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Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari conferred the highest civil award, ‘Nishan-e-Pakistan,’ on the President of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, at a special award investiture ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad tonight.
According to Radio Pakistan, the ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy Prime Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, and other distinguished guests including Chairman Senate Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, and high-ranking military officials. The Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf were also present at the event, alongside federal ministers, parliamentarians, foreign diplomats, and other high-level authorities.