Awards | MCQs

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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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• In July 2023, at the Global Women Awards ceremony held in London, two Pakistanis were recognized for their remarkable contributions in their respective fields.
• Huma Fakhar, a Pakistani businesswoman, received the Global Woman Inspiration Award, while Dr. Muhammad Amjad Saqib, a philanthropist, was honored with the Global Man of the Decade award.

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The star-studded award show, which was held in Istanbul, Turkey, celebrated and honoured local talent. 

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Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2016

Edition: First

Dates: 4 to 23 February 2016

Administrator: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)

Format: Twenty20

Venue: United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Winner: Islamabad United

Islamabad United won by: 6 wickets

Runners-up: Quetta Gladiators

Participants: 5

Matches: 24

Player of the series: Ravi Bopara (Karachi Kings)

Ravi Bopara made: 329 runs and 11 wickets

Ravi Bopara: English cricketer

Most runs: Umar Akmal (Lahore Qalandars)

Umar Akmal made: 335 runs

 Most wickets: Andre Russell (Islamabad United)

Andre Russell took: 16 wickets)

Andre Russell: Jamaican cricketer

Man of the match award winner: Dwayne Smith (Barbadian cricketer)

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