BEIJING: Two officers of Pakistan Embassy Beijing were awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz for assisting Pakistani students confined in the locked down in China’s Wuhan city – the epicentre of COVID-19.
According to a statement by Pakistan Embassy Beijing, Muhammad Suleman Mehsud and Muhammad Junaid, as members of a special task force formed by the Foreign Office were granted special permission by the Chinese Foreign Ministry to visit Wuhan, easing the travel restrictions.
They met Pakistani students in different universities in China and also remained in close contact with administrative staff in each university and got first-hand information on the health and safety needs of the students.
The team maintained close liaison with the Chinese officials in Wuhan as well as the Pakistan students and returned to Beijing after the lockdown was lifted, and the situation was normalized.
Their efforts resulted in the welfare of the Pakistani students and they were well looked after during the critical situation of the pandemic.
On Friday, the Cabinet secretariat had released the names of 184 Pakistani and foreign nationals who would be conferred civil awards for showing excellence and courage in their respective fields.
Among the civil awards conferred by President Arif Alvi on Independence Day included Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Sitarah-e-Pakistan, Sitarah-e-Shujaat and Sitarah-e-Imtiaz.
The other categories included Pride of Performance, Sitarah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Sitarah-e-Kidmat, Tamgha-e-Pakistan, Tamgha-e-Shujaat, Tamgha-e-Imtiaz and Tamgha-e-Quaid-e-Azam.
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