 7 Mrs Nadira Panjwani Public Service, 8 Ms Farida Khanum Art(Signing- Classical/Semi Classical).
  
  III. Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam
  
  9 Prof Dr Emil Ghitulescu Literature
  
  IV. Sitara-i-Shuja’at
  
  10 Brig Akhtar Zamin (retd) Gallantry, 11 Muhammad Ziarat Khan (late) Gallantry (Posthumous), 12 Captain Sheikh Munawwar Javaid Gallantry, 13 First Officer Khurram Naseer Butt Gallantry, 14 Flight Engineer Zaheer Anwar Subhani Gallantry, 15 Raja Muhammad Saqlain (late) Gallantry (Posthumous).
  
  V. Sitara-i-Imtiaz
  
  17 Prof Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal Science (Physics), 18 Dr Ashfaque Hasan Khan Public Service (Research), 19 Zoe Millicent Hersov Public Service
  
  VI. Tamgha-i-Shujaat
  
  20 Altaf Hussain (Late) Gallantry (Posthumous), 21 Mohammed Panah (late Gallantry (Posthumous), 22 Muhammad Maqsood Lodhi (late) Gallantry (Posthumous), 23 Umair Ahmed Gallantry, 24 Zafar Iqbal Nadeem (late) Gallantry (Posthumous), 25 Babu Ali (late) Gallantry (Posthumous), 26 Mir Ahmed (late) Gallantry (Posthumous), 27 Matiullah Burki (late) Gallantry (Posthumous), 28 Amir Nawaz Marwat (late) Gallantry (Posthumous), 29 Abdul Jabbar Gallantry, 30 Nusrat Begum Gallantry.
  
  VII Tamgha-i-Khidmat
  
  31. Ms Adelhied Nastele Public Service
  
  Also, the recipients of awards (military) included:
  
  1 Sitara-e-Basalat, Major Zia-ul-Mustafa Shaheed, 2 Lft Halal Ahmad Ansari Shaheed
  
  II Tamga-e-Basalat
  
  3 Brig Anwar-ul-Hudda Khan, 4 Commander Muhammad Riaz, 5 Maj Adnan Akbar Khan, 6 Maj Naveed Zafar, 7 Sq Ldr Syed Ahmad Farooq, 8 Flt Lieutenant Tauseef Ahmad, 9 Flt Lieutenant Muhammad Nadeem Bhatti, 10 Naib Risaldar Faqir Muhammad Shaheed, 11 Flt Lieutenant Muhammad Assaddullah, 12 Capt Suleman Farooq Lodhi, 13 Deputy Superintendent Rangers Muhammad Siddique Shaheed, 14 Hawaldar Raof Khan Shaheed, 15 Hawaldar Jamshed Aftab Shaheed, 16 Leading Marine Akhtar Ali, 17 Naik Unsar Javed, 18 Naik Muhammad Ramazan, 19 Naik Iqbal Hussain Shaheed, 20 Naik Imran Ali Shaheed, 21 Naik Muhammad Suleman Shaheed, 22 Lance Naik Liaquat Ali, 23 Sepoy Muhammad Hasnat Shaheed, 24 Sepoy Muhammad Ishtiaq Shaheed and 25 Sepoy Qaisar Khan Shaheed. hipakistan.com 25 Mar 05

• President awards Quaid-e-Azam Police Medals, President Police Medals on Independence Day President General Pervez Musharraf has conferred 12 awards of Quaid-e-Azam police medals (QPM) and 34 awards of President Police Medals (PPM) for gallantry to 46 police officials. Of the 12 QPMs 10 have been awarded posthumously to police officials of constables to sub inspector ranks. Following is the list of police officials to whom the awards have been conferred. Quaid-e-Azam police medals (Punjab): SI Muhammad Jehangir Khan, SI Muhammad Ehsan-ul-Waheed, HC Muhammad Sharif, constable Tahir Mehmood, constable Muhammad Ramzan. President police medals (Punjab): constable Zahoor Hussain, DIG Muhammad Altab Qamar, SP Raja Munawar Hussain, ASP Muhammad Inkasar Khan, DSP Abdul Rehman Shah, DSP Mirza Muhammad Amir Baig, DSP Habib Ahmed Khan, Inspector Ali Akbar, inspector Muhammad Zahid Majeed, inspector Muhammad Iqbal Chandia, SI Muhammad Ashraf, SI Muhammad Boota, SI Muhammad Alamgir, ASI Muhammad Shafique, head constable Muhammad siddique, head constable Muhammad Ismail, head constable Muhammad Arshad, constable Abdul Ghaffar, constable Zafar Hussain, constable Muhammad Sarwar, constable Bashir Hussain, constable Muhammad Usman. President police medals (Sindh): SSP Sanaullah Abbasi, ASP Imran Shaukat. Quaid-e-Azam police medals (NWFP): constable Saif-ur-Rehman, ASI Khaista Khan. President police medals (NWFP): DIG Attaullah Khan Wazir, SSP Syed Akhtar Ali Shah, ASP Muhammad Waqas Nazir, DSP Shaukat Ali Khan, DSP Syed Abdul Kalam, Inspector Jehangir Khan, head constable Gohar Shah. Quaid-e-Azam police medals (Balochistan): SI Manzoor Ahmed Shahwani, Head constable Gull Muhammad, constable Jamil Ahmed, SP Ghulam Mehmood Dogar.President police medals (Balochistan): DSP Tajamul Shah, SI Mahewal Khan, constable Ghulam Haider. onlinenews.com.pk 13 Aug 05

• Jahangir security liaison officer of Pakistan team The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed Ahmad Ishaque Jahangir as security liaison officer with the Pakistan cricket team for the ongoing England series till December 22, 2005. Ishaque Jahangir, an officer in Police Service of Pakistan, has served in provinces of NWFP and Sindh. He also served as district police chief of Narowal and Hafizabad. He was awarded President’s Police Medal for Gallantry. dailytimes.com.pk 2 Nov 05

• UN posthumous medals for 20 Pakistani peacekeepers UN Headquarters awarded 20 Pakistani peacekeepers posthumous medals for serving in UN peace missions last year. Eighteen Pakistani soldiers died during the UN peacekeeping mission in Sierra Leon and two in Burundi. Pakistan has taken part in 31 UN peacekeeping operations since 1960, in which 88 Pakistani soldiers died in the line of duty. geo.tv 29 May 05

• Pakistani blue helmets awarded medals in Bunia Some 1050 Pakistani blue helmets received medals from MONUC Force Commander, Major General Babacar Gaye. monuc.org 25 Aug 05

• UNMIL Vows Robust Reaction As SRGS Award Medals To Pakistani Soldiers Medal award ceremony of the Pakistani Contingent of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) held at the Air Strip in Tubmanburg, Bomi County. Dozens of Pakistani personnel from different units of the Contingent were awarded UN medals for peace keeping service. allafrica.com 12 Dec 05

• Korean Govt awards medal to Pakistani ambassador The Korean Government has conferred Ghanghwa medal to Syed Pervez Hussain, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for promoting friendly relations in various fields of common interest between the republic of Korea and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. His valuable dedication and service have earned him the appreciation and admiration of the Korean people. onlinenews.com.pk 21 Dec 05

• Pak to confer highest civilian medal to Inzi Pakistan media was full of praise for the cricket players and hailed them as national heroes today after they returned home from a hugely successful tour of India where the team drew the three-Test series 1-1 and won the one-day series 4-2. Captain Inzamam-ul-Haq is also set to be decorated with the 'pride of performance' award, the highest civilian medal of the country. In the past, legends like Hanif Mohammad, Fazal Mahmood, Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, Zaheer Abbas and Wasim Akram have been decorated with this honour. expressindia.com 19 Apr 05

• Musharraf confers military, civil awards to army officers, civilians for their excellent services President Musharraf conferred Military awards to the officers and men of Pakistan Armed Forces and citizens of Pakistan and 15 Foreign Nationals for excellence in various fields of activities. The officers who were conferred with SITARA-I-BASALT are Major Muhammad Khan (Shaheed), FF, Sepoy Zafar Mehmood Khan (Shaheed), FF, Wing Commander Rizwan Ullah Khan, (Died). TAMGHA-I-BASALAT: Brigadier Ghayuur Mahmood, FF, Colonel Waheed Khan Bangash, Baloch, Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Ikram Ul Haq, AK, Major Saif Ullah Khan, Sind, Lieutenant Saad Khan, Baloch, CDT-1 Tariq Mahmood, MAR-1 Muhammad Ramzan, Wing Commander Syed Hussain Mehdi, Squadron Leader Khurram Habib, Flying Officer Muhammad Afzal (Died), Senior Tech Ghulam Shabbir. HILAL-I-IMTIAZ (MILITARY): Major General Syed Guftar Shah, EME, Major General Syed Khalid Amir Jaffery, Arty, Major General Nusrat Naeem, Arty, Major General Saeedullah Khan, AC, Major General Asif Ali, Engrs, Major General Shaukat Sultan Khan, Sind, Major General Tahir Mahmood, Punjab, Major General Shahid Iqbal, Baloch, Major General Muhammad Siddique, Arty, Major General Tanvir Tahir, EME, Major General Zahid Hussain, Arty, Major General Nasim Ul Majeed, AMC and Major General Badshah Khan, AMC. Pakistan Navy are: Rear Admiral Iftikhar Ahmed and Rear Admiral Asaf Humayun. Pakistan Air Force the officers are Air Vice Marshal Mirza Zafar Hussain and Muhammad Ateeb Siddiqui. IMTIAZI SANAD has been awarded to the officer includes: Brigadier Muhammad Ifzal, Avn, Brigadier Zahir Shah, Engrs, Colonel Shukran Rafiq, AK, Lieutenant Colonel Anis Ur Rahman, Avn, Lieutenant Colonel Ubaid Ur Rehman, Avn, Lieutenant Colonel Saif Ullah Khan, Sind, Lieutenant Colonel Waheed Akhtar, AK, Major Ihsan Ul Haq, Avn and Major Rana Faheem Aeyzad Khan Sind. HILAL-I-PAKISTAN was conferred to H.E. Mr. Zhang Chunxiang (Chinese Ambassador)(China) Services to Pakistan. The award of HILAL-I-IMTIAZ was given to distinguished people in various fields of profession which include Prof. Viqar Ud Din Ahmad(Sindh) Science (Chemistry), Late Dr. Rafi Muhammad Chaudhry(Punjab) Science (Physics), Prof. Mohammad Ataur Rahman(Sindh)Medicine(Clinical Bio-chemistry),Late Dr. Muhammad Afzal(Punjab) Education, Late Mr. Ishfaq Ahmed (Punjab) Literature(Urdu/Punjabi), Late Mr. Farid Ullah Khan(NWFP)Public Service, Mr. Iftikhar Hussain Arif(Sindh) Public Service, Prof. Dr. Mahmud Ahmad Ch.(Punjab)Public Service, Major General Muhammad Zaki(Punjab)Public Service, Dr. M. Akram Sheikh, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission,Public Service, Late Mr. Latif Ibrahim Jamal(Sindh)Public Service/Education,Brig(R) Ijaz Ahmad Shah Director General, Intelligence Bureau(Punjab)Public Service. The president awarded Sitara-I-Shujaat, to 5 people whose names are as; Mr. Manzoor Ahmed Mughal (Sindh)Gallantry, , Late Mr. Taghoon Nabi (Northern Areas) Gallantry, Late Mr. Amir Shahzad (Punjab)Gallantry, Late Mr. Usman Shafique(Punjab)Gallantry. President’s Award for pride of performance, was conferred on Prof. Khwaja asud (Islamabad) Education/Journalism, Mrs. Khalida Hussain(Islamabad) Literature (Urdu), Mrs. Nayyar Kamal(Islamabad)Art (TV Artiste), Mrs. Clara Pasha Retired Nursing Adviser(Islamabad)Nursing, Mr. Shan Baoxiang(Second Secretary, Cultural Office, Chinese Embassy in Pakistan) (China)Services to Pakistan. Sitar-I-Quaid-e-Azam, was awarded to these distinguished people Dr. Khalif Bile Mohamud(WHO Representative Pakistan)(Somalia) Services to PakistanProf. Shigemochi Hirashima(Professor Emeritus Tokyo)(Japan)Services to Pakistan. Tamgha-I-Shujaat was awarded to Lt. Col. Muhammad Afsar Azam Mallick (Officer Commanding ISI, Sindh (CT Cell)Gallantry,Lt. Col. Rashid Ullah Baig PA-24193 Gallantry, Maj. Khalid Amin RanaPA-24847 Gallantry, Mr. Muhammad Fayyaz Khan (DSP)(Sindh)Gallantry, Mr. Ghulam Mujtaba Assistant Director, ISI(Sindh)Gallantry, Mr. Muhammad TalootDistrict Officer (Architecture) District Government Lahore(Punjab)Gallantry, Mr. Ghulam RasoolSub-Inspector(ISI) (Sindh)Gallantry,Mr. Tariq S/O Mohammad Usman Abbasi Sub-Inspector(ISI) (Sindh)Gallantry,Naik Ghulam Haider(Pakistan Rangers Sindh)(Punjab)Gallantry, ,Mr.Hashmat Driver(MTD)(NWFP)Gallantry,LHC Ameer Badshah(Naib Court, Special Traffic Magistrate Court, Peshawar)(NWFP)Gallantry, Late Mr. Kashif Iqbal Gallantry while Dr Zeba Ayesha was awarded Tamgha-I-Imtiaz. paktribune.com 23 Mar 06

• Pakistani ambassador presents Tamgha-e-Imtiaz medal to Iranian author Baqaii Pakistani Ambassador Iqbal Shafqat Saeed presented Baqaii the medal on behalf of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and expressed his felicitations to the Iranian author for his achievements and profound knowledge of the philosophy and thought of Iqbal. “Iqbal has a special place in history, he is not only a poet, he is a philosopher and a thinker, too. I hope the efforts by Makan contribute to further relations between Pakistan and Iran and help promote relations between the two states. We share our religion, history, architecture, and even language; and I hope this will continue in future,” the ambassador said in part of his speech at the ceremony. Baqaii was awarded the medal for the efforts he has made over 30 years to introduce Pakistani poet Iqbal Lahori with his 24-volume book “The Retrospective of the Thought and Works of Iqbal”. This is the first time the medal has been given to a non-Pakistani. For the past four decades, the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz has been presented to personalities who attained academic distinction in the fields of science, art, literature, sports, and nursing or for dedicated service and selfless devotion to human rights and public service, Baqaii noted. The Tamgha-e-Imtiaz has only been awarded to a few people including Zeba Sathar, director of the Population Council's Pakistan office, singer Jawad Ahmed, and Dr. Javaid R. Leghari, the project director of the Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (SZABIST). mehrnews.ir 18 Apr 06

• UN honours Pakistani peacekeepers Posthumously Marking the International Day of Peacekeepers in New York, the U.N. honoured nine Pakistani peacekeepers who made the ultimate sacrifice for the cause of peace while serving in different U.N. Peacekeeping Missions around the world during 2005. Pakistan’s U.N. Ambassador Munir Akram received the the Dag Hmmarskjold medals from the Under-Secretary-General of U.N. for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Marie Guhenno. The medals were awarded at the Ceremony posthumously to peacekeepers from 54 countries, including nine (9) UN peacekeepers from Pakistan. The fallen Pakistani peacekeepers who were awarded medals are: Sepoy Munir Ahmed, Havildar Bashir Ahmed, Sepoy Muhammad Amir, Khateeb Abdul Latif Chishti, Lance Naik Sadaqat Hussain, Naik/Clerk Zaigham Hussain, Lance Naik Noor Jamal, Lance Naik Inzar Ahmed Khan and Sepoy Abdul Zafran. They served in the United Nations Missions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), Liberia (UNMIL), Burundi (ONUB) and Cote d’ Ivoire (UNOCI). pakistantimes.net 1 Jun 06

• NWFP PA seeks Nishan-e-Haider for suicide attack victims The NWFP Assembly on Friday unanimously adopted a joint resolution urging the federal government to grant the highest gallantry award to the victims of the Peshawar suicide bomb blast during Muharram, which claimed many lives, including that of capital city police officer Malik Saad. PPPP parliamentary leader Abdul Akbar Khan, MMA MPA Maulana Amanat Shah and MPA Qalb-e-Hassan, moved the joint resolution. The resolution said that the officers and Jawans of the Frontier police set an example of bravery and chivalry by sacrificing their lives in the line of duty. "Therefore, they deserved to be honoured with the country's highest gallantry award, Nishan-e-Haider," it said. It said the entire House salutes the valour and courage of the Frontier police, who have set an example of bravery and saved hundreds of innocent lives. thenews.com.pk 1 Mar 07

• President confers civil, military awards President Pervez Musharraf on Friday conferred civil and military awards on outstanding individuals. The awards are in recognition of the contribution of men and women who have rendered meritorious service to the country in their respective fields or performed exemplary acts of gallantry. President Musharraf decorated 57military personnel and 36 civilians, including seven foreign nationals. In all a total of 93 awards were conferred by the president. The Pakistan Civil Awards were established on March 19, 1957. The announcement of civil awards is generally made on Independence Day, August 14th, and their investiture takes place on the following Pakistan Day, March 23. The president confers civil awards on Pakistani citizens in recognition of gallantry, or distinction in academics, sports, or nursing. The awards are conferred for gallantry - act of bravery, heroism, courage and rendering of dedicated services with selfless devotion in human rights and public service. Those who were conferred awards include:

• Pakistan honours Woolmer with highest civil award Pakistan will confer its highest civil award on late national cricket coach Bob Woolmer, officials said. President Pervez Musharraf conveyed the decision to Gill Woolmer, the widow of the coach, in a condolence letter he sent to her overnight. The South African-born Woolmer, 58, died Sunday in the West Indies a day after Pakistan's shock exit from the World Cup following a defeat to minnows Ireland. Police in Jamaica said they were treating the death as suspicious. "In recognition of his valuable contribution in the field of sports the government of Pakistan has decided to honour Mr Bob Woolmer with the civil award of Sitara-i-Imtiaz (star of distinction)." news.ninemsn.com.au 23 mar 07
• Admiral Karahanoglu Decorated With "medal Of Merit" By Pakistan Turkish Naval Forces Commander Admiral Yener Karahanoglu was decorated with the "medal of merit" by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, the command said. A statement on the website of Naval Forces Command said that Karahanoglu paid a visit to Pakistan between March 24th and 30th at invitation by Pakistani Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Afzal Tahir. The statement noted that Admiral Karahanoglu was decorated with the "medal of merit" by Pakistani President Musharraf on March 25th, 2007. turkishpress.com 6 Apr 07
• Khalifa confers UAE medal to Pakistan's chief of air staff President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan conferred the Emirates Medal of First Order on chief of Pakistan's air staff Air Marshal Tanvir Mahmoud Ahmad in recognition of his contribution to the early stages of establishing the UAE Air Force and to boosting military cooperation between the UAE and Pakistan. gulfnews.com 9 Apr 07
• Pakistan pilots get bravery award Two Pakistani pilots who carried out a daring rescue of a mountaineer are to be given Slovenia's top award for bravery, Pakistani officials say. Slovenian Tomaz Humar got stranded on the western end of the 8,125m Nanga Parbat mountain in the Himalayas two years ago. He remained for around a week on top of the world's ninth-highest peak. The helicopter pilots plucked the 38-year-old from an icy ledge 6,000m up the peak known as "killer mountain". The Slovenian president will present Lt Col Rashid Ullah Beg and Lt Col Khalid Amir Rana with the Golden Order for Services in the country's capital, Ljubljana, this month "for risking their lives during the rescue mission", a Pakistan army statement said. news.bbc.co.uk 15 Jun 07

• LeFever Presented Medal By Musharraf in Pakistan Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf presented the Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam Medal, or Crescent of the Great Leader, to Rear Adm. Michael A. LeFever. The award was presented as part of Pakistan’s yearly Military Day festivities and included flyovers, a parade and an awards ceremony. Awards were presented to members of the Pakistani military and civilian sector from all ranks and services. LeFever was one of only three recipients of the Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam, one of the highest awards presented by the Pakistani government. LeFever, who commanded Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 1 when the earthquake struck Pakistan in October 2005, received orders from the Department of Defense to head the disaster relief efforts. He led a group that included more than 1,900 servicemen from 62 different commands and all four U.S. services. news.navy.mil 17 Apr 07

• President's Medal for Technology conferred on five scientists President General Pervez Musharraf has conferred the President’s Medal for Technology on five scientists. Awarded for the first time, the newly constituted medal aims at encouraging technological innovation in the country. The gold medal, given among other civil awards on the occasion of Independence Day, includes a certificate and a cash prize of Rs 100,000 each. Nominations were invited from research organisations, universities and ministries. A committee from the Ministry of Science and Technology selected the scientists from 51 nominations. They include Dr Muhammad Sarwar Khan of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission for his work on chloroplast biotechnology for the development of Greencane-TM seedlings, which can lead to commercialisation of a new sugarcane species in 3-5 years rather than 15-20 years as needed before. Dr Mazhar Mehmood of the PAEC was conferred the medal for his work on corrosion-resistant nano-crystalline alloys. Dr Ghulam Habib of the NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, has been awarded for his work on animal-feed technology. He developed mulberry-based feed blocks for improving livestock productivity in the mountainous areas of Chitral. Muhammad Javed Iqbal of the PCSIR Laboratories, Lahore, has been awarded the medal for his work on the development of strategic chemicals for the defence sector. Prof Dr Najma Sultana of the University of Karachi has been given the medal for her work on pharmaceutical sciences with five patents to her credit. Science and Technology Minister Chaudhry Nouraiz Shakoor Khan will give away these awards at a special investiture ceremony soon.  The award is given to those citizens who have any technological innovation to their credit. dailytimes.com.pk 19 Aug 06
• 154 citizens, 17 foreign nationals conferred civil awards 154 citizens and 17 foreign nationals including Sheikh Hamadan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, were coffered Civil Awards in recognition of their outstanding services for Pakistan on the Independence Day on August 14. The President of Pakistan will confer the awards to these prominent figures in an impressive investiture ceremony to be held here on March 23 2008, (Pakistan Resolution Day). According to a Cabinet Division Notification some of the prominent figures who were conferred with the awards are: H.H Shaikh Hamada Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in recognition of his public serves to Pakistan. He has been awarded Hilal-I-Pakistan. Hilial Shujaat has been conferred to Late Malik Muhammad Saeed and Inspector Hassan Khan for gallantry. Justice Ameer ul Mulk Mangel, Lt Gen Syed Shujaat Hussain, Mrs. Bilqis Edhi, Begum Kulsum Saifullah Khan have been conferred with Hilal-i-Imtiaz for their services in the filed of public service and social work. Similarly Prof.Yu Xintian, Mr.Chen Haosu ,Sheila Jackson Lee and Ambassador Karen P Hughes have been conferred with Hilal-I-Quaid-I-Azam for their services to Pakistan. Behroze Sethna and Me. Rinat Akhmetov have beeen conferred with Sitara-i-Pakistan for their social service and service to Pakistan. Sitara-i-Shujaat has been conferred to Late Khan Raziq Khan, Sher Akbar, Tariq Mehmood Shaheed Late Muhammad Salim for gallantry. Sitara-i-Imtiaz has been conferred on Ch Nazir Ahmed (Science) Riaz Ahmed (Engineering), Dr.A Q K Rajpout (Education), Mrs Reshman (Art/folk/Sufi singer), Hamid Ali Khan (art singer), Hashim Khan Sports (Squash), Late Abdul Raziq Bugti (public service). Similarly President’s award for pride of performance has been conferred on Jamal udding Ahmed (Engineering), Dr.Liaqat Ali Khan (Nuclear Engineering), Haji Mehar Ali and Haji She Ali (Art Quawali), Nahid Raza (Art (Visual arts), Ms.Gul Bahar Bano Art (singing), Abdul Qadir Junejo (Art (Drama acting), Shafqat Amaanat Ali Khan Art (singing)Mansoor Rahi Art (painting), Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan Art (clasical singing) Dr.Saleem Akhtar (Literature), Lt Cdr Zahid Rauf (yatching), Miss Nida Waseem Sports (Tennis). Similarly has been conferred on Dr.Fang Jianying and Sir Nicholas John Barrington for public services to Pakistan. Sitara-i-Quaid-I-AzamTamgha-i-Shujaat has been conferred on Late Muhammad Jamsheed, Ms. Nasreen Nasir, late Muhammad Abdullah, late Ahmed Noor, late Nazar Muhammad, late Faiz-ue Rehman, Muhammad Sadiq (Shaheed) and Sub Said Ur Rehman (Shaheed) for gallantry. Tamgha-i-Imtiaz has been conferred on Gul Nawaz (Engineering), Dr.Zubair M Ahmed (Science), Dr.Muhammad Shartif (Science)Prof Muhammad Yunus Sheikh (Education), Madam Rahat Bano (Art (Singing), Mehjabeen Qazalbash (Art (singing), Ms.Shabnam Majeed Art (singing) Shah Wali Art (Dholak player), Ghulam Rasool Memon (public service), Mrs, Shireen S.Walji (public sercice)late Ednan Shahid (public service), Shahkeel Sheikh (public service), Irshad Hassan Khan (public service), Saeed Ahmed Awan (public service), Dr.Prof Emeritus Naseer  Mehmood Akhtar (public service)L /Hav Nazir Hussain Shah (public service), Maj Muhammad Aslam (public service). Similarly Tamgha-I-Quaid-I-Azam has been conferred on Chaoying Zhang and Priof.Leonid M Roshal for services to Pakistan  and Tamgha-I-Khidmat has been conferred on Morozov Igor Nikolaevich for services to Pakistan. app.com.pk 14 Aug 07
• Musharraf confers medals President Pervez Musharraf conferred Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) on Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Army Staff at a special investiture ceremony held at Aiwan-i-Sadr. The awards were conferred in recognition of their “long meritorious services”. President Musharraf pinned the badges and decorated the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff General Tariq Majid and Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. dawn.com 19 Dec 07
• Five children receive gallantry awards for their fathers Five young children received gallantry awards from President Pervez Musharraf on behalf of their slain fathers who laid down their lives for the country. The young children exuding confidence and rising above the grief over the loss of their loved ones, shook hands with the President and received the awards at the ceremony held in connection with Pakistan Day. The young sons of late Lt. Col Amir Hameed and Major Pervaiz Siddiq, recipients of the Sitara-e-Basalat collected the awards from the President. Mohammad Altamash, son of DSP Peshawar Razik Khan and Mehr Ali, daughter of DIG Police Bannu Abid Ali received Sitara-i-Shujaat, while Bahzad Abdullah son of Deputy Superintendent Pakistan Rangers Muhammad Abdullah Gondal received Tamgha-e-Shujaat for their father. app.com.pk 23 Mar 08
• 15 foreigners given civil awards on Pakistan Day President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday conferred civil awards to fifteen foreign nationals on Pakistan Day. The awards has been given to the individuals in recognition of their meritorious services for Pakistan. ‘Hilal-i-Pakistan’ has been given to Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman UAE Red Crescent Authority, U.A.E. ‘Hilal-i-Quaid i Azam’ has been conferred on Prof Yu Xintian (President Shanghai Institute for International Studies, China), Chen Haosu (President, The Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, China), Sheila Jackson Lee (Attorney and Congresswoman, USA), Karen P. Hughes (Former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, USA). ‘Sitara-i-Pakistan’ has been given to Mrs Behroze Setna, Singapore and Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine. ‘Sitara-i-Imtiaz’ has been conferred on Khalid Almaeena (Ed-in-Chief, daily ‘Arab News’, Saudi Arabia), Goolhamid Beegun (Mauritius) and Shun Imaizumi (Japan). ‘Sitara-i-Quaid e Azam’ has been given to Dr Fang Jinying (China) and Zhu Changbing (China). ‘Tamgha-i-Pakistan’ has been awarded to Chaoying Zhang (China) and Prof Leonid M. Roshal (Russia). ‘Tamgha-i-Khidmat’ has been conferred on Igor Nikolaevich Morozov (Russia). app.com pk 23 Mar 08
• Pakistani peacekeepers awarded UN peacekeeping medal Pakistani soldiers, numbering 1023, were decorated with the UN peacekeeping medal at a ceremony in Bouake, the second largest city in Cote d’Ivoire, last week. The ceremony for the men from the battalion support units and transport engineering as well as nine military observers was held at the Abidjan airfield.  It  was chaired by the Force Commander of the United Nations Operations in Cote d’Ivoire (UNOCI), Major-General Fernand Marcel Amoussou. The Pakistani contingent Commander, Brigadier Tariq Javed, in his address stressed that there has been a Pakistani military presence in Ivory Coast since 2004 serving in perfect harmony with the local population. app.com.pk 27 Mar 08
• Gallantry award for Chitral DPO 'Sitara-e-Shujaat' was conferred upon district police officer Chitral Sher Akbar by the president of Pakistanat a ceremony in Islamabad. He was awarded for the gallantry he showed on 27^th January 2007 in Qissa Khwani bazar Peshawar while boldly facing terrorism on the occasion of Muharram. He is the only surviving police officer of the incident in which capital city police chief Malik Saad, and DSP Khan Raziq and an SHO lost their lives in a suicide attack when they were examining the security arrangements and measures for the Ashura-e-muharram. A suicide bomber had blown himself up on the occasion. Sher Akbar was then DPO Peshawar city and sustained serious injuries and remained under treatment for eight months before being posted to Chitral. chitralnews.com 23 Mar 08
• Musharraf Confers Civil, Military Awards President General Pervez Musharraf on Friday conferred civil and military awards on outstanding individuals at an investiture ceremony. The awards are in recognition of the contribution of men and women who have rendered meritorious service to the country in their respective fields or performed exemplary acts of gallantry. President General Pervez Musharraf decorated 57 military personnel and 36 civilians, including seven foreign nationals. In all a total of 93 awards were conferred by the President. The Pakistan Civil Awards were established on March 19, 1957. The announcement of civil awards is generally made on Independence Day, August 14th, and their investiture takes place on the following Pakistan Day, March 23. The President confers civil awards on Pakistani citizens in recognition of gallantry, or distinction in academics, sports, or nursing. The awards are conferred for gallantry - act of bravery, heroism, courage and rendering of dedicated services with selfless devotion in human rights and public service. Those who were conferred awards include; 

  TAMGHA-E-JURAT (3): Major Mohammad Umar Farooq Rana (Aviation), Major Sohail Sadiq (Aviation) and Capt Nadeem Raza (Aviation).
  
  SITARA-E-BASALAT (3): Major General Saleem Nawaz, Air Cdr Mohammad Siddique Javed (late), Brig Imtiaz Ahmed, Brig Furqanuddin, Wng Cdr Rizwanullah Khan (Shaheed), Major Malik Mumtaz Ahmed, Major Mohd Khan Shaheed, Major Irfan Aslam, Capt Mohammad Yahya Jan Shaheed, Hav Mohammad Rafique and Sepoy Zafar Mahamood Khan Shaheed.
  
  TAMGHA-E-BASALAT (43): Brig Aziz ur Rehman, Brig Ghayyur Mehmood, Col Wahid Khan Bangish, Capt Sajid Iqbal Hussain (PN), Lt Col Malik Majid Hamid, Wng Cdr Syed Hussain Mehdi, Lt Col Mohd Ikram ul Haq, Lt Col Saifullah Khan, Lt Col Abdul Jabbar Khan Asad, Major Arsalan Shaheen, Capt Saad Khan, Lt Cdr Naveed Razak (late), Sdn Ldr Khurram Habib, Lt PN Syed Mohabat Shah, Lt PN Jawad Hussain, Flying Officer Mohd Afzal (Shaheed), Sub Lt Attikur Rehman (PN), Basharat Ali CSNA, Chief Petty Officer Meraj Ikram, Subedar Zawhar Khan Khattak (Shaheed), Subedar Ehsan Ullah, Naib Subedar Khairat Hussain, Naib Subedar Inayat Khan Aurakzai, Hav. Mohd. Asif, Mohd Zufiqar Ali AA4 (Shaheed), Petty Officer Siraj Khan, Reham Badshah LPM, Tauseef Iqbal LWVAM (Shaheed), Naik Hassan Ali Turi (Shaheed), Lance Naik Mohd. Islam, Akmal Masseh SW1 (late), Tariq Mehmood CDT1, Mohd. Ramzan Marine One, Sepoy Nasir Khan (Shaheed), Sepoy Shamsuddin, Sepoy Jehangir Khan, Naeem Ahmed Jan WIT2 (Shaheed), Mohd Imran MEM2 (Shaheed), Mohd Tariq Jaed MEM2 (Shaheed), Habibullah Anjum MEM2 (Shaheed), Syed Asad Abbas Zaidi CT2 (Shaheed), Senior Tech Shabbir Ahmed (Shaheed), Sepoy Mujeeb ur Rehman (Shaheed).
  
  NISHAN-I-IMTIAZ (1): Late Agha Shahi - Public Service (Posthumous).
  
  HILAL-I-PAKISTAN (4): (Service to Pakistan) Ryan C. Crocker Ambassador of USA to Pakistan, Hasan Kemal Gur Ambassador of Turkey to Pakistan, Ali Saeed Awadh Asseri Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan, and Gustavo Ricardo Machin Gomez Ambassador of Cuba to Pakistan.
  
  HILAL-I-IMTIAZ (3): Karim Ahmed Science (Digital Systems) Chairman KRL, Shoaib Sultan Khan (Public Service), and Shams ul Mulk (Public Service).
  
  HILAL-I-QUAID-I-AZAM (3): Ms. Margherita Boniver Deputy Foreign Minister of Italy (Public Service/Human Rights), Rear Admiral Michael A. LeFever Commander Expeditionary Strike Group-I (Services to Pakistan), and Dr. John W. Wall Country Director World Bank (Services to Pakistan).
  
  SITARA-I-SHUJA’AT (5): Late Iftikhar Ahmed - Gallantry - (Posthumous), Late Salman Ayaz Khan - Gallantry - (Posthumous) Brig. Pervez Sultan Khan - Gallantry, Col.Anwar-ul-Haq - Gallantry, Col. Hamid Ullah Saleem - Gallantry.
  
  SITARA-I-IMTIAZ (2): Dr. Muzaffar Lateef Gill - Medicine, Late Bob Woolmer Coach Pakistan Cricket team.
  
  PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR PRIDE OF PERFORMANCE (1): Fakhir Mehmood - Art (Singing).
  
  SITARA-I-QUAID-I-AZAM (1): Luo Zhaohui - Services to Pakistan.
  
  TAMGHA-I-SHUJA’AT (13): Maj. Khalid Mahmood Khan - Gallantry, Havaldar Zahid Kamal Khan - Gallantry, Sepoy Kaman Khan - Gallantry, Late Jaffar Hussain - Gallantry (Posthumous), Late Dilbar Ali - Gallantry (Posthumous), Late Adil Muhammad - Gallantry (Posthumous), Late Khushal Khan - Gallantry (Posthumous), Sepoy Muzaffar Shah - Gallantry, Late Gul Nawab Shah - Gallantry (Posthumous), Late Mian Muhammad Amin - Gallantry (Posthumous), Late Muhammad Aqeel - Gallantry (Posthumous), Late Sher Ahmed - Gallantry (Posthumous), Late Zubair Ahmed - Gallantry (Posthumous).
  
  TAMGHA-I-IMTIAZ: (3) Muhammad Saleh Zaafir - Literature (Journalism), Mazhar Nisar - Public Service (Broadcasting), Qari Najam Mustafa - Public Service (Qirat).
  In Academics these are awarded for research, achievement or performance in Medicine, Science, Engineering, Technology, Philosophy, History, Literature or the Arts, and invention of national importance. President’s Awards for Pride of Performance are conferred for outstanding achievements in the fields of Art, Literature, Science,Sports and Nursing. Pakistani citizens are eligible for awards in the Order of Shuja’at, Imtiaz and President’s Awards for Pride of Performance while foreign nationals can be given civil awards in any Order for eminence and outstanding services to Pakistan in a significant field of activity. pakistantimes.net 27Mar 07