President Asif Ali Zardari has decorated Naval Chief, Admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila, with Nishan-i-Imtiaz (M) here at Aiwan-e-Sadr during a special investiture ceremony on Friday.
The ceremony was attended among others by Ch. Ahmed Mukhtar, Federal
Minister for Defence, Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan, Federal Minister for
Information and Broadcasting, Finance Minister Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh,
Makhdoom Amin Fahim, Federal Minister for Commerce, Mr. M. Salman
Faruqui, Secretary General to the President, General Khalid Shameem
Wynne, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), Army chief
General Ashfaq Parvez 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-Imtaiz (M) was
being conferred upon the Naval Chief in recognition of his long
meritorious services.
Admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila is also recipient of the award of
Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) and Chevalier de I’ Ordre National de Merite. SANA