President Asif Ali Zardari has directed for conferment of Hilal\u2013i-Imtiaz upon athlete Arshad Nadeem for displaying record-setting performance in Paris Olympics 2024, in the category of Javelin throwing. \u201cThe President will confer the civil award upon Arshad Nadeem during a special ceremony to be held in recognition of his prominent performance in sports. The President will confer the civil award under Article 259 (2) of the Constitution,\u201d President Secretariat Press Wing said in a press release, on Saturday. Under the constitutional provision, the president can confer Pakistani citizens with civil awards in recognition of their meritorious services in different fields of life. Upon the President\u2019s directive, a letter had been dispatched by the Aiwan-e-Sadr to the Cabinet Division, in this regard. President Zardari said that Arshad Nadeem, with his brilliant performance, had made the nation proud in the field of sports. Nadeem\u2019s marvelous achievement at the international level brought laurels to the nation. He had raised the name of country in athletics, said the contents of the letter, shared by President Secretariat Press Wing with media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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