{"id":5388,"date":"2025-08-14T21:07:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T16:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=5388"},"modified":"2025-08-14T21:07:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T16:07:17","slug":"president-zardari-confers-national-awards-on-civil-military-personalities-on-independence-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/2025\/08\/14\/president-zardari-confers-national-awards-on-civil-military-personalities-on-independence-day","title":{"rendered":"President Zardari confers national awards on civil military personalities on Independence Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"480\"><strong data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"278\">Islamabad: <\/strong>Pakistan marked its 78th Independence Day with a prestigious awards ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr, where national civil and military figures were recognized for exceptional service, leadership, and valor.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"482\" data-end=\"712\">President <strong data-start=\"492\" data-end=\"512\">Asif Ali Zardari<\/strong> led the ceremony, bestowing the nation\u2019s highest civilian and military honors on those who played significant roles in the recent &#8220;Battle for Justice,&#8221; as well as in national development and defense.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"1102\">Among the top recipients was <strong data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"775\">General Sahir Shamshad Mirza<\/strong>, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff, who received the <strong data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"845\">Nishan-e-Imtiaz<\/strong>. <strong data-start=\"847\" data-end=\"880\">Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"885\" data-end=\"931\">Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu<\/strong> were awarded the <strong data-start=\"949\" data-end=\"966\">Hilal-e-Jurat<\/strong> for their strategic leadership and courage, while <strong data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1063\">Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf<\/strong> also received the <strong data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1101\">Nishan-e-Imtiaz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1462\">In recognition of outstanding diplomatic and national contributions, <strong data-start=\"1173\" data-end=\"1206\">Defence Minister Khawaja Asif<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1208\" data-end=\"1248\">Information Minister Attaullah Tarar<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1250\" data-end=\"1284\">Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1329\">PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari<\/strong> were awarded the <strong data-start=\"1347\" data-end=\"1366\">Nishan-e-Imtiaz<\/strong>. Several federal ministers, advisors, and diplomats were also conferred the <strong data-start=\"1443\" data-end=\"1461\">Hilal-e-Imtiaz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1464\" data-end=\"1806\">Honoring the courage of the Pakistan Air Force, multiple PAF pilots received the <strong data-start=\"1545\" data-end=\"1563\">Sitara-e-Jurat<\/strong>, while fallen heroes were posthumously decorated with the <strong data-start=\"1622\" data-end=\"1640\">Tamgha-e-Jurat<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1645\" data-end=\"1665\">Sitara-e-Basalat<\/strong>. High-ranking officers, including the heads of intelligence and military public relations, were recognized for their bravery and leadership.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1808\" data-end=\"2097\">The ceremony was attended by <strong data-start=\"1837\" data-end=\"1870\">Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif<\/strong>, top government officials, military leadership, and foreign dignitaries. The event concluded with a renewed pledge to uphold Pakistan\u2019s sovereignty, honor its martyrs, and continue serving the nation with dedication and unity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Pakistan marked its 78th Independence Day with a prestigious awards ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr, where national civil and military figures were recognized for exceptional service, leadership, and valor. President Asif Ali Zardari led the ceremony, bestowing the nation\u2019s highest civilian and military honors on those who played significant roles in the recent &#8220;Battle for Justice,&#8221; &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":5389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2499,2516,160,2515,2517,2518,2519,2521,2520,2294],"class_list":["post-5388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news","tag-78th-independence-day","tag-defence-minister-khawaja-asif","tag-headline","tag-independence-day","tag-information-minister-attaullah-tarar","tag-interior-minister-mohsin-naqvi","tag-ppp-chairman-bilawal-bhutto-zardari","tag-prime-minister-shehbaz-sharif","tag-sitara-e-jurat","tag-youdigital"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5388"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5390,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5388\/revisions\/5390"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}