KP Governor Engr Iqbal Zafar Jhagra on behalf of the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mamnoon Hussain honoured one personality of the province with Sitara-i-Imtiaz and four personalities with Presidential Pride of Performance award. Furthermore, three personalities were awarded with Tamgha-i-Imtiaz in recognition of the illustrious achievements in their respective disciplines in a ceremony held at the Governor's House, Peshawar on Thursday.
Besides, Consul General of Iran, and Consul General of Afghanistan, members of the provincial cabinet, parliamentarians both from the province and FATA, Senior Civil and Military officials and relatives of the recipients attended the ceremony. Professor Dr Muhammad Rasool Jan, Vice Chancellor Peshawar University got Sitara-i-Imtiaz in acknowledgement of his extraordinary services in the field of education. While, Ismail Khan in the field of Journalism, late Sitara Gul in the field of Public Service, late Kaniz Narj in the field of Public Service, late Dr Yaqoob Khan in the field of Public Service got Pride of Performance awards.
Muhammad Elahi Bakhsh in the field of Calligraphy, Syeda Haseena Gul and Nasir Ali Syed in the field of Literature were also awarded Tamgha-i-Imtiaz for his remarkable achievements in their respective fields. Mian Naeem Ali Shah, husband of Sitara Gul (late), Izzat Hussain, husband of Kaniz Narjis (late) and Farzana, widow of Dr Yaqoob Khan (late) received their awards. On the occasion, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Engr Iqbal Zafar Jhagra congratulated the recipients of the national awards and also paid tributes to the martyrs of the Pakistan Movement.