Founding Editor of Pakistaniat.com, our very own Dr. Adil Najam has just been awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz by the government of Pakistan for his contribution and public service in the field of environment and development policy.
Adil is known to all of us as the founder of this blog, but his full time work is as the Frederick S. Pardee Professor of Global Public Policy and the Director of the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University. At Boston University he also serves as a Professor of International Relations and of Geography and Environment.
A world expert on matters related to environment and development, and specially on global climate change – he was part of the team of authors that wrote the IPCC reports, work for which the IPCC was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize – for us, he remains the creator of Pakistaniat.com (here, here, here). And we are delighted to see this honor being given to him.
Pakistan’s civil awards are announced by the President of Pakistan every year Independence Day (Aug 14) every year and then awarded on the following Pakistan Day (March 23). Like always, the list of award winners includes Pakistanis and those who have contributed to Pakistan in many areas of expertise. The full list of award winners for this year can be seen here. Some of the interesting and important people who were given Civil Decorations this year, in addition to Adil Najam, include: Bano Qudsia (Hilal-i-Imtiaz), Asma Jahangir (Hilal-i-Imtiaz), Prof. Ayesha Jalal (Sitara-i-Imtiaz), Prof. Hasan Askari (Sitara-i-Imtiaz), F.E.Chaudhry (Sitara-i-Imtiaz), Jamil Naqsh (Sitara-i-Imtiaz), Javed Ahmed Ghamidi (Sitara-i-Imtiaz), Prof. Rasul Bakhsh Rais (Sitara-i-Imtiaz), Allama Talib Johri (Sitara-i-Imtiaz), Hanif Ramay (Sitara-i-Imtiaz), Fehmida Riaz (Literature – Pride of Performance), Masud Mufti (Literature – Pride of Performance), Younus Khan (Cricket – Pride of Performance), Shahid Khan Afridi (Cricket – Pride of Performance), Zakauddin (Hockey – Pride of Performance), and many more.
On behalf of all of our readership, I want to congratulate Adil on this honor. Well done Adil Bhai from all of us!
Heartiest Congratulations Adil!
Great News! I am delighted to hear the news. You make us feel better and proud to be a Pakistani.
You are a true inspiration for all Pakistanis.
Dr. Adil Najam makes us all proud.
I have followed your career ever since you were a teenager writer for the Muslim and seen you blossom into a global leader and someone who is recognized and respected by anyone who meets you.
The decency and sense of fairness that always comes from what you write here, or when you speak (I have heard you 3-4 times now) in public or on TV is refreshing.
I am also very happy that whoever makes these decisions has made so many good choices this year.
A nation is measured by many things, amongst them by who they honour.
I think by honouring someone like Adil Najam we as a nation have made ourselves proud and for all of us that gives us more confidence and faith.
May all of Pakistan’s sons be as talentend and as principled as Dr. Adil Najam
Congratulations Pakistan and Pakistaniat.
Best news I have heard in many days.
I am imrpessed by the list and that intellectuals are being given honors. That speaks about the positive change happening in Pakistan because of civil society.
Congratulations Prof. Najam.
Congratulations Adil! You truly deserve this award and we’re so proud of you. Keep it up!
Best!
congratulation sir :)
we are proud to have such people in our country :)