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The Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Urdu: ستارہِ امتیاز, lit. 'Star of Excellence') also spelled as Sitara-i-Imtiaz, is the third-highest (in the order of "Imtiaz") [1] honour and civilian award in the State of Pakistan. It recognizes individuals who have made an "especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of ...
Pages in category "Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 324 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Nishan, translates as Decoration/Order, is a highly restricted and prestigious award roughly equivalent to Presidential Medal of Freedom (United States) and Order of the British Empire (United Kingdom), and is the first category award of Order of Imtiaz. [1] The other three descending categories are Hilal-i-Imtiaz, Sitara-i-Imtiaz and Tamgha-e ...
Civil awards were incorporated into the constitution of Pakistan following recommendation from then-Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. [2] Although Bhutto asserted that public service was a patriotic duty that did not require accolades and remarked that awards were unnecessary. [2]
She was born to a business family of Gujarati descent. [2] She is a recipient of the Sitara-i-Imtiaz, [2] the third highest civilian award in Pakistan. In 2004, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf conferred Pakistan's second highest civilian award Hilal-i-Imtiaz to Panjwani for her services in public service.
In 1983, Qudsia was awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) by the Government of Pakistan. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] In 1986 she received PTV Best Writer Award. [ 18 ] In 2010, the Pakistani government awarded her the Hilal-i-Imtiaz ( Crescent of Excellence ) for her services in literature. [ 2 ]
He was the recipient of the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (lit. 'Medal of Excellence') [ 3 ] and Sitara-e-Imtiaz (lit. 'Star of Excellence') medals for his contribution to Urdu language and literature .
Rais Khan was born on 25 November 1939 in Indore, Indore State, British India, to an Urdu-speaking Pashtun family. [5] [6] He grew up in Bombay.His training began at a very young age, on a small coconut shell sitar. [7]