President Mamnoon Hussain on Tuesday conferred the award of Nishan-i-Imtiaz (military) on Turkish Air Force Commander General Akin Ozturk in a special investiture ceremony held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.
The president conferred the award on Ozturk in recognition of his role and outstanding services for promoting the bonds of friendship between Pakistan and Turkey.
The citation read on the occasion said, “General Akin Ozturk being an accomplished military leader and a distinguished aviator, has personally broadened the scope of interaction and played a significant role in promoting and strengthening the bonds of goodwill and cooperation between the Air Forces of Pakistan and Turkey.”
The investiture ceremony was attended among others by Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Secretary Dr Nazir Saeed and Federal Tax Ombudsman Abdul Rauf Chaudhry. Turkish ambassador to Pakistan Sadik Babur Girgin and senior officials of Turkish embassy were also present on the occasion.