The President decorated 50 Pakistan Civil Awards, including 10 Foreign Nationals and Pakistanis living abroad, at a simple but impressive Investiture Ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad
The awards in military categories included thirty-six Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) and ten Sitara-i-Basalat (Military).
The Awards in Civil categories included Hilal-i-Shujaat (1), Hilal-i-Imtiaz (3), Sitara-i-Pakistan (1), Sitara-i-Shujaat (1), Sitara-i-Imtiaz (9), President’s Award for Pride of Performance (6), Tamgha-i-Pakistan (1), Tamgha-i-Shujaat (16), Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (11) and Tamgha-i-Khidmat (1).
The recipients of national awards also included eleven foreign nationals from Norway, Turkey, Italy, China, UK, Canada and Sri Lanka.
The ceremony was attended by ministers, parliamentarians, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Zubair Mehmood Hayat, Services Chiefs, diplomats, high civil and military officials, and people belonging to different walks of life.
Following are the recipients of Military and Civil awards:
Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military): , Lt Gen Bilal Akbar, Air Marshal Muhammad Iqbal, Lt Gen Asif Mumtaz Sukhera, Air Marshal Mujahid Anwar Kha, Air Marshal Arshad Mahmood, Lt Gen Sher Afgun, Lt Gen Qazi Mohammad Ikram Ahmad, Maj Gen Amjed Iqbal, Maj Gen Muhammad Ashfaq, Maj Gen Parvez Ahmed, Maj Gen Jawad Khaliq Ansari, Maj Gen Shahzad Malik, Maj Gen Basit Raza, Rear Admiral Mukhtar Khan, Rear Admiral Muhammad Fayyaz Gilani, Rear Admiral Moazzam Ilyas, Maj Gen Shahzad Naeem Khan Baloch, Maj Gen Syed Shafqat Asghar, Maj Gen Muhammad Humayun Saleem, Maj Gen Amer Aslam Khan, Maj Gen Syed Hasnat Amir Gilani, Maj Gen Ali Farhan, Maj Gen Syed Anis Akbar, Maj Gen Abid Ejaz Kahloon, Maj Gen Azhar Saleh Abbasi, Maj Gen Majid Ehsan, Maj Gen Aamir Abbasi, Maj Gen Syed Qaiser Abbas Shah, Maj Gen Tariq Qaddus, Maj Gen Abdullah Dogar, Maj Gen Hamood-uz-Zaman Khan, Maj Gen Zafar-ul-Haq. Maj Gen Shahid Mahmood, Rear Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi, Rear Admiral Asif Khaliq, Maj Gen Maqbool Ahmad.
Sitara-i-Basalat: Lt Col Faisal Malik (Shaheed), Lt Col Iftikhar Ahmed Jamil (Shaheed), Flight Lt Hussain Muhammad Musaddiq, Capt Omer Farooq Suleman (Shaheed), Capt Jawad Ahmed, Hav Muhammad Zia (Shaheed), Naek Abdul Hameed, Sepoy Hussain Ali (Shaheed), Sep Muhammad Shabir (Shaheed), Sep Qadeer Ahmed (Shaheed).
List of Awardees (Civil):
Hilal-i-Shujaat: Mr. Muhammad Tahir Rai (Gallantry).
Hilal-i-Imtiaz: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf (Science), Prof. Dr. Wasim Ahmad (Science), and Mr. Tariq Ahmad (Engineering).
Sitara-i-Pakistan: Mrs. Embjorg Holger Larsen, spouse of H.E. Mr. Leif Holger Larsen (late), Royal Embassy of Norway, Islamabad (Services to Pakistan).
Sitara-i-Shujaat: Brigadier Khalid Farid (Gallantry).
Sitara-i-Imtiaz: Mr. Adil Shabbir Kerai, nephew of late Mr. Habib Fida Ali (Architecture), Prof. Dr. Syed Ather Enam (Medicine), Mr. Mohsin Raza (Arts Music), Mr. Mushtaq Kassim Chhapra (Public Service), Mr. Raees Ahmed (Arts, Sitar), Mr. Farhan Rais Khan, son of Ustad Rais Khan (Arts Violinist), Prof. Dr. Halil Toker (Turkey), Dr. Luca Maria Olivieri (Italy), and Mr. Yang Wei (China).
President’s Award For Pride Of Performance: Prof. Dr. Muhammad Qasim Bughio (Literature), Mr. Sarfraz Mahmood alias Sarfraz Shahid (Literature), Mr. Khursheed Ahmad Nadeem (Journalism), Mr. Alamgir Anwar Shaikh (Sports) Mr. Rashid Ahmed Aslam (Public Service) and Dr. Khalid Sharif, (Medicine), UK.
Tamgha-e-Pakistan: Mr. Muhieddine El-Tannir, Islamabad (Services to Pakistan).
Tamgha-i-Shujaat: Mr. Hazrat Noor, Son of Malik Muhammad Younas Shaheed, Bajaur Agency, Mr. Muhammad Zarin, father of Mr. Ajmal Khan Shaheed, Mohmand Agency, Ms. Samina Bibi, widow of Mr. Hazrat Ghani Shaheed, Malakand, Mr. Muhammad Yusuf Suddle, father of Mr. Muhammad Zeeshan Shaheed, Sialkot. Ms. Shazia Noreen Khan, widow of Mr. Abdul Wajid Khan Shaheed, Peshawar, Mr. Nisar Ahmed, next of kin of Mr. Riaz Ahmed Shaheed, Quetta, Mr. Fazli Naeem Mr. Liaqat Ali, Brig. Imran Mushtaq, Raja Shah Baz Khan, Lt. Col. Aamir Naveed Hussain, Mr. Zahid Jamal, Mr. Muhammad Iqbal, Raja Umer Khattab, Mr. Azizullah Khan, Syed Bilal Ahmad. (All Gallantry).
Tamgha-i-Imtiaz: Prof. Dr. Khalida Soomro (Medicine), Dr. Rashid Ahmed (Medicine), Mr. Muhammad Hameed Shahid (Literature), Mr. Shahrome Safdar Khattak (Public Service), Mr. Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmed (Public Service), Prof. Dr. Bushra Mirza (Science), Dr. Javid Kiyani (Medicine) UK, Dr. Bromely Peter (Medicine) UK, Prof. Darius Mirza (Medicine) UK, Prof. Naweed Imam Syed (Science), Canada, and Prof. Chen Jidong (China).
Tamgha-i-Khidmat: Mr. Ifthikhar Aziz, Sri Lanka (Services to Pakistan).
Nearly two dozen recipients were awarded in Lahore; nine in Karachi; eight in Peshawar; five in Quetta, and two in Gilgit. The ceremonies were held in four provincial capitals at the respective Governor Houses, and the G-B capital city.
Similarly, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee decorated 33 recipients of the awards at Joint Staff Headquarters, while six foreign nationals and one Pakistani citizen were awarded by the heads of the Pakistani missions in the respective countries.
KARACHI - Following are the foreign currency exchange rates for US Dollar, Saudi Riyal, UK Pound Sterling, U.A.E. Dirham, European Euro, and other foreign currencies in Pakistan open market on March 21, 2023 (Tuesday).
Source: Forex Association of Pakistan. (last update 09:00 AM)
Currency | Symbol | Buying | Selling |
US Dollar | USD | 283.15 | 286.15 |
Euro | EUR | 298.5 | 301.5 |
UK Pound Sterling | GBP | 340.5 | 344 |
U.A.E Dirham | AED | 77.25 | 78 |
Saudi Riyal | SAR | 75.2 | 76 |
Australian Dollar | AUD | 187 | 189.4 |
Bahrain Dinar | BHD | 749.54 | 757.54 |
Canadian Dollar | CAD | 207.5 | 209.5 |
China Yuan | CNY | 40.91 | 41.31 |
Danish Krone | DKK | 40.38 | 40.78 |
Hong Kong Dollar | HKD | 35.9 | 36.25 |
Indian Rupee | INR | 3.41 | 3.52 |
Japanese Yen | JPY | 2.06 | 2.11 |
Kuwaiti Dinar | KWD | 916.88 | 925.88 |
Malaysian Ringgit | MYR | 62.85 | 63.45 |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD | 176.66 | 178.6 |
Norwegians Krone | NOK | 26.33 | 26.63 |
Omani Riyal | OMR | 732.14 | 740.14 |
Qatari Riyal | QAR | 77.42 | 78.12 |
Singapore Dollar | SGD | 207.5 | 209.5 |
Swedish Korona | SEK | 26.5 | 26.8 |
Swiss Franc | CHF | 305.25 | 307.78 |
Thai Bhat | THB | 8.26 | 8.41 |
KARACHI - The price of a single tola of 24-karat gold in Pakistan is Rs 204,700 on Tuesday.The price of 10 grams of 24k gold was recorded at Rs175,500.
Likewise, 10 grams of 22k gold were being traded for Rs163,624 while a single tola of 22-karat gold was being sold at Rs 190,849.
Note: The gold rate in Pakistan is fluctuating according to the international market so the price is never been fixed. The below rates are provided by local gold markets and Sarafa Markets of different cities.
City | Gold | Silver |
Lahore | PKR 204,700 | PKR 2,390 |
Karachi | PKR 204,700 | PKR 2,390 |
Islamabad | PKR 204,700 | PKR 2,390 |
Peshawar | PKR 204,700 | PKR 2,390 |
Quetta | PKR 204,700 | PKR 2,390 |
Sialkot | PKR 204,700 | PKR 2,390 |
Attock | PKR 204,700 | PKR 2,390 |
Gujranwala | PKR 204,700 | PKR 2,390 |
Jehlum | PKR 204,700 | PKR 2,390 |
Multan | PKR 204,700 | PKR 2,390 |
Bahawalpur | PKR 204,700 | PKR 2,390 |
Gujrat | PKR 204,700 | PKR 2,390 |
Nawabshah | PKR 204,700 | PKR 2,390 |
Chakwal | PKR 204,700 | PKR 2,390 |
Hyderabad | PKR 204,700 | PKR 2,390 |
Nowshehra | PKR 204,700 | PKR 2,390 |
Sargodha | PKR 204,700 | PKR 2,390 |
Faisalabad | PKR 204,700 | PKR 2,390 |
Mirpur | PKR 204,700 | PKR 2,390 |
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