Former Pakistan cricket team captain Shahid Khan Afridi was awarded the Hilal-e-Imtiaz award for his outstanding services in the field of sports.

A ceremony to distribute awards related to high performance in various fields was held at the Presidential Palace, in which President Asif Ali Zardari distributed awards to various personalities.

Shahid Khan Afridi was also awarded this important award for his outstanding services in the field of sports at this ceremony, while the Hilal-e-Imtiaz award for mountaineer Shahroz Kashif was received by his mother.

At the ceremony, personalities from various fields were awarded various awards based on their outstanding performance. The awards that were awarded to various personalities included the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Hilal-e-Imtiaz, and Shujaat-e-Imtiaz awards.