The awards are given in recognition of the meritorious services rendered by men and women in their respective fields, or for exemplary acts of gallantry. Out of the total of 102 awards, 19 were awarded in various categories for "acts of bravery, heroism, courage and rendering of dedicated services with selfless devotion in human rights and public service."
Famous poet Habib Jalib (late), who was known for his uncompromising stance on principles and faced various hardships including imprisonment, was awarded with Nishan-i-Imtiaz (posthumous) award, which was received by her daughter Tahira Habib. Ali Moeen Nawazish, a student from Islamabad who made world record by securing "21 As" in the A level examination, was conferred Presidents Pride of Performance Award in the field of education.
Mehr Muhammad Khalil, a driver, who by showing courage and intelligence ensured safety of the Sri Lankan cricket during the recent terrorist attack in Lahore, was awarded with Tamgha-i-Shujaat. Following is the detail of civil and military awards conferred by President Zardari at the investiture ceremony: The total of 102 awards conferred by the President include 34 Military Awards, 19 Gallantry Awards and 49 Civil Awards.
MILITARY AWARDS, HI(M): Vice Admiral Mahmood Ahmed Khan, Rear Admiral Bakhtiar Mohsin, Vice Admiral Muhammad Shafi, Rear Admiral Riazullah Khan, Major General Muhammad Ovais Mustafa, Major General Niaz Muhammad Khan Khattak, Major General Raja Muhammad Arif Nazir, Major General Zahid Mubashir Sheikh, Major General Nasir Mahmood, Major General Asif Yasin Malik, Major General Muhammad Haroon Aslam, Major General Waheed Arshad, Major General Rashad Mahmood, Major General Muhammad Yaqub Khan, Major General Hamid Mahmud, Major General Ulfat Hussain, Major General S. Ithar Hussain Shah, Major General Syed Shakeel Hussain, Major General Gul Muhammad, Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Safdar Khan, Air Vice Marshal Faaiz Amir, Major General Liaqat Ali, Major General Ghulam Mustafa Kausar, Major General Noor Hussain, Major General Raheel Sharif, Major General Tariq Mahmood, Major General Tahir Mahmud Malik, Major General Wajahat Ali Muftee, Air Vice Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, Air Vice Marshal Farhat Hussain Khan, Major General Farooq Ahmed Khan, Major General Chaudhry Ahmad Khan, Major General Waqar Ahmad, and Major General Sefvan Majed Janjua.
GALLANTRY AWARDEES: Lieutenant Colonel Shahid Ahmed, C/O Sep Maqbool Hussain (Retd), SJ; Brigadier Muhammad Hanif, S.Bt; Brigadier Nazir Ahmed, S.Bt; Brigadier Ali Abbas Haider, S.Bt; Colonel Shaukat Hassan, S.Bt; Captain (PN) Muhammad Masud Akram, S.Bt; Lieutenant Colonel Syed Rizwan Rizvi, S.Bt; Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Naseem, S.Bt; Lieutenant Colonel Abdul Karim, S.Bt; Wing Commander Azhar Ismail, S.Bt; Nok (Widow) Mst Riffat Azhar; Major Muhammad Pervez Khan, S.Bt; Major Tariq Anees Ahmad (Shaheed) S.Bt; Nok (Widow) Mst Fatima Tariq; Major Qasim Gul (Shaheed) S.Bt, Nok (Widow) Captain Dr Nadia Khan; Major Rana Shaukat Shabbir, S.Bt; SQN Leader Ammar Hassan Butt (Shaheed) S.Bt, Nok (Widow) Mst Shazia Ammar Hussain; Major Abdul Wadood, S.Bt; Major Naeem Gohar (Shaheed), S.Bt, Nok(widow) Farah Naz; Captain Hafeez Ur Rehman, S.Bt; Captain Muhammad Raheel Matloob, S.Bt; Lieutenant Muhammad Rafaqat Baig, S.Bt; Lieutenant Atif Qayyum (Shaheed), S.Bt, Nok (Father) Qayyum Nawaz; MCPO Khalid Farooq (Retd) (Posthumous), S.Bt, Nok (Widow) Azra Yasmeen; N/Sub Fateh Muhammad Minhas (Shaheed) S.Bt, Nok (Widow) Mst Tasleem Akhter; Hav Ali Murad (Shaheed), S.Bt, Nok Mst Gul Naz; FCA-IV Anwar Ul Haq (Posthumous), Nok (Widow) Samina Yasmeen; Nk Muhammad Akhlaq (Shaheed), S.Bt, Nok (Widow) Mst Attia Aslam; Sep Syed Iftikhar Hussain (Shaheed) S.Bt, Nok (Widow) Asia; Sep Amjad Ali (Shaheed), S.Bt, Nok (Widow) Mst Nosheen; and Rect Majid Nawaz (Shaheed) S.Bt, Nok (Mother) Mst Kaneez Fatima.
CIVIL AWARDEES:
NISHAN-I-IMTIAZ: Habib Jalib (Posthumous),
HILAL-I-SHUJAAT: Muhammad Farooq Awan, H.St.
HILAL-I-IMTIAZ: Professor Dr M. Aslam Baig, Professor Asghar Qadir, Professor Dr Naveed Ahmad Tahir, Nok (Daughter) of Late Ahmad Ali Khan, Fakhar Zaman, and Dr Muhammad Shoaib Suddle.
SITARA-I-PAKISTAN: Greg Mortenson.
SITARA-I-SHUJAAT: Naveed Elahi.
SITARA-I-IMTIAZ: Professor Dr Anna Suvorova, Muhammad Athar Tahir Chaudhry, Dr Syed Mohammad Ali Shah, Abdul Wadood Qureshi and Dr Manzoor Ahmad.
PRESIDENTS AWARD FOR PRIDE OF PERFORMANCE: Javaid Tufail Niazi, Babar Ali Niazi, Ali Moeen Nawazish and Hajra Mansoor. Sitara-i-Khidmat: Professor Asada Yutaka
TAMGHA-I-SHUJAAT: Bushara Parveen, Nok (Widow) of Akhtar Hussain, T.St; Iftikhar Hussain, T.St; Mumtaz Zarin, T.St; Waqif Khan, T.St; Noor Muhammad, Nok (son) of Khan Muhammad (Shaheed) T.St; Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Nok (Father) of Nisar Khan (Shaheed) T.St; Mohammad Aziz, Nok (Brother) of M. Rehman (Shaheed) T.St; Saif-ul-Malook, T.St; Azad Khan, T.St; Zulfiqar Ali Khan Sunbal, T.St; Pir Fareed Jan Sarhandi, T.St; Meer Zadi And Shabana Jillani, Nok (Widow) of Inspector Ali Asghar Dahiri; Captain Shazia Anjum, Nok (Widow) of Head Constable Raja Tariq Ayoub; Abdul Rehman Abdu, T.St; Gulfam Bibi, T.St; Shahid Ali Khan, Nok (son) of Late Liaqat Ali Khan, T.St; and Mehr Muhammad Khalil.
TAMGHA-I-IMTIAZ: Dr Saeed Ahmed, TI, Durdana Butt and Syed Kaleem Imam.