Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi has conferred the country’s top civil award — Nishan-e-Pakistan — on Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. The award was given at a ceremony held at the President House on Friday which was attended by PM Imran Khan, federal ministers, parliamentarians, services chiefs and members of the Malaysian delegation. A banquet dinner was also hosted by President Dr Alvi in honour of Dr Mahathir and his delegation. The visit largely aimed at enhancing business-to-business contacts and using them for Pakistan’s outreach to Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Razak Dawood, adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce. (tribune.com.pk)
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