Governor Punjab Baligh-ur-Rehman conferred civil awards to various prominent personalities from different walks of life today.

The ceremony was held at Governor House in Lahore.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the civil awards investiture ceremony was held at Governor House in Peshawar.

Governor Haji Ghulam Ali conferred the presidential civil awards on behalf of the president of Pakistan to eleven personalities of the province for exemplary services in their respective fields.

Dr. Qibla Ayaz was conferred ‘Sitara e Imtiaz’ in the category of religious scholar.

Five personalities were conferred the ‘Tamgha e Imtiaz’ presidential award while four received ‘pride of performance’ award in the fields of arts, courage, sports, literature and social work.

The Governor conferred Mohammad Musa Khan Khel Shaheed with ‘Presidential Award Tamgha e Imtiaz Posthumously’ for his extraordinary services in the field of Journalism. The award was received by his brother Isa Khan Khel.

Haji Ghulam Ali congratulated all the award receiving personalities on the occasion.

In Gilgit-Baltistan, the awards distribution ceremony was held at the Governor House in Gilgit.

Governor Syed Mehdi Shah conferred five pride of performance awards on behalf of the President of Pakistan to different personalities for their outstanding services in their respective fields.