LAHORE:Governor Sardar Saleem Haider on Wednesday conferred Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Tamgha-e-Shujaat and Tamgha-e-Imtiaz to 81 persons who have rendered distinguished services in various fields on behalf of President Asif Ali Zardari at a ceremony of civil awards distribution ceremony at Governor’s House.
The governor awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz to Samina Peerzada, Irfan Ali Khoosat, Humaira Arshad, Hadiqa Kiani, Saira Naseem, Salima Hashmi, Naseer Ahmed Nasir, poet, Razaullah Shah Arif Noshahi, literary scholar, Syed Masood Hassan Shahab (posthumously), Haider Ali (sports) and Ezra Aftab while recipients of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz included Professor Dr Rafia Mumtaz, Professor Dr Lubna Zaheer, department (education), Muhammad Azam Khan, Muhammad Arshad Ansari, journalism, Sara Bilal, Dr Arifa Syeda (posthumously), Awar Hassi, Professor Dr Shahid Malik, Maryam Jalal Chaudhry, BS Saleem, journalism department, and Professor Dr Muhammad Sarwar Khan.
Consul General China, Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Zaheer Iqbal, US Consul General Lahore, Iranian Consul General, Consul General Turkiye, Ali Haider Gilani, Shahzad Saeed Cheema and a large number of important personalities and guests were present at the ceremony.
