President Asif Ali Zardari Tuesday announced conferment of civil award of Hilal-e-Shujaat on Bashir Ahmad Bilour, Senior Minister Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, in recognition of his services and steadfastness in the war against militancy who called on him at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. Spokesperson to the President Farhatullah Babar said that matters relating to development activities and law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were discussed during the meeting.
The President said that present government is focusing on the socio-economic development of the smaller province, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and was determined to bring them at par with other provinces in terms of development. Bashir Ahmad Bilour thanked the President for what he had done for the people of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa by recognising and restoring to them their identity. He said that the Pukhtuns would never forget that even before the 18th Constitutional Amendment, the President had acknowledged the Pakhtunkhwa province in his speeches before UN General Assembly and in the Great Hall of Peoples Republic of China.-PR
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