Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari will award the Hilal-e-Imtiaz to Olympic gold medalist Arshad Nadeem today.
A special ceremony at the President’s House will honor Arshad Nadeem with the Hilal-e-Imtiaz, and the event will be broadcast live.
It is noteworthy that Arshad Nadeem set a world record by throwing the javelin 92.97 meters at the Paris Olympics, winning the gold medal for Pakistan for the first time.
The government of Pakistan had announced the Hilal-e-Imtiaz award in recognition of Arshad Nadeem’s gold medal achievement.