President Dr Arif Alvi, on the occasion of the country’s Independence Day (August 14, 2021) has conferred 126 civil awards on citizens of Pakistan as well as foreign nationals for showing excellence and courage in their respective fields. In this 44 civil awards were awarded to contributions in the field Science and Technology including 4 in Education.

In this, the names and categories of the civil awards in Science and Technology are Nishan-i-Imtiaz (01); Hilal-i-Imtiaz (04); Sitara-i-Imtiaz (09); President’s Award for Pride of Performance (13); and Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (17)

The investiture ceremony of these awards will take place on Pakistan Day, 23rd March, 2022:

NISHAN-I-IMTIAZ

Mr. Muhammad Naeem (Punjab) Science (Chemistry)

HILAL-I-IMTIAZ

Dr. Inam ur Rehman (Punjab) Science (Nuclear Physics) Dr. Qamar Mehboob (Punjab) Engineering (Nuclear) Mr. Tahir Ikram (Punjab) Engineering (Mechanical) Mr. Jamshed Azim Hashmi (Sindh) Engineering (Electrical & Mechanical).

SITARA-I-IMTIAZ

Dr. Muhammad Masood ul Hassan (Punjab) Science (Physics) Dr. Syed Hussain Abidi (Punjab) Science (Industrial Biotechnology) Mr. Aslam Umer (Sindh) Engineering (Mechanical) Mr. Tariq Hameed (Punjab) Engineering (Nuclear) Dr. Muhammad Shahzad (Punjab) Control Design System Dr. Syed Waqar Azim (Punjab) Engineering (Mechanical) Dr. Naveed ur Rehman (Punjab)Avionics & Aerospace Dr. Muhammad Iqbal (Punjab) System Engineering Mr. Arshad Nawaz Khan (Punjab) Engineering (Chemical)

PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR PRIDE OF PERFORMANCE

Syed Tajammul Hussain (Punjab) Science (Artificial Intelligence & Data Science) Dr. Yasar Ayaz (Punjab)Science (Robotics) Mr. Mumtaz Hussain (Punjab)Engineering( Metallurgy) Mr. Zulfiqar Ali (Punjab)Engineering (Nuclear) Dr. Muhammad Siddique (Punjab) Engineering (Mechanical) Mr. Shabbir Ahmad (Punjab)Engineering (Chemical) Mr. Wasim Naser (Punjab)Engineering (Mechanical) Mr. Abdul Ghafoor (Punjab)Engineering (Chemical) Mr. Muhammad Noaman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)Engineering (Mechanical) Dr. Muhammad Shafqat (Punjab) Engineering (Chemical) Mr. Nadeem Rasul (Punjab)Engineering (Mechanical)Mr. Haseeb Ahmed (Punjab) Engineering (Chemical) Mr. Muhammad Iqbal (Sindh)Engineering (Aerospace)

TAMGHA-I-IMTIAZ

Dr. Samina Roohi (Punjab)Science (Bio-Chemistry) Dr. Nusrat Jehan (Punjab)Science (Physics) Dr. Irfan Ullah Khan(Punjab) Science (Chemistry) Prof. Dr. Syed Ghulam Musharraf (Sindh)Science (Chemistry) Dr. Muhammad Aftab Rafiq (Punjab)Science (Physics) Dr. Ammad Hussain Qureshi (Punjab)Engineering (Metallurgy) Mr. Muhammad Ashraf Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Engineering (Mechanical) Maj (R) Imtiaz Ahmed (Punjab) Engineering (Mechanical) Mr. Muhammad Jamil (Punjab) Engineering(Fluid Power) Mr. Imtiaz Sarwar (Islamabad) Engineering (Electrical & Electronics)Dr. Muhammad Yasir (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)Engineering (Aerospace) Mr. Abid Bin Abdul Quddus Qazi (Islamabad)Engineering (Civil) Dr. Muhammad Abid (Punjab) Engineering (Mechanical) Prof. Dr. Robina Farooq (Punjab) Education Eng. Dr. Faizullah Abbasi (Sindh)Education (Engineering) Prof. Dr. Osman Hasan(Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Education (Engineering/Electrical) Prof. Dr. Muhammad Junaid Mughal (Punjab)Education (Science & Technology)

Science & Technology and for the first time, the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Sciences has been included in Pakistan’s Civil Awards.

According to details, Syed Tajmal Hussain, Chief Executive Officer of Artificial Intelligence and Data Sciences Company for Civil Awards 2020-21 is also included. Syed Tajmal Hussain was approved for the Presidential Medal for Excellence. LFD Artificial Intelligence and Data Sciences developed very quickly and in a short time.

In this regard, Syed Tajmal Hussain said that our company is striving to make Pakistan one of the developed countries in the world in the field of artificial intelligence. LDFR Corona has been fully affiliated with the National Command and Control Center for Outbreaks.

LDFR by Syed Tajmal Hussain, more than 20 scientists and engineers have ensured that the epidemic has been scientifically researched and controlled since February 2020. However, other members of the LFD team are still working with the National Command and Control Center to control the outbreak.

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By Arsalan Ahmad

Arsalan Ahmad is a Research Engineer working on 2-D Materials, graduated from the Institute of Advanced Materials, Bahaudin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arsalanahmad-materialsresearchengr/