ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday conferred Pakistan’s highest civilian award, ‘Nishan-e-Pakistan,’ on Jordan’s King Abdullah II during his state visit to the South Asian country, President Zardari’s office said.
The honor was bestowed on the visiting monarch at a special investiture ceremony attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, members of the federal cabinet, military chiefs and members of the diplomatic corps.
On the occasion, the Jordanian king also conferred on President Zardari the ‘Wisam Al-Nahdah Al-Mursa,’ or the Order of the Renaissance, according to the Pakistan president’s office.
Jordan’s King Abdullah II conferrs ‘Wisam Al-Nahdah Al-Mursa,’ or the Order of the Renaissance, on Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on November 16, 2025. (PID)
President Zardari and King Abdullah earlier held a meeting, at which they reaffirmed longstanding, fraternal ties between Pakistan and Jordan, and discussed the full range of bilateral relations.
