Govt to revive Iqbal awards after five years

Ifran Siddiqui also directed the officials to remove procedural hurdles came after 18th Amendment of the Constitution

The government has decided to revive the presidential award for research publications on Allama Iqbal, Adviser to Prime Minister on National History and Literary Heritage (NHLH) Irfan Siddiqui said on Tuesday. According to a statement, he directed the officials of Iqbal Academy Pakistan (IAP) to prepare a summary for reviewing the amount of cash prize and weight of gold medal of annual Presidential Allama Iqbal Awards which would be submitted before Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for final approval. Presiding over the 50th meeting of Governing Body of IAP held at NHLH premises, Siddiqui directed the academy’ officials to immediately revive the process of conferment of Presidential Allama Iqbal awards which was stopped for the last five years. He directed the officials to remove procedural hurdles came after 18th Amendment of the Constitution.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 22^nd, 2017.