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Babar Azam becomes youngest cricketer to receive Sitar-e-Imtiaz

Aged: 28

Received: 23 March 2023

Presenter: Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman (Governor Punjab)

Sitar-e-Imtiaz: t

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ð  The Ramon Magsaysay Award, named after a Filipino president killed in a plane crash, was established in 1957.

ð  The Ramon Magsaysay Award dubbed as Asia’s highest award equivalent to Nobel Prize.

ð  Pakistani Dr. Muhammad Amjad Saqib won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for pioneering the idea of Interest-Free Microfinance Programme.

ð  Dr. Amjad Saqib, Founder Akhuwat foundation.

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• In July 2023, at the Global Women Awards ceremony held in London, two Pakistanis were recognized for their remarkable contributions in their respective fields.
• Huma Fakhar, a Pakistani businesswoman, received the Global Woman Inspiration Award, while Dr. Muhammad Amjad Saqib, a philanthropist, was honored with the Global Man of the Decade award.

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Two of the scenic tourist spots in KPK received international recognition as Biosphere Reserves by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

One of the designated areas is Garam Chashma in Chitral, and the other extends from Bagnoter to Barian in Abbottabad district.

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Dr. Saqib Arif, a Pakistani scientist working as a Principal Scientific Officer in the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council based in Karachi, was recognized as one of the top three winners and awarded €2,000 as a token of appreciation and acknowledgment.

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The Diana Award honours those aged between 9 to 25 working for the betterment of the community in any way.

Dianna Awarded founded by Gordon Brown (the then PM of United Kingdom) in 1999.

The 10 Diana awardees 2022 from Pakistan are:

1.       Alizey Khan

2.       Arqam Al-Hadee

3.       Iqra Bisma

4.       Faryal Ashfaq

5.       Muhammad Amir Khoso

6.       Moazzam Shah Bukhari Syed

7.       Moiz Lakhani

8.       Aiza Abid

9.       Ramna Saeed

10.   Sikander Khan.

Explanation

• In July 2023, at the Global Women Awards ceremony held in London, two Pakistanis were recognized for their remarkable contributions in their respective fields.
• Huma Fakhar, a Pakistani businesswoman, received the Global Woman Inspiration Award, while Dr. Muhammad Amjad Saqib, a philanthropist, was honored with the Global Man of the Decade award.

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Pakistani kids Nauman and Abu Bakr broke a 12-year-old record of the American duo in Guinness World Records.

Nauman and Abu Bakr broke the record of leap frog jumps. They jumped 58 times to break the record of 57 held by American adults.

Explanation

On 14 August 2020, the then president Dr Arif Alvi presented Nishan-e-Pakistan to Kashmiri Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani for his noteworthy services and sacrifices for the oppressed people of Indian occupied Kashmir.

Syed Ali became the 27th foreign recipients of Nishan-e-Pakistan.

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Explanation

Islamic Finance News has announced State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) as the best central bank of 2021 across the world in promoting Islamic finance.