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In a gesture of solidarity and recognition, Palestinian journalists covering the crisis in Gaza have been named laureates of the 2024 UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize.

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UNESCO stands for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 

UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations based in Paris.

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Wicket keeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan won ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year 2021

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In 1992, Khan's team won the Cricket World Cup.

 For this achievement, Khan received the Hilal-e-Imtiaz, the second highest civilian award.

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Parveen Rahman was born on January 22, 1957 in Dhaka. She was murdered on March 13, 2013 in Karachi.

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Directors: Asad Faruqi, Geeta Gandbhir

Producers: Asad Faruqi, Geeta Gandbhir, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Awards: News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary

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Khizr Moazzam Khan will receive America`s highest civil award the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden on July 7, 2022.

The term `Gold Star parents` is used for individuals whose children die fighting for America.

Khizr Khan is the father of US Army Captain Humayun Khan who was killed during the Iraq war in 2004.

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• Sawar Muhammad Hussain Shaheed was awarded the Nishan-e-Haider for his bravery during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War.
• He was a member of the Pakistan Army’s Azad Kashmir Regiment and served as a machine gunner in the Chhamb sector.
• He is the only driver of the Pakistan Army to have received this honor.

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Fatima Sana won the ICC Women's Emerging Cricketer of the Year 2021.

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President Arif Alvi conferred Pakistan’s second-highest civil award, Hilal-i-Pakistan (Crescent of Pakistan), on Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng during an investiture ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadar in Islamabad on 31 July 2023.

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• World Junior Squash Championship 2023

• Winner: Hamza Khan (Pakistan)

• Runner-Up: Mohamed Zakaria (Egypt)

• Venue: Melbourne, Australia

• Final held: 23 July 2023
• Note: This was Pakistan's first World Junior Squash title in nearly four decades as the last Pakistani player to lift this trophy was Jansher Khan, who won the title 37 years ago in 1986.
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