ISLAMABAD: President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari awarded the Hilal e Imtiaz to athlete Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem.

The ceremony of giving Hilal Imtiaz to national hero Arshad Nadeem was held in the President’s House, Islamabad, in which President Asif Ali Zardari awarded Arshad Nadeem with Hilal e Imtiaz.

The Olympian thanked the president for conferring the prestigious award and vowed to continue serving the country.

It should be remembered that Arshad Nadeem won the gold medal by throwing 92.97 meters in the javelin throw competition of the Paris Olympics.

Arshad Nadeem is the first player from Pakistan to win a gold medal in any individual event, previously Pakistan won a gold medal in hockey.

A ceremony was also organized for Arshad Nadeem at the Prime Minister’s House, while a ceremony was held in honor of the national hero at General Headquarters(GHQ) on behalf of the Army Chief.

Apart from Chief Minister Punjab, Chief Minister Sindh and Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Governor Sindh and Governor Punjab also announced the awards of Arshad Nadeem.

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Earlier, a special ceremony was held at the Governor House in honour of Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem on Tuesday.

The event was attended by consuls general from various countries, including China, Turkey, Iran, Qatar, and Bangladesh.

The ceremony also saw the participation of the victorious Under-15 football team.