ISLAMABAD, March 22: President Gen Pervez Musharraf, will decorate recipients of Pakistan Civil Awards, including two foreign nationals.

Those who will be decorated at the Aiwan-i-Sadr are:

Nishan-i-Imtiaz: Begum Shaista Ikramullah (late), public service; and Lu Shulin, services to Pakistan.

Hilal-i-Imtiaz: Mushtaq Ahmed Khan Yousufi, literature; Lt-Gen Hamid Javaid, Khalid Maqbool, public Service; Lt-Gen Syed Mohammad Amjad, public service; and Prof Sheikh Arshad Saeed, biology.

Sitara-i-Imtiaz: Dr N.A. Baloch, literature; Dr Syed Wilayat Husain, engineering; Syed Ansar Ahmed Burney, human rights; Dr Fouzia Saleemi, education; Khurshid Ahmed, public service; Talat Mahmood Ghumman, public service; Dr Arshad M. Mirza, physics; Saiyedul Haque, science; Doctor Mohammad Iqbal Choudhry, chemistry; Prof Mohammad Perwaiz Iqbal, biology, Dr Mohammad Yar Khuhawar, chemistry; Dr Wasim Ahmad, molecular biology; Prof Azhar Masood Ahmed Faruqui, medicine; Prof Mohammad Ilyas Burney, medicine; Prof Mohammad Rehman, medicine; Prof Doctor Mohammad Salim Akhter, medicine; Omar Kureishi, art; Himayat Ali Shair, literature; Prof Gilani Kamran, literature; Ali Haider Joshi, literature; Ghaos Bukhsh Sabir, literature; Engr Afzaal Ahmed, engineering; Anwar Muzaffar, engineering; Jan Nisar, engineering; Rashid Ahmad, engineering; Shafiqullah, engineering; Aasim Fasih Khan, engineering; Dr Abdul Qadeer Malik, engineering; Abdul Majeed, engineering; Maj Imran Basit, engineering; Ghulam Mustafa, engineering; Mohsin Agha, engineering; Mohammad Naeem, engineering; Mushtaq Ahmed, engineering; Prof Dr Khalid Aftab, education; Deena Minoo Mistri, education, Prof Dr Asghari Maqsood, physics; Sabz Ali, computer; Dr Syed Moosa Hasnay, science; Dr Shoaib Ahmad, physics; Dr Shagufta Khaliq, genetic engineering; Dr Sabira Begum, chemistry; Dr Aaisha Mohayuddin, science; Dr Abdus Sattar (late), agriculture; Umar Sardar, ceramics; Prof Dr Mohammad Ajmal Khan, botany; Mohammad Aslam Malik, electronics; Mohammad Akram, physics; Doctor Mohammad Imran, computer; Doctor Mohammad Farooque, science; Akhtar Viqar Azim, television production; Syed Askari Mian Irani, calligraphy; Shoaib Mansoor, playwright/production; Shaukat Mahmood (Maxim), cartoonist; Farooq Zamir Ghory, drama artiste; Kanwal Naseer, broadcasting; Mohammad Jamil (Jamil Fakhri), acting; and Nazia Hassan (late), music.—APP

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