RAWALPINDI, MAR 23 /DNA/ – The President of Pakistan has been pleased to grant the Military awards to the officers and soldiers of Pakistan Army, Navy and Air Force. 2 Sitara-i-Basalat, 227 Tamgha-i-Basalat, 82 Imtiazi Asnad, 185 COAS Commendation Cards, 23 Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military), 112 Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military) and 133 Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Military) have been awarded.

Following officer and soldier have been conferred with Sitara-i-Basalat
Lt Col Muhammad Ali Shaukat (Shaheed), FF, Sep Soban Majeed Baloch (Shaheed), AK.

Following officers and men have been conferred with Tamgha-i-Basalat
Lt Col Syed Kashif Ali (Shaheed), AD, Lt Col Muhammad Hassan Haider (Shaheed), Sigs, Maj Babar Khan (Shaheed), Punjab, Maj Amir Aziz (Shaheed), Punjab, Maj Rameez Imtiaz, FF, Maj Syed Ali Raza Shah (Shaheed), Punjab, Capt Hussain Jahangir (Shaheed), Punjab, Capt Muhammad Ahmed Badar (Shaheed), AD, Capt Muhammad Osama Bin Arshad (Shaheed), NLI, Sub Qaiser Reheem (Shaheed), Sindh, Sub Abid Ullah (Shaheed), NLI, Sub Shahab Ahmad (Shaheed), FC KP (N), N/Sub Muhammad Farooq (Shaheed), AD, N/Sub Qadeer Hassan (Shaheed), Baloch, N/Sub Yasir Shakeel (Shaheed), FF, N/Sub Shah Bahram Khan (Shaheed), FF, N/Sub Muhammad Shahzad (Shaheed), AK, N/Sub Zahid Noor (Shaheed), FC KP (N), Hav Sikandar Hayat (Shaheed), AD, Hav Aqeel Ahmed (Shaheed), Engrs, Hav Shafiq Ullah (Shaheed), Punjab, Hav Muhammad Sajjad (Shaheed), Punjab, Hav Muhammad Zahir (Shaheed), FF, Hav Shahzad Ahmed (Shaheed), AK, Hav Zil Husnain (Shaheed), AK, Hav Khalid Fiaz (Shaheed), AK, Hav Shahid Iqbal (Shaheed), Sindh, Hav Shah Din (Shaheed), NLI, Hav Fida Hussain (Shaheed), NLI, Hav Nisar Ahmed (Shaheed), SSG, Hav Khalid Iqbal (Shaheed), CMI, Hav Abdul Sattar (Shaheed), FC BIn (N), Hav Ahmad Hussain (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Hav Abid Ullah (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Hav Hayat Ullah (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Hav Muhammad Waheed (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Hav Shaal Akbar (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Hav Rauf Shah (Shaheed), FC KP (N), Hav Shahzad Khan (Shaheed), FC KP (N), Hav Saeed Shah (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Hav Sabir Khan (Shaheed, FC KP (S), Hav Muhammad Hashim Khan (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Hav Roshan Khan (Shaheed), FC KP (N), Hav Muntazir Shah (Shaheed), FC KP (N), Hav Abdul Bari (Shaheed), FC KP (S), L/Hav Madsar Mahmood (Shaheed), Arty, L/Hav Aftikhar Hussain (Shaheed), Punjab, L/Hav Basit Imran (Shaheed), NLI, LD Zubair Hussain (Shaheed), AC, LD Asif Ali (Shaheed), AC, NK Muhammad Imran (Shaheed), ASC, NK/VM Shah Nawaz (Shaheed), EME, NK Imran Ullah (Shaheed), Ord, NK Muhammad Majid (Shaheed), Punjab, NK/Clk Ifran Abbas (Shaheed), Baloch, NK Muhammad Mafrood (Shaheed), Baloch, NK Ghulam Ali (Shaheed), Sindh, NK Abdul Rauf (Shaheed), Sindh, NK Mubasher Sahbeer (Shaheed), AK, NK Muhammad Ishfaq Butt (Shaheed), AK, NK Muhammad Sijad (Shaheed), NLI, NK Shahzad Qamar (Shaheed), NLI, NK Zafar Iqbal (Shaheed), NLI, NK Khan Abbas (Shaheed), FC KP (S), NK Sher Khan (Shaheed), FC BIn (S), NK Farooq Sadique (Shaheed), FC KP (S), NK Khushdil Khan (Shaheed), FC KP (N), NK Muhammad Khurshid Anwar (Shaheed), FC KP (S), NK Walid Khan (Shaheed), FC KP (S), NK Gul Khan (Shaheed), FC KP (N), NK Asif Nawaz (Shaheed), FC KP (S), L/NK Haseeb Javed (Shaheed), Arty, L/NK Muhammad Tafeer (Shaheed), Engrs, L/NK Ameer Humza (Shaheed), Punjab, L/NK Abdul Qadir (Shaheed), Punjab, L/NK Waheed Suleman (Shaheed), Baloch, L/NK Wali Khan (Shaheed), FF, L/NK Tahir Naveed (Shaheed), FF, L/NK Afzal Hussain (Shaheed), Sindh, L/NK Syed Danish Afkar (Shaheed), AK, L/NK Purdum Wali (Shaheed), NLI, L/NK Zaman Ali (Shaheed), NLI, L/NK Muhammad Ijaz Khan (Shaheed), SSG, L/NK Mohsan Munir (Shaheed), AMC, L/NK Syed Muhammad Shahenshah (Shaheed),FCKP (S), L/NK Inayat Khan (Shaheed), FC KP (S), L/NK Tahir Abbas (Shaheed), FC Bln (S), L/NK Tariq Ali (Shaheed), FC BIn (S), L/NK Zulfiqar Ali (Shaheed), FC BIn (N), L/NK Muhammad Adnan (Shaheed), FC Bln (N), L/NK Sher Azam Khan (Shaheed), FC Bln (N), L/NK Rehmat Ullah (Shaheed), FC Bln (N), L/NK Jamshid Ali (Shaheed), FC KP (S), L/NK Ihsan Ullah (Shaheed), FC KP (S), L/NK Ghairat Khan (Shaheed), FC KP (S), L/NK Shakir Ullah (Shaheed), FC KP (N), L/NK Sher Nawaz Khan (Shaheed), FC KP (N), L/NK Zulfiqar Ali (Shaheed), FC KP (N), L/NK Saghir Shah (Shaheed), FC KP (S), L/NK Muhammad Ayaz (Shaheed), FC KP (S), L/NK Oumar Hayat (Shaheed), FC KP (S), L/NK Rafeeq Khan (Shaheed), FC KP (N), L/NK Abdur Rehman (Shaheed), FC KP (N), L/NK Tabassum Ul Haq (Shaheed), AK, L/NK Sohail Khan (Shaheed), FC KP (S), L/NK Abdul Haleem (Shaheed), FC KP (S), L/NK Sajid Hussain (Shaheed), FC KP (S), L/NK Ihsan Bad Shah (Shaheed), FC KP (S), L/NK Wazid Ullah (Shaheed), FC KP (S), L/NK Muhammad Waris Khan (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Swr Aijaz Gul (Shaheed), AC, Swr Mudassar Hayat (Shaheed), AC, Sep Muhammad Javed Iqbal (Shaheed), AD, Spr Muhammad Azam Khan (Shaheed), Engrs, Spr Haroon William (Shaheed), Engrs, Spr Anosh Rufun (Shaheed), Engrs, Spr Hassan Bilal (Shaheed), Engrs, Sep Abdul Hakeem (Shaheed), Punjab, Sep Ali Raza (Shaheed), Punjab, Sep Muhammad Arif (Shaheed), Punjab, Sep Asad Ullah (Shaheed), Punjab, Sep Muhammad Umer Farooq (Shaheed), Punjab, Sep Zahoor Uddin (Shaheed), Punjab, Sep Altaf Ali (Shaheed), Punjab, Sep Sajjad Hussain (Shaheed), Baloch, Sep Muhammad Idress (Shaheed), Baloch, Sep Badam Gul (Shaheed), Baloch, Sep Sheryar Ahmed (Shaheed), Baloch, Sep Tahir Abbas (Shaheed), Baloch, Sep Waqar Ahmed (Shaheed), Baloch, Sep Muhammad Waseem Abbas (Shaheed), Baloch, Sep Sijawal Ali (Shaheed), Baloch, Sep Jiand Ali (Shaheed), Baloch, Sep Muhammad Sohail (Shaheed), Baloch, Sep Ausaf Ur Rehman (Shaheed), FF, Sep Azam Khan (Shaheed), FF, Sep Asif Ali (Shaheed), FF, Sep Muhammad Gulfam Maqsood (Shaheed), FF, Sep Abdullah (Shaheed), FF, Sep Shakeel Shafqat (Shaheed), FF, Sep Naheem Akhtar (Shaheed), AK, Sep Qismat Khan (Shaheed), AK, Sep Tamoor Malik (Shaheed), AK, Sep Muhammad Afzal (Shaheed), AK, Sep Abrar Hussain (Shaheed), AK, Sep Ashfaq Hussain Khan (Shaheed), AK, Sep Abdul Hameed (Shaheed), AK, Sep Shahzeb (Shaheed), AK, Sep Abdullah Shah (Shaheed), AK, Sep Kamil Rabbani (Shaheed), AK, Sep Nadir Sagheer (Shaheed), AK, Sep Arsalan Aslam (Shaheed), AK, Sep Toseef Rafique (Shaheed), AK, Sep Jalal Ud Din (Shaheed), AK, Sep Muhammad Yaseen (Shaheed), AK, Sep Mirza Hussain (Shaheed), AK, Sep Bahar Khan (Shaheed), Sindh, Sep Muhammad Nawaz (Shaheed), Sindh, Sep Muhammad Akram (Shaheed), Sindh, Sep Muhammad Tarique (Shaheed), Sindh, Sep Farman Ali (Shaheed), Sindh, Sep Abdul Saqib (Shaheed), NLI, Sep Shahbaz (Shaheed), NLI, Sep Haji Jan (Shaheed), NLI, Sep Khalid Nasir (Shaheed), NLI, Sep Faiz Ur Rehman (Shaheed), NLI, Sep Muhammad Safdar (Shaheed), NLI, Sep Fida Ali (Shaheed), NLI, Sep Zahid Hussain (Shaheed), NLI, Sep Muhammad Ameen (Shaheed), NLI, Sep Hamza Zaheer (Shaheed), NLI, Sep Syed Mubarak Shah (Shaheed), NLI, Sep Shabbar Hussain (Shaheed), NLI, Sep Muhammad Ahad Zafar (Shaheed), SSG, Sep Sajid Azam (Shaheed), SSG, Cfn Jahan Zaib (Shaheed), EME, Cfn Muhammad Faisal (Shaheed), EME, Sep Saddam Qamar (Shaheed), ASC, Sep Imtiaz Khan (Shaheed), ASC, Sep Imran Ali (Shaheed), DSF, Sep Muhammad Arshad, DSF, Sep Minhal Hussain (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Sep Raja (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Sep Muhammad Sajjad (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Sep/Ck Nasir Ali (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Sep Syed Dildar Shah (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Sep Syed Shahab Hussain (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Sep Mati Ullah (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Sep Saif Ullah (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Sep Sharafat Hussain (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Sep Ihsan Ullah (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Sep Shahzada Aurangzeb (Shaheed), FC KP (N), Sep Sher Hayat (Shaheed), FC KP (N), Sep Muhammad Qasim (Shaheed), FC KP (N), Sep Mubarak Jan (Shaheed), FC KP (N), Sep Anas Shah (Shaheed), FC KP (N), Sep Tahseen Ullah (Shaheed), FC KP (N), Sep Muhammad Shoaib (Shaheed), FC KP (N), Sep Naib Hussaib (Shaheed), FC KP (N), Sep Sajid Ur Rehman (Shaheed), FC KP (N), Sep Ihsan Ullah (Shaheed), FC KP (N), Sep Muhammad Ayub (Shaheed), FC KP (N), Sep Rahmat Ullah Khan (Shaheed), FC KP (N), Sep Tariq Khan (Shaheed), FC KP (N), Sep Syed Munazim Mukhtiar Hussain Shah (Shaheed), FC KP (N), Sep Sayed Jamshed Hussain (Shaheed), FC KP (N), Sep Noor Muhammad (Shaheed), FC KP (N), WC Raham Zeb (Shaheed), FC KP (N), Sep Kabeer Khan (Shaheed) FC KP (N), Sep Muhammad Shahzib Aslam (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Sep Muhammad Sufyan (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Sep Abdul Karim (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Sep Banaras Khan (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Sep Syed Ibn-E-Abbas (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Sep Ahmad Ali (Shaheed), FC KP (S), Sep Nadeem Khan (Shaheed), FC BIn (N), Sep Muhammad Bilal (Shaheed), FC BIn (N), Sep Nouman Farid (Shaheed), FC BIn (S), Sep Abdul Sattar (Shaheed), FC BIn (S), Sep Muhammad Tariq Khan (Shaheed), FC BIn (S), Sep Shafi Ullah (Shaheed), FC BIn (S), Sep Sunny Shoukat (Shaheed), FC BIn (S), Sep Tipu Razzaq (Shaheed), FC BIn (S), Sep Muhammad Waseem (Shaheed), FC BIn (S), Sep Jamshed Hussain (Shaheed), FC BIn (S), Sep Shabir Ahmed (Shaheed), FC BIn (S) and Capt Sikandar Ali Khan, TI(M), Navy.

Following officers and men have been conferred with Imtiazi Sanad
Lt Col Moeen Ud Din, CMI, Lt Col Ansar Jamshed, Avn, Lt Col Waqas Butt, Avn, Maj Ahmed Adnan Ur Rasheed, Punjab, Maj Junaid Jawaid, FF, Maj Sajjad Ali, FF, Maj Muhammad Haroon Tariq, FF, Maj Syed Shams Ullah, Baloch, Maj Farhan Ahmed, AK, Capt Luqman Asghar, FF, Capt Hammad Bin Haseeb, FF, Capt Muhammad Ayaz, Punjab, Capt Muhammad Haris Dilawar, Punjab, Capt Hassan Habib, Punjab, Capt Muhammad Fraz Ilyas (Shaheed), Ord, Capt Ch Muhammad Faraz, Punjab, Lt Haseeb Sajjad, Sindh, Lt Akhlaq Ahmed, Punjab, Lt Abdullah Bin Zubair, Punjab, SM Muhammad Nazir (Shaheed), NLI, SM Muhammad Islam Khan, FC KP (S), N/Sub Sanober Ali (Shaheed), Baloch, N/Sub Intizar Shah, FC KP (S), Hav Mirza Khan, AD, Hav Aftab Ahmed (Shaheed), Baloch, Hav Muhammad Arif (Shaheed), Baloch, Hav Imran Khan (Shaheed), FF, Hav Muhammad Jamil (Shaheed), FF, Hav Muhammad Shahab (Shaheed), FF, Hav Arshad Gul (Shaheed), FF, Hav Shabir Gul (Shaheed), FF, Hav Fazal Subhan (Shaheed), FF, Hav Daud Shah (Shaheed), FF, Hav Riasat Khan (Shaheed), FF, L/Hav Muhammad Imran (Shaheed), Baloch, NK Mukhtiar Ali (Shaheed), FF, NK Muhammad Khurshid Khan, FF, NK Muhammad Hussain, Sindh, NK Salam Sher (Shaheed), FC KP (S), NK Fazal Ur Rehman, FC BIn (N), NK Khaki Jan, FC Bln (N), NK Ghulam Ishaq, FC Bln (N), L/NK Sadiq Amin (Shaheed), FF, L/NK Sagheer Ahmed (Shaheed), FF, L/NK Hussain Ali Khan (Shaheed), NLI, L/NK Muhammad Anwar (Shaheed), NLI, L/NK Muhammad Ishaque (Shaheed), FF, L/NK Muhammad Hayat (Shaheed), FF, L/NK Adil Jan, FF, Sep Aijaz Ahmed, AD, Spr Zulfiqar (Shaheed), Engrs, Sep Zeeshan Nazakat (Shaheed), Baloch, Sep Abdul Rasheed (Shaheed), Baloch, Sep Muhammad Haseeb Akbar (Shaheed), Baloch, Sep Ahmed Ali (Shaheed), Baloch, Sep Waris Ali (Shaheed), Baloch, Sep Asad Khan (Shaheed), FF, Sep Rehman Shah (Shaheed), FF, Sep Ghulam Murtaza (Shaheed), FF, Sep Muhammad Fayaz (Shaheed), FF, Sep Ameer Hussain (Shaheed), FF, Sep Syed Wali Khan, FF, Sep Adnan (Shaheed), FF, Sep Muhammad Naseer (Shaheed), FF, Sep Waqar Ullah Khan (Shaheed), FF, Sep Ishtiaq Hussain, AK, Sep Majid Hussain, AK, Sep Asad Ullah (Shaheed), NLI, Sep Rashid Mehmood (Shaheed), NLI, Sep Manzoor Hussain (Shaheed), NLI, Sep Haseeb Ur Rehman, SSG, Sep Nabeel Akhtar (Shaheed), AMC, Sep Muhammad Tariq, FC Bln (S), Sep Shakeel Ahmed, FC Bln (S), Capt Fawad Qaisar, Navy, Lt Commander Muhammad Shafique, Navy, WEA (S)-1V Abdur Rafay Bhatti, Navy, Group Captain Ali Shahnawaz Cheema, GD (P), Air Force, Wing Commander Saad Bin Riaz GD (P) , Air Force, Wing Commander Imran Mir, Engg, Air Force, Wing Commander Muhammad Imran Javed, JAG, Air Force, and Wing Commander Wajeeha Ahad, Med, Air Force.

Following officers and men have been conferred with COAS Commendation Card
Lt Col Naveed Abbas, Baloch, Lt Col Muhammad Kaleem, CMI, Lt Col Syed Atif Hussain, CMI, Lt Col Farhad Ali, CMI, Lt Col Amer Faiz Abbasi, CMI, Lt Col Muhammad Yasir Nadeem Khan, CMI, Lt Col Saqib Razzaq, CMI, Lt Col Ahsan Shafiq Kayani, Punjab, Lt Col Tasawar Hussain, T Bt, Punjab, Lt Col Syed Ali Moosa, EME, Lt Col Umair Ali Raja, Punjab, Lt Col Muhammad Talha Ansari, CMI, Maj Karim Ullah Jan, CMI, Maj Muhammad Abid Saleem, AC, Maj Hafiz Muhammad Shahbaz, CMI, Maj Muhammad Naseem Khan, FF, Maj Muhammad Shahrukh Tanveer, Baloch, Maj Nida Ul Haq Yousafzai, Baloch, Maj Muhammad Shabir, Punjab, Maj Usama Hussain, FF, Maj Muhammad Kamran, Arty, Maj Muhammad Furqan Ahmed Khan Niazi, Arty, Maj Anwar Hussain, AD, Maj Daniyal Tanveer Raja, AK, Maj Syed Azadar Hussain, Punjab, Maj Umair Nisar, Engrs, Maj Muhammad Zulfiqar, AC, Maj Raham Dad, FF, Maj Zulfiqar Khan, Sigs, Maj Muhammad Imran Mansab, AK, Maj Usman Iqba, Punjab, Maj Muhammad Mobeen Akram, Punjab, Maj Syed Bilal Maqsood, Baloch, Maj Faisal Taimur Khan, Baloch, Maj Babar Ali, AC, Maj Wahid Sultan Ahmed, AC, Maj Asad Ullah Khan, Baloch, Maj Arif Hussain, Baloch, Maj Tariq Zaman, AK, Maj Siddique Akbar, NLI, Maj Shahid Khan, Capt Zafar Iqbal, Sindh, Capt Zulkiful Zafar, FF, Capt Muhammad Zarrar Ayub, AK, Capt Muhammad Naveed Akhtar, Baloch, Capt Muhammad Omar Abdullah, AK, Capt Arslan Sarwar, AK, Capt Amjad Hussain, FF, Capt Waheed Murad, Sindh, Capt Mushtaq Ahmad, Baloch, Capt Muhammad Fahad Amjad, Baloch, Capt Waheed Khan, NLI, Capt Malik Waleed Ahmed, ASC, Capt Usama Javaid, Arty, Capt Shehbaz Ali, FF, Capt Numan Ali, Punjab, Capt Ayesha Pervaiz, EME, Capt Ahmed Mujtaba, Arty, Capt Liaqat Ali, AK, Capt Abdullah, Baloch, Capt Syed Abu Jandal Shah, NLI, Capt Khurram Shahzad, Baloch, Capt Muhammad Noman Abbasi, AK, Capt Muhammad Qasim Bin Waris, AC, Capt Mustafa Aziz, AC, Capt Abu Bakar, Baloch, Capt Shahid Nawaz Khan, Punjab, Capt Muhammad Waleed Ishfaq, Sindh, Capt Shakeel Khan, Baloch, Capt Usman Anwar, AK, Capt Muhammad Abdullah Tahir, ASC, Capt Hamza Jamshaid, AMC GDMO, Capt Beenish Nazil, AFNS, Lt Anus Maqbool, AK, Lt Rassam Rashid, FF, Lt Raja Hassan Raza, Punjab, Lt Usama Ali, AK, Lt Muhammad Mustafa Malik, Punjab, Lt Muhammad Bilal, AK, Lt Abdullah Shah, AK, Lt Musheeb Nawaz Khan Babar, Punjab, Lt Bilal Faisal Janjua, FF, 2/Lt Owais Zalkifal Hammad, AK, SM Sahib Jan, Sindh, Sub Sajjad Hussain, Baloch, Sub Muhammad Ijaz Khan, FF, Sub Syed Shakir Ullah Shah, CMI, Sub Liaqat Hussain, FC KP (S), Sub Umar Bayaz Khan, FC Bln (S), N/Sub Muhammad Akram, Punjab, N/Sub Adeel Waqas, Punjab, N/Sub Muhammad Akhtar, FF, N/Sub Ahmad Gul, FF, N/Sub Shakeel Ahmed, AK, N/Sub Niaz Hussain, Sindh, N/Sub Alam Sher, SSG, N/Sub Sakhi Muhammad, FC KP (S), N/Sub Bashir Ullah, FC KP (S), N/Sub Khan Zaman, FC KP (S), Hav Muhammad Farooq Khan, AD, Hav Shahid Ayub, Punjab, Hav Sajjad Hussain, Punjab, Hav Zaheer Abbas Khan, Punjab, Hav Damsaz Khan, Punjab, Hav Muhammad Yousaf, Baloch, Hav Haji Munir Khan, Baloch, Hav Sada Hussain Shah, FF, Hav Ajmair Younis, AK, Hav Khalid Hussain, SSG, Hav Muhammad Nadeem, SSG, Hav Muhammad Atiq, SSG, Hav Anwar Ali, CMI, Hav Gul Zaman, FC KP (S), Hav Siraj Ud Din, FC KP (S), Hav Gul Hassan, FC KP (S), Hav Munsif, FC KP (S), Hav Abdul Ghaffar, FC Bln (N), Hav Nisar Ali, FC KP (S), Hav Tawoos Khan, FC KP (S), Hav Lal Khan, FC KP (S), L/Hav Sheraz Ahmad, AK, LD Shahid Saleem, AC, Nk Munawar Hussain, Sigs, Nk Niaz Ullah, Punjab, Nk Muhammad Ikram, Punjab, Nk Muhammad Amin, FF, Nk Altaf Hussain Shah, FF, Nk Muhammad Abdullah, SSG, Nk Muhammad Fauz Khan, SSG, Nk Rashid Khan, FC KP (S), Nk Zeeshan, FC KP (S), Nk Muhammad Ilyas, FC KP (S), Nk Nek Nawaz, FC KP (S), Nk Asad Haider, FC KP (S), Nk Sawab Gul, FC KP (S), Nk Muhammad Sulaiman, FC Bln (S), L/Nk Muhammad Arif, Punjab, L/Nk Sajjad Hussain, SSG, L/Nk Eid Badshah, SSG, L/Nk Ansar Siddique, SSG, L/Nk Asad Hayat, SSG, L/Nk Syed Tahir Ali Shah, FC KP (S), L/Nk Khanzala, FC KP (S), L/Nk Arif Hussain, FC KP (N), L/Nk Syed Bilal Hussain Shah, Sindh, L/Nk Adil, FC KP (S), L/Nk Fazal Abbas, FC Bln (N), L/Nk Zahid Ullah Khan, FC KP (S), L/Nk Faizullah, FC Bln (N), L/Nk Said Azam, FC Bln (N), L/Nk Ihsan Ullah, FC KP (S), L/Nk Yasir Zaman, FC Bln (S), Sep Shakir Ullah, Punjab, Sep Muhammad Hashim, Punjab, Sep Muhammad Fayyaz Gul, Punjab, Sep Syed Haroon Badshah, Punjab, Sep Tajumal Hussain, Punjab, Sep Muhammad Abrar Ahmed, Punjab, Sep Ali Akbar, Punjab, Sep Yaqoob Elahi, Punjab, Sep Muhammad Kamran Ashraf, Punjab, Sep Abdul Waqar, Baloch, Sep Muhammad Tanveer, FF, Sep Muhammad Rashid, FF, Sep Gula Jan, FF, Sep Razmat Khan, FF, Sep Abu Huraira, FF, Sep Abid Azam, AK, Sep Hadi Hussain, AK, Sep Muhammad Bakhtawar, Sindh, Sep Muhammad Essa, NLI, Sep Muhammad Ajmal, SSG, Sep Khawar Sajjad, SSG, Sep Naheem Akhtar, SSG, Sep Atta Ullah, SSG, Sep Abid Mahmood, SSG, Sep Sana Ullah, FC KP (S), Sep Muhammad Kashif, FC KP (S), Sep Zakir Hussain, FC Bln (N), Sep Ateeq Ur Rehman, FC Bln (S), Sep Danish Sajid, FC KP (S), Sep Bahadar Khan, FC Bln (N), Sep Shams Ud Din, FC Bln (S), NCB (E) Zain Ali (Shaheed), Engrs and NYA Wireman Muhammad Raees Khan (Shaheed) FC KP (S).

Following officers have been conferred with Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military)
Maj Gen Amer Ashfaq Kayani, AD, Maj Gen Haroon Ishaq Raja, AK, Maj Gen Omer Naseem, AC, Maj Gen Luqman Hafeez, Engrs, Maj Gen Aamer Amin, FF, Maj Gen Syed Imran Arif, Arty, Maj Gen Haroon Hameed Chaudhary, Punjab, Maj Gen Waseem Iftikhar Cheema, AK, Maj Gen Muhammad Hussain, Sind, Maj Gen Shoaib Bin Akram, FF, Maj Gen Yasir Nawaz janjua, Arty, Maj Gen Kashif Khalil, Sind, Maj Gen Malik Mohammad Shahzad, EME, Maj Gen Sibtain Raifque, HCA, Maj Gen Syed Adil Hussanain, HCA, Maj Gen Rizwan Sadiq, HCA, Maj Gen Ijaz Ahmad, HCA, Rear Admiral Adnan Majeed, SI(M), Navy, Rear Admiral Mazhar Mahmood Malik, SI(M), Navy, Rear Admiral Shahzad Hamid SI(M), T.Bt, Navy, Air Vice Marshal Shahid Mansoor Jehangiri, GD (P), Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Kashif Qamar, GD (P), Air Force, and Air Vice Marshal Tahir Mahmood, AD, Air Force.

Following officers have been conferred with Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military)
Brig Farhan Saqib, Punjab, Brig Talha Altaf, AC, Brig Muhammad Aslam Khan Niazi, AC, Brig Mirza Muhammad Yasir Baig, Arty, Brig Haroon Rahim, Baloch, Brig Saif Ullah, AK, Brig Saqib Akram, Punjab, Brig Mohammad Kamran Saadat, FF, Brig Ghazi Kamal Kiani, Punjab, Brig Muhammad Tasharruf Alvi, NLI, Brig Hassan Farooq, Sindh, Brig Muqeem Ahmed Subhani, AD, Brig Sajjad Hussain, AK, Brig Abdul Majid, Baloch, Brig Asif Javed Raja, S Bt, Baloch, Brig Muhammad Khurrum Shehzad Niazi, FF, Brig Muhammad Saeed Akhtar, Arty, Brig Ahmad Rizwan Ghumman, AC, Brig Rana Shehzad Shafi, FF, Brig Muhammad Tanveer Ashraf, AD, Brig Mubasshar Nadeem, Punjab, Brig Muhammad Ali Asghar, AC, Brig Ahmed Nawaz, Punjab, Brig Basharat Alli Khan, AD, Brig Muhammad Najaf Abbas Awan, AK, Brig Muhammad Asad, Arty, Brig Muhammad Wasi Ud Din, Arty, Brig Faisal Ahmad Awan, Arty, Brig Sajid Nawaz Abbasi, FF, Brig Sohail Imtiaz, Arty, Brig Abdul Ghaffar, Arty, Brig Muhammad Naveed Iqbal, AK, Brig Shahid Zia, AC, Brig Haque Dad Khan, ASC, Brig Atiq Ur Rehman Khan, Ord, Brig Amir Mehmood Bhatti, Punjab, Brig Muhammad Khalid, AK, Brig Muhammad Farooq, FF, Brig Syed Shabbir Hussain Shah, Arty, Brig Ayub Haider, T Bt & Bar, AK, Brig Waseem Ilyas, NLI, Brig Rouf Shahzad, Sindh, Brig Bilal Mustafa Bajwa, Engrs, Brig Zia Ur Rehman, Engrs, Brig Raja Muhammad Asghar, Sigs, Brig Adnan Danish Khan, FF, Brig Tariq Mahmood, Arty, Brig Tallat Waseem Irshad, Punjab, Brig Tanweer Hussain, Engrs, Brig Muhammad Ismail Khattak, FF, Brig Muhammad Tariq Majeed, Punjab, Brig Shahid Rehan, FF, Brig Hamid Ullah, Punjab, Brig Tariq Mehmood, Arty, Brig Syed Asim Hyder Shah, ASC, Brig Wasim Qasir, AD, Brig Anjum Rashid, Ord, Brig Rashid Nadeem, Arty, Brig Mazhar Ajaib, AD, Brig Muzafar Mehdi, ASC, Brig Akhtar Hussain, Arty, Col Taimur Hamid, AC, Col Qamran Subhani, Arty, Col Aamir Ghaffar, Arty, Col Zamir Ul Hussan, Arty, Col Abid Nazeer, AD, Col Taimur Khan Durani, Engrs, Col Mubashir Iqbal, Sigs, Col Muhammad Salman, Punjab, Col Shahid Amir Khan, Baloch, Col Shahzad Khurram, FF, Col Umair Khizer, AK, Col Waqar Ahmad Khan, AK, Col Muhammad Afzal Tahir, CMI, Col Haroon Mushtaq, CMI, Col Muhammad Usman Rafique, ASC, Col Saim Javaid, Ord, Commodore Syed Sajid Raza Rizvi, Navy, Commodore Nasir Mahmood, TI(M), Navy, Commodore Jawad Riaz, TI(M), Navy, Commodore Misbah-ul-Amin, TI(M), Navy, Commodore Muhammad Akram, Navy, Commodore Shafiq-ur-Rehman, TI(M), Navy, Commodore Muhammad Amir, Navy, Commodore Zahid Sabir, Navy, Commodore Hamid Sajjad Lillah, Navy, Commodore Imran Khalid Shafi, Navy, Commodore Bilal Ahmed Sana, Navy, Commodore Dr. Syed Sajjad Haider Zaidi, Navy, Commodore M. Mehtab Khan TI (M), Navy, Commodore Saleem Nasir, Navy, Air Commodore Abrar Haider Butt, GD (P), Air Force, Air Commodore Muhammad Shahid Afzaal, GD (P), Air Force, Air Commodore Mirza Sarfraz Baig, GD (P), Air Force, Air Commodore Amir Imran Cheema, GD (P), Air Force, Air Commodore Malik Noman Ashiq, GD (P), Air Force, Air Commodore Faisal Saleem, GD (P), Air Force, Air Commodore Muhammad Sheheryar, GD (P), Air Force, Air Commodore Asad Rasool, GD (P), Air Force, Air Commodore Hassan Farrokh Niaz, GD (P), Air Force, Air Commodore Usman Ghani, Engg, Air Force, Air Commodore Mansoor Ahmad Khan, Engg, Air Force, Air Commodore Faisal Siddiqui, Engg, Air Force, Air Commodore Sarmad Rashid, Engg, Air Force, Air Commodore Imran Amjad, Engg, Air Force, Air Commodore Syed Sabihuddin, AD, Air Force, Air Commodore Sher Ali, AD, Air Force, Group Captain Muhammad Salman, AD, Air Force, Air Commodore Shoukat Ali, A&SD, Air Force, Group Captain Muhammad Arif, A&SD, Air Force, Air Commodore Irfan Abbasi, Log, Air Force and Air Commodore Zulfiqar Aamir Kiani, IT, Air Force.

Following officers have been conferred with Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Military)
Lt Col Muhammad Kamran Khan, AC, Lt Col Siyar Khan, AC, Lt Col Muhammad Rizwan, AC, Lt Col Saif Ullah, AC, Lt Col Adeel Ahmad Chaudhary, AC, Lt Col Amir Shahzad, Arty, Lt Col Qazi Ahsan Ul Haq, Arty, Lt Col Syed Abbas Ali Qazi, Arty, Lt Col Zahid Hussain, Arty, Lt Col Muhammad Ghayyur Sattar, Arty, Lt Col Malik Salah Ud Din Muhammad Ghazi, Arty, Lt Col Khurram Shahzad, Arty, Lt Col Fakhar Ud Din Khattak, Arty, Lt Col Muhammad Amin, Arty, Lt Col Shahid Mahmood Arshad, Arty, Lt Col Nayyar Hassan, Arty, Lt Col Muhammad Sharif Khan, AD, Lt Col Syed Mujtaba Shah, AD, Lt Col Muhammad Waseem, Engrs, Lt Col Muhammad Asif, Engrs, Lt Col Atteq Adnan, Engrs, Lt Col Rizwan Abid, Engrs, Lt Col Imran Nazi, Sigs, Lt Col Muhammad Asim, Sigs, Lt Col Adeel Rasheed Minhas, Sigs, Lt Col Mohammad Afzal Hassan Hotiana, Sigs, Lt Col Owais Haider Khosa, Punjab, Lt Col Muhammad Asad Awan, Punjab, Lt Col Asad Zia, Punjab, Lt Col Ishtiaq Ahmad, Baloch, Lt Col Ishtiaq Hussain, Baloch, Lt Col Muhammad Shahzad Mansoor, Baloch, Lt Col Jawad Masood, FF, Lt Col Zubair Ali Khan, FF, Lt Col Zia Ur Rehman, FF, Lt Col Muhammad Aamir Shabbir, AK, Lt Col Muhammad Rafique, AK, Lt Col Syed Hashim Naseer, Sindh, Lt Col Muhammad Suleman Tayyar, Sindh, Lt Col Muhammad Ali, Sindh, Lt Col Sajjad Akhter, Sindh, Lt Col Shahzada Bulbul Jamal Shan, NLI, Lt Col Arshad Mehmood, NLI, Lt Col Naseem Abbas, NLI, Lt Col Sajid Raza, NLI, Lt Col Rana Shehzad Usman Akhtar, Avn, Lt Col Abbas Hussain Awan, Avn, Lt Col Fazal Sattar Khan, Avn, Lt Col Muhammad Babar Hameed, CMI, Lt Col Shakaib Un Nabi Siddiqui, CMI, Lt Col Nasir Suleman, CMI, Lt Col Muhammad Suleman Munir, ASC, Lt Col Mohammad Khalid, ASC, Lt Col Muhammad Tariq Zafar, ASC, Lt Col Munaum Aziz, Ord, Lt Col Syed Adnan Shah, Ord, Lt Col Mutee Ur Rehman Pawar, Ord, Lt Col Shoaib Aziz, EME, Lt Col Owais Sarwar, EME, Lt Col Muhammad Asim, EME, Lt Col Jamil Muhammad Khan, EME, Lt Col Imran Siddique Khan, EME, Lt Col Iftikhar Ahmad, EME, Lt Col Muhammad Hammad, EME, Lt Col Hammad Tanveer Butt, TSO, Lt Col Amjad Baig, TSO, Lt Col Afshan Nazir, AFNS, Lt Col Farhat Yasmin, AFNS, Lt Col Aneela Gul, AFNS, Lt Col Lubna Latif, AFNS, Lt Col Rubina Sharif, AFNS, Lt Col Shaista Shaheen, AFNS, Lt Col Farah Deeba, AFNS, Lt Col Nargis Sultana, AFNS, Lt Col Afshan Niazi, AFNS, Lt Col Bushra Parveen, AFNS, Maj Omar Farooq, AC, Maj Omer Riffat, AC, Maj Aamir Taimur, Arty, Maj Muhammad Shehzad Anwar, Arty, Maj Amjad Ali, Arty, Maj Muhammad Imran, Arty, Maj Raja Humayun Gohar, Engrs, Maj Shahzad Younas, Engrs, Maj Junaid Arshad Butt, Sigs, Maj Muhammad Abid, Sigs, Maj Malik Muhammad Kamran Ashraf, Punjab, Maj Shafi Ullah, Sindh, Maj Naveed Taj, Sindh, Maj Rashid Jaffar, Avn, Maj Waseem Qayyum Raja, Avn, Maj Muhammad Zeeshan Ul Haq, Avn, Maj Usman Anwar Kayani, Ord, Maj Muhammad Shafqat Abbasi, Ord, Maj Asif Mehmood, EME, Maj Salman Bin Ali Malik, EME, Maj Ghazala Jabeen, AFNS, Maj Shabnum Fatima, AFNS, Maj Sameena Shafi, AFNS, Maj Firdous Bashir, AFNS, Maj Rukhsana Rafique, AFNS, Maj Fakhara Aziz, AFNS, Maj Saleema Bibi, AFNS, Maj Shamim Nazli, AFNS, Maj Shamshad Akhter Latif, AFNS, Maj Rubina Jahangir, AFNS, Commander Shoaib Ishaq, Navy, Commander M Sohail Aslam, Navy, Commander Syed Kazim H Bukhari, Navy, Commander Muzammel Hussain, Navy, Commander Kaleem Ullah, Navy, Lt Commander Majid Khan, Navy, Lt Commander Muhammad Majid Adeel, Navy, Lt Commander Khaliq ur Rehman, Navy, Lt Commander Nazir Ahmed, Navy, Wing Commander Ammar Shoaib Malik, GD (P), Air Force, Wing Commander Muhammad Bilal GD, (P), Air Force, Wing Commander Arsalan Nadeem GD, (P), Air Force, Wing Commander Affan Aslam, GD (P), Air Force, Wing Commander Nasir Latif, GD (P), Air Force, Wing Commander Asad Karim, GD (P), Air Force, Wing Commander Qasim Ismail, GD(P), Air Force, Wing Commander Muhammad Awais Riaz, GD(P), Air Force, Wing Commander Ahsan Bilal, GD(P), Air Force, Wing Commander Absar Omer, Engg, Air Force, Wing Commander Syed Muhammad Hasan, Engg, Air Force, Wing Commander Imran Sarwar Wattoo, Engg, Air Force, Wing Commander Muhammad Sulaman Salimullah, AD, Air Force, Wing Commander Saqib Akhtar, AD, Air Force, Wing Commander Zafar Iqbal Khan, A&SD, Air Force, Wing Commander Kashif Jameel, A&SD, Air Force, Wing Commander Asim Ali Shah, Edu, Air Force and Wing Commander Hafiz Muhammad Shafique, Med, Air Force.

Qazi Shoaib Khan 

ATTOCK, MAR 23: /DNA/ – The 74th annual mourning procession and Majlis-e-Aza, along with the symbolic Taboot (coffin) procession commemorating the martyrdom of Amir-ul-Momineen Hazrat Ali Ibn Abi Talib (A.S.), was organized by Anjuman Fuqara-e-Abbas Kamalpur Syedan, Attock Cantt. The procession commenced as per tradition on the night of Saturday, 21st Ramadan, from the residence of the late Syed Baqar Hussain Naqvi in Kamalpur Syedan. Strict security arrangements were in place for the occasion.

The Majlis-e-Aza was addressed by Syed al-Zakireen Musawwar-e-Gham Zakir Ahlul Bayt Syed Shafqat Abbas Shah of Channa Sadat, Zakir Ahlul Bayt Tauqeer Abbas, Allama Syed Sibt-ul-Hasan Naqvi, and Allama Zafar Hussain Zafari, who highlighted the virtues and tribulations of Amir-ul-Momineen Hazrat Ali Ibn Abi Talib (A.S.). Additionally, central mourning organizations from across the district participated in the event.

The duties of Nizam-e-Mimber (stage management) were performed by Haji Syed Nazaqat Hussain Naqvi. The Majlis began with the recitation of Hadith-e-Kisa by Safdar Raza Zaidi, following the long-standing tradition. As the symbolic Taboot of Amir-ul-Momineen was brought out, the mourners expressed their grief through Matam and Zanjeer Zani. Before the Majlis began, special and extensive arrangements were made for the Iftar of the participants, as per tradition.

The mourning procession and the Taboot of Amir-ul-Momineen followed their designated routes and concluded at the central Imambargah Hussainia Kamalpur Syedan. The organizer of the Majlis-e-Aza and the symbolic Taboot, Syed Qamar Abbas Naqvi, expressed gratitude to all participants and mourners of Haider-e-Karrar for their attendance.

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 23 (DNA): Pakistan’s outgoing Ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram, gave a largely attended farewell reception at his official residence.

Heads of diplomatic missions accredited to the United Nations, senior UN officials, prominent citizens and senior journalists attended the event.

Ambassador Akram, a well known figure at the UN, will be replaced by Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad as permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN on April 1.

On Friday, the UN Security Council President, Christina Markus Lassen of Denmark, paid high tributes to Ambassador Akram for his “cooperation and dedication” to the work of the Council and the United Nations.

Before giving him the floor to make his last statement to the 15-member Council,  Ambassador Lassen, the Council president, said, “Allow me to pay tribute to our dear colleague, Ambassador Munir Akram, on the completion of his tenure as permanent representative of Pakistan to the United Nations.”

She added, “I know I speak for all our colleagues when I say we thank you for your cooperation and your dedication to the work of the Security Council and the United Nations.

“We’ll all miss your wisdom, your wit and your warmth, so we wish you the very best in your future endeavors…”

On March 11, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also praised Ambassador Munir Akram’s “outstanding” contribution to multilateral diplomacy when he made his farewell call on him.

On his part, Ambassador Akram expressed gratitude for the UN’s support to the Pakistan Mission in promoting shared objectives. He was appointed to the current post in 2019.

Ambassador Akram previously served as Pakistan’s envoy in New York for six years between 2002 and 2008, after serving as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva for seven years from 1995 to 2002. Between 1988-1992, Munir Akram was Pakistan’s Ambassador to the European Council, Belgium and Luxemburg.

During his term at the United Nations, Ambassador Munir Akram served twice as President of the Security Council in May 2003 and in May 2004; President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in 2005; Chairman of the Group of 77 and China (developing countries) in 2007, and Facilitator on UN Administrative Reform in 2006.

During his current term, Ambassador again served as ECOSOC president as well as G-77 Chairman.

He was deeply involved in the campaign for a 2025-26 non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council that Pakistan won with overwhelming majority. Pakistan garnered 182 votes in the 193-member General Assembly — far more than the required 124 votes representing a two-thirds majority.

Among the positions he held in various intergovernmental organizations were: Member of the UN Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament; Chairman of the WTO Trade Policy Review Body; President of the Conference on Disarmament (June 1996).

Ambassador Akram joined the Foreign Service of Pakistan in 1967, holding various positions in the Foreign Ministry as Additional Foreign Secretary and Director-General dealing with the United Nations.

He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Law and a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Karachi. A prolific writer, he has lectured and published several articles and papers on various strategic, political and economic issues.

In recognition of his “selfless service and outstanding performance in the field of diplomacy and foreign policy”, he was conferred the Award of Hilal-i-Quaid-e-Azam by the President of Pakistan.

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BEIJING: A flag hoisting ceremony was held today at the Pakistan Embassy, Beijing to celebrate the Pakistan Day. The ceremony was attended by Embassy officials and their families, and members of the Pakistan community. Ambassador Khalil Hashmi hoisted the national flag to the tune of the national anthem played on the occasion.

The Embassy officials read out the messages from the President, Prime Minister, and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan, underscoring the significance and underlying spirit of the Lahore resolution adopted on 23rd March 1940 in Lahore. The messages from the nation’s leadership called for upholding the guiding principles of unity, faith and discipline to steer Pakistan forward in the journey towards greater progress, strength and prosperity. The messages also reaffirmed unwavering political and moral support to the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir in their struggle for the right to self-determination and called on the international community to take immediate and decisive steps for the implementation of the UN Security Council resolutions on Jammu & Kashmir.

Ambassador Khalil Hashmi, in his remarks, congratulated the Pakistani community on the National Day. He urged them to celebrate the occasion with a renewed commitment to working with integrity, dedication and sincerity, aiming to project a positive image of Pakistan in China. The Ambassador also highlighted the initiatives undertaken and planned by the Embassy to deepen China-Pakistan trade and economic cooperation and to advance the welfare of Pakistani community, particularly the Pakistani students studying in Chinese universities.

The event concluded with prayers for Pakistan’s success, development and prosperity.

Mahnoor Ansar

         ISLAMABAD, President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday said that they got freedom after immense sacrifices and to protect this freedom was a huge responsibility for which the entire nation and the armed forces were ready to render any kind of sacrifice.

Addressing the Pakistan Day parade, the president said ‘Unity, faith and discipline’ was the motive given by the founder of the nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah which would enable them to meet all challenges as in the past, they had given befitting response to all external and internal terrorism. 

The president congratulated the nation on the historic day and said March 23 was an important day for the nation as they achieved freedom under the leadership of Quaid-e-Azam and the dream of Allama Iqbal dream that had made it possible. 

Millions of Muslims who had sacrificed and turned the dream into reality, he said, adding on this day, they paid tribute to their martyrs. The president said the objective behind creation of Pakistan was the establishment of a modern welfare country based upon principles of equality, justice and rule of law. 

On this day, he said they pledged to achieve the same objectives, with the same spirit with which the day was being celebrated. 

The president said India had always tried to cast an evil eye on Pakistan while Khawarij and other terrorists’ outfits wanted to achieve their evil designs, but he wanted to tell them that the nation and the armed forces were standing in unison and would foil their nefarious designs. 

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz, Chairman Senate Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, three services chiefs, top military brass, federal ministers, parliamentarians and members of the diplomatic corps were present during the ceremony.

He further stressed that they should also save their young generation from disappointment and despair. 

The fifth-generation warfare had turned into a challenge, he said, adding that they had the capacity to overcome difficulties as they were a spirited nation and would not bog down with challenges. 

The president expressed the resolve that despite all challenges, they would continue building the nation.  

“Pakistan is facing geo-political challenges, while their brave armed forces, with support of nation, have been giving unprecedented sacrifices,” he added.

The president stressed upon the need of further strengthening of defence, boosting of economic sectors including agriculture, and creation of jobs for the youth. 

Terming the youth of the nation as ‘an asset of the nation’, he stressed upon equipping them with the research-based education and the latest technological training. 

Besides he urged all the provincial governments to focus on social welfare initiatives.  

He opined that the journey was difficult but not impossible as the nation possessed the real power because determination, hard work and the spirit of patriotism had always steered them.

The president said that Pakistan’s foreign policy was based upon ensuring stability and peace and they wanted strong ties with their neighbours and the international community based upon mutual respect and shared goals of prosperity. 

President Zardari also paid tribute to the armed forces and the law enforcement agencies for giving unprecedented sacrifices.

He said on March 23, they had not forgotten their Kashmiri brethren and sisters who had been bracing the Indian atrocities, and they extended their full solidarity to them and saluted their unprecedented sacrifices. 

The president reaffirmed that Pakistan would continue raising its voice at all global fora for the Kashmiris’ right to self-determination and demanded of the international community to ensure the implementation of the UN resolutions so that Kashmiri should decide their own future. 

The president also expressed Pakistan’s solidarity with the Palestinians and urged the international community to take decisive actions to stop the genocide, and ensure that without any foreign interference, Palestinians should be given the right to decide their own future and sovereignty. 

The president appealed to the nation to work for realization of the true objectives of the motherland and prayed for the nation’s prosperity, unity and strength. 

He also appreciated the parade commander for arranging the splendid event. 

During the ceremony, a marvelous flypast was displayed by the Pakistan Airforce formations.  

Different formations of Sherdil, Mirage, F16, JF 17 Thunder and J10C displayed the high-speed past, piercing through sky with spectacular speed. 

 Earlier, the president reviewed the smartly turned-out contingents of the armed forces that took part in the parade.

A presidential salute was given to him while the national anthem was played. 

The president had arrived the venue in the traditional presidential chariot accompanied by his bodyguards riding on horses.

On the occasion, the military band also presented musical tunes based upon national songs.

ISLAMABAD: The nation is celebrating Pakistan Day with patriotic zeal and fervour today (Sunday) with Aiwan-e-Sadr hosting the iconic military parade to commemorate the 1940 Lahore Resolution which provided a framework for the realisation of the goal of a separate homeland for Muslims of South Asia.

President Asif Ali Zardari is the chief guest of this year’s Pakistan Day parade, also attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, services chiefs and other dignitaries, which is being held at Aiwan-e-Sadr instead of the Shakarparian Parade Ground — which traditionally hosts the parade.

The day began with a 31-gun and 21-gun salute in the federal capital and provinces, respectively.

Meanwhile, a change of guard ceremony was held at the mausoleum of Allama Iqbal in Lahore with Pakistan Air Force (PAF) contingent taking over the duties from the Rangers.

Addressing the parade, which also featured the march past of military personnel as well as the flypast of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets, President Zardari recalled the sacrifices of millions of Muslims — who laid down their lives for the creation of Pakistan.

“We have achieved freedom by making many sacrifices,” he said while underscoring the significance of the Pakistan Day.

Stressing that the people of Pakistan and the armed forces stood together, the president paid tribute to the martyrs, saying: “We have the ability to overcome difficulties [and] are not afraid of it.”

“The journey ahead of us is not easy, but it is not impossible [….] I appeal to everyone to devote all their energies to the development of the country. We have to rise above differences and work for a prosperous and peaceful Pakistan,” President Zardari said.

Noting that the country is facing various geopolitical challenges, the head of the state termed the youth as an essential capital of the country.

Touching upon the country’s foreign policy, the president said that it is based on the principles of peace and stability.

He further reiterated Pakistan’s desire to establish strong ties with its neighbouring country and the international community.

“On this day, we also remember our Kashmiri brothers, who have long been victims of Indian atrocities,” he said while reaffirming Islamabad’s unwavering commitment to raising its voice for Kashmiris on all global forums.

“Our goal is to build a strong, modern Islamic welfare state,” he said, stressing the importance of safeguarding the country’s independence, which was achieved through countless sacrifices.

“We will not hesitate to make any sacrifice for the protection and freedom of our motherland,” President Zardari declared.

“We must create a Pakistan that is strong and developed,” he emphasised. The president also extended congratulations on the successful organisation of the grand parade.

President Zardari also vowed to defeat the evil intentions of extremist terrorist organisations, referring to them as the “Fitna al-Khawarij”. He affirmed that the entire nation stands shoulder to shoulder with the armed forces in the fight against terrorism.

“The menace of terrorism must be eradicated,” he stressed. “Fifth-generation warfare is a significant challenge,” he added, highlighting modern security threats.

“We are a courageous nation, fully capable of overcoming challenges,” President Zardari asserted.

He reiterated that Pakistan will never hold back from making any sacrifice for the security of the country.

“We have given a strong response to both external and internal terrorism,” he remarked, underscoring Pakistan’s resolve.

“India has always looked at Pakistan with enmity,” he noted while pointing out New Delhi’s nefarious intentions for Islamabad.

‘Steadfast will, tireless effort’
Meanwhile, in his Pakistan Day message PM Shehbaz underscored that with the “right policies, dedicated efforts, and national unity, we can achieve economic prosperity, uphold social justice, and secure our rightful place among the nations of the world”.

The premier noted that Pakistan Day “reinforces our collective will and serves as a powerful reminder of the values of sacrifice and perseverance-principles embedded in our nation’s very foundation”.

“From an emerging nation to a nuclear power, our journey has been shaped by perseverance and unwavering determination. Yet, this is not where we stop. It will take steadfast will, tireless effort, and a collective vision to transform Pakistan into the nation envisioned by our founding father, Muhammad Ali Jinnah,” he said.

The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) and the Service Chiefs extend heartfelt congratulations to the nation on the 85th anniversary of Pakistan Day.

“The 23rd of March 1940 stands as a defining moment in our history — a day that crystallised our collective vision and set the course for the creation of an independent homeland,” read the statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).

“Rooted in faith, guided by hope, and strengthened by resilience, this occasion epitomises the unwavering resolve of the Pakistani people.

“Today, Pakistan stands as a responsible and resolute member of the global community — advocating peace, stability, and cooperation. As one united nation, we march forward with renewed hope and an unshakable commitment to enduring prosperity. We shall continue to uphold and defend the peace that defines our national character, ensuring that Pakistan remains a beacon of harmony in the world,” the military’s media wing added.

— With additional input from APP, Radio Pakistan