Tag: award
French govt confers awards upon two Pakistani academicians
ISLAMABAD: The French government has awarded the prestigious Order of Arts and Letters to two Pakistani academicians for their rendered services, Radio Pakistan reported...
Ajay Devgn wins award for ‘Raid’ at China film festival
Ajay Devgn has won the award for the Best Foreign Actor award at the 27th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival in...
Norwegian Pakistani receives special award in recognition of social work
A Norwegian Pakistani the other day was given a special award for his extraordinary efforts for the welfare of the children and young people with minority...
‘Cake’, ‘Salam’ win accolades at South Asian Film Festival
Asim Abbasi’s family drama, Cake and a biopic on the Nobel Prize Laureate Abdus Salam, titled Salam- The First ****** Nobel Laureate, have won...
Camila Cabello sweeps MTV Europe Music Awards
BILBAO: Cuban-American singer Camila Cabello was the top winner at the MTV Europe Music awards on Sunday night, with Best Song, Best Artist, Best...
Sam Curran wins young cricketer award
LONDON: England all-rounder Sam Curran won the Cricket Writers' Club young cricketer of the year award on Tuesday while his Surrey teammate Rory Burns...
Air Chief honoured with Turkish Legion of Merit award
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan on Thursday was awarded the Turkish Legion...
NPCT gives Dr Iqbal Choudhary ‘ Scientist of the Year’ award
KARACHI: Nazriya Pakistan Council Trust (NPCT) on Tuesday gave the ‘Scientist of the Year’ award the internationally renowned Pakistani scientist Dr Iqbal Choudhary in...
Author Mohammed Hanif bestowed with Sitara-e-Imtiaz
LAHORE: Acclaimed British-Pakistani writer and journalist Mohammed Hanif has become the recipient of the third-highest civilian award of Pakistan, the Sitara-e-Imtiaz.
The writer of the critically-acclaimed novel,...
Pakistani physician-scientist awarded $4m for outstanding medical research
ISLAMABAD: For outstanding medical research which led to cutting-edge research on heart transplantation, Pakistani physician-scientist Dr Faisal H Cheema was awarded $4 million.
Dr Cheema...
Imran admits money might’ve been involved in awarding party tickets: report
FAISALABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday said that money 'might have been involved' in awarding party tickets for the 2013 elections, reported...
Britain’s Prince Charles honours pop star Ed Sheeran
Grammy-winning singer Ed Sheeran received an MBE, a British state honour, for services to music and charity from Prince Charles in a ceremony at...
CDA to award bonus to its staff following successful Centaurus operation
ISLAMABAD: After a successful operation which culminated in the retrieval of 3.5 acres of land adjacent to the Centaurus Mall which was illegally occupied,...
Punjab govt receives Vital Voices award for tackling gender-based violence
LAHORE: Chief Minister’s Strategic Reforms Unit (SRU) Director General Salman Sufi was honoured with the Vital Voices Solidarity Award in recognition of his efforts...
Secret Superstar actor receives exceptional achievement award from Indian President
Secret Superstar and Dangal actor Zaira Wasim received the 2017 National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement. President Ram Nath Kovind presented the actor with...
Javed Malik gives ambassador’s award to Afridi in Bahrain
ISLAMABAD: In order to appreciate and recognise the lifetime achievements of Shahid Afridi in the field of sports, and to appreciate his efforts for...
Ronaldo wins fifth FIFA player award with his eyes set on...
LONDON: Cristiano Ronaldo has set his sights on a “lucky seventh” piece of FIFA silverware after collecting his fifth Men’s Player of the Year award...
