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Summary Prime Minister urges President to confer Nishan-e-Haider on Lieutenant Yasir.
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has sent a summary to President Asif Ali Zardari, asking him to confer Nishan-e-Haider award on Lieutenant Yasir Abbas who was martyred in PNS Mehran attack on Monday.He would be the first Navy official to get this award posthumously. So far ten martyrs have been given this award including Captain Muhammad Sarwar, Major Tufail Muhammad, Major Raja Aziz Bhatti, Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas, Sawar Muhammad Hussain, Major Muhammad Akram, Lance Naik Muhammad Mehfooz, Major Shabbir Sahrif, Captain Karnal Sher Khan and Captain Lalak Jan.
