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Summary President Asif Ali Zardari decorated Admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila with Nishan-i-Imtiaz (military).
President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday decorated Naval Chief, Admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila with Nishan-i-Imtiaz (military) here at Aiwan-e-Sadr during a special investiture ceremony.The ceremony was attended among others by Federal Minister for Defence Ch. Ahmed Mukhtar, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan, Finance Minister Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, Federal Minister for Commerce Makhdoom Amin Fahim, Secretary General to the President Salman Faruqui, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Khalid Shameem Wynne, Army Chief General Pervez Ashfaq Kayani, Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman, senior officials and officers from the armed forces.The citation read on the occasion said that Nishan-i-Imtiaz (M) was being conferred upon the Naval Chief in recognition of his long meritorious services.Admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila is also a recipient of the award of Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) and Chevalier de I’ Ordre National de Merite.
