Corps commander hands out 42 awards

According to ISPR, nine Tamgha-i-Imtiaz & 33 Tamgha-i-Basalat awards were conferred


Our Correspondent March 28, 2017
Corps Commander Peshawar Lt. General Hidayatur Rehman handed over 11 Corps Command to newly posted Lt. General Nazir Ahmed Butt at a special function at Corps Headquarters. PHOTO: APP

PESHAWAR: Peshawar Corps Commander Lieutenant General Nazir Ahmed Butt decorated military officers and handed over top awards to the relatives of those martyred.

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The awards were conferred during a simple and impressive ceremony held at the GRC Auditorium on Monday.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations statement, nine Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (military) and 33 Tamgha-i-Basalat awards were conferred upon officers and handed to relatives of the martyred.

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While speaking on the occasion the Corps Commander said, “The significance of the day is to recall those who sacrificed their lives and remember those who are rendering meritorious services for the protection of the motherland and its people during various ops.”

He said the services of the FC, police and Army are the beacons of light for our next generation and would be written in golden words.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 28th, 2017.

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