ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was posthumously awarded the country’s highest civilian award, the Nishan Pakistan, on the 45th anniversary of his death.
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s daughter Sanam Bhutto received the award at a prestigious ceremony held at the Presidential Palace, while his granddaughter Asifa Bhutto Zardari was also present.
The ceremony recognized individuals who have rendered distinguished services in various fields.
The other recipients who were conferred upon with awards in different categories included: Air Marshal (retd) Raja Shahid Hamid (late) Nishan-i-Imtiaz (posthumous), Sultan Ali Akbar Allana Nishan-i-Khidmat, SP Muhammad Ejaz Khan Shaheed Hilal-i-Shujaat (posthumous), DSP Allama Iqbal Shaheed Hilal-i-Shujaat (posthumous), DSP Sardar Hussain Shaheed, constables Irshad Ali and Jahnzaib Hilal-i-Shujaat (posthumous), Additional SHO Adnan Afridi Shaheed Hilal-i-Shujaat (posthumous), SI Taimoor Shahzad Shaheed Hilal-i-Shujaat (posthumous), LHC Mohammad Farooq Shaheed Hilal-i-Shujaat (posthumous), Sepoy Muhammad Asif Shaheed Hilal-i-Shujaat (posthumous), Allah Rakhio (late) Hilal-i-Shujaat (posthumous), Dr Tauqir Hussain Shah Hilal-i-Imitiaz, Capt (retd) Khurram Agha Hilal-i-Imitiaz, Ali Haider Gilani Hilal-i-Imitiaz, Khawaja Anver Majidd Hilal-i-Imitiaz,Hussain Daud Hilal-i-Imtiaz, Professor Dr Shaheryar Hilal-i-Imitiaz and others.
