Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Arif Habib Group have honoured cricketers Sarfaraz Ahmed and Anwar Ali for their outstanding contributions as members of the Pakistan Cricket team and for making Pakistan and PIA proud. In recognition of their services for the Pakistan team, Sarfaraz Ahmed and Anwar Ali were promoted to officer grade by the PIA management.
A ceremony was held in Karachi in honour of the Pakistan and PIA cricketers where Nasser N S Jaffer, Chairman PIA and Arif Habib, Chairman Arif Habib Group, presented cash awards to Sarfaraz Ahmed and Anwar Ali.
A cash award of Rs 500,000 was presented to Sarfaraz Ahmed by Mr. Nasser N.S. Jaffer, while another cash award of Rs 500,000 was presented to Anwar Ali by Arif Habib. Promotion letters was also given to Sarfaraz Ahmed and Anwar Ali by Mr. Shahnawaz Rehman, Managing Director, PIA.
Besides Nasser N.S. Jaffer, Arif Habib and Shahnawaz Rehman, other prominent persons present on the occasion were Malik Nazeer Ahmed, Aslam Khaliq, Muhammad Ali Gardezi, Secretary Aviation and members of the PIA Board of Directors.
Nasser N S Jaffer, expressing his views on the occasion said that PIA had always played a vital role in the promotion of sports in Pakistan and would keep making its contribution to sports, whether it was cricket, squash, tennis or hockey, etc.
He said PIA was proud to have such fine sportsmen who make proud not only the country but also PIA, the national flag carrier.-PR