President Arif Alvi confers military awards on armed forces personnel.

ISLAMABAD -- President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday conferred military awards on the serving and martyred armed forces personnel at a Pakistan Day investiture ceremony held here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.

A total of 49 officers and solAdiers of the Pakistan Army, Navy and Air Force received the miliAtary awards including the famiAlies of four martyred troops in the categories of Nishan-i-ImtiAaz, Hilal-i-Imtiaz, and Sitara-i-Basalat. Two foreign dignitaries from friendly countries also reAceived prestigious awards.

Commander of Bahrain NaAtional Guards Shaikh MohamAmed Bin Salman Al-Khalifa was awarded Nishan-i-Imtiaz (military) and Defence AtAtache of Saudi Arabia Major General (Pilot) Staff Awad Bin Abdullah Alzahrani was given Hilal-i-Imtiaz (military) in recognition to their illustrious services of strengthening deAfence ties with Pakistan.

The president conferred SitaAra-i-Bisalat on the martyrs of the Pakistan Army in recognition of their valour demonstrated while fighting terrorists in opAeration areas. The awards were received by the family members of the martyrs, including MaAjor Shujaat Hussain (30 Baloch Regiment, martyred in Angoor Adda, South Waziristan); CapAtain Bilal Khalil (Army Medical Corps, martyred in Noshki, BaloAchistan); Captain Faheem Abbas (72 Punjab Regiment, martyred in Jani Khel area of Bannu); and Sepoy Muhammad Waqas (18 Frontier Force Regiment, marAtyred in North Waziristan).

President conferred Hilal-i-Imtiaz (military) on Air MarAshal Chaudhry Ahsan Rafiq (Air Headquarters), Air Marshal Waqas Ahmed Sulehri (AHQ), Maj Gen Khurram Nisar (Joint Services HQ), Maj Gen Qamar un Nisa Chaudhry (Army MediAcal Corps), Maj Gen Irfan Ali Mirza (AMC), Maj Gen MuhamAmad Rafiq Zafar (AMC)...