Mehriban Aliyeva awarded Hilal-e Pakistan Order
By Nigar Orujova
Mehriban Aliyeva, Azerbaijan’s First Lady and President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, has been awarded Hilal-e Pakistan order of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the foundation reported.
Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain signed the executive order on February 11.
Mehriban Aliyeva is the first ever first lady to be honored with Hilal-e Pakistan order.
In 2013, Aliyeva has also been awarded Benazir Bhutto Woman Excellence Prize in Pakistan.
The Heydar Aliyev Foundation started its activity in Pakistan after the earthquake in 2005 by launching an initiative to build a new modern school for girls in Muzaffarabad. The 500-pupil school was built in a mountainous area by 2007.
The foundation regularly provides the school with all the necessary equipment and pays monthly scholarships to five deserving students at the school. After complete reconstruction and renovation in 2012, the school was named after the First Lady of Azerbaijan.
Aliyeva initiated a series of healthcare, education, and humanitarian projects throughout the provinces of Pakistan in 2012 and 2013.
The foundation also took part in celebrations of World Blood Donor Day in Peshawar.
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