KP governor confers civil awards on 59 people

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Ghulam Ali conferred civil awards on 59 people for their outstanding contributions in their respective fields.

Among the awardees, six were awarded Tamgha-e-Shujaat, two received Sitara-e-Imtiaz, 14 were recognised with the Pride of Performance award, and 37 were bestowed with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.

Dr Nadeem Jan and Dr Asmat Afridi were among those awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the governor.

Ghulam Ali also presented his son Zubair Ali, who serves as the mayor of Peshawar, with Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.

Notable recipients of the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz include Dr Umar Shahbaz, Dr Muhammad Ismail, Dr Kashif Kifayat, Dr Amjad Mahmood, Amjad Aziz Malik, Ajab Gul, Muhammad Waseem, Danish Atlas, Prof Dr Shaukat Saeed, Dr Sardar Khan, Dr Abdul Naeem, Abdul Batin Farooqi, Almas Khan Khalil, Fazal Wahab Dard, and Prof Gul Rahim.

The list of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz recipients also features late Shamsul Qamar Andesh, late Khairaz Gul, late Muhammad Shah, Dr Bhag Jand, Muhammad Abbas, Tariq Abbasi, Gul Marjan Barki, Dr Muhammad Azam, Dr Shah Alam, Dr Faisal Maqsood Qureshi, Dr Sultan Zeb Khan, Dr Bashir Ahmad, Dr Muhammad Farooq, Yasmin, Musarrat Dilbar, Haji Munir Khan, Muhammad Arif, Inamullah, Manzoor Ahmad, Allah Ditta Abbasi, Siraj Ahmad, and Gul Waseem.

Furthermore, the governor bestowed Tamgha-e-Shujaat upon six persons, namely Farman Ullah, Azmat Ali Shah, Mujib Ullah, Mishkat Ullah, Ashfaq Ahmad, and Mujibullah Shah.

Recipients of the Pride of Performance award included Noor Din Ilyas, Hamayun Khan, Dr Umar Shahbaz Khan, Dr Kashif Kifayat, Dr Amjad Mahboob, Gulab Khel, Ajab Gul, Ishrat Abbas, Shakir Zeb, Ajab Khan, Prof Hassam Uddin, Ahmad Hussain, and Aziz Ijaz, along with Muhammad Khalil.