--- title: "Pakistan honours UN Secretary-General with Nishan-e-Imtiaz" description: "Most outlets reported that President Asif Ali Zardari conferred the Nishan-e-Imtiaz on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during a ceremony in Islamabad. While all highlighted the awarding of the prestigious civilian honour, a few, such as Hum News English and Aaj News (English), added that the award was given in recognition of Guterres’ international service or leadership. The framing remained largely consistent, with slight variations in the emphasis on the reason for the honour." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/12678-antonio-guterres-receives-pakistan-s-prestigious-nishan-e site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Pakistan honours UN Secretary-General with Nishan-e-Imtiaz pakistan · updated 7 Oct 2026, 10:28 AM PKT · 6–7 Oct 2026 · 9 articles from 8 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 8 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that President Asif Ali Zardari conferred the Nishan-e-Imtiaz on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during a ceremony in Islamabad. While all highlighted the awarding of the prestigious civilian honour, a few, such as Hum News English and Aaj News (English), added that the award was given in recognition of Guterres’ international service or leadership. The framing remained largely consistent, with slight variations in the emphasis on the reason for the honour. ## Same story from 8 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [President confers Nishan-i-Imtiaz on UN Secretary-General Guterres](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1563566/president-confers-nishan-i-imtiaz-on-un-secretary-general-guterres/) · 7 Oct 2026, 10:28 AM PKT > President Asif Ali Zardari, on Tuesday, conferred Nishan-e-Imtiaz, one of Pakistan’s highest civil awards, on United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in recognition of his distinguished international service, leadership of the United Nations and contribution to global peace and development. The award, first to any UN Secretary General by Pakistan, was conferred in a special investitur... - **Aaj News (English)** — [Pakistan confers Nishan-e-Imtiaz on Guterres for UN leadership](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330475499/pakistan-confers-nishan-e-imtiaz-on-guterres-for-un-leadership) · 6 Oct 2026, 11:31 PM PKT · 96% identical wording to the newest filing > President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday conferred Nishan-e-Imtiaz, one of Pakistan’s highest civil awards, on United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in recognition of his international service, leadership of the United Nations and contribution to global peace and development. The award was the first conferred by Pakistan on a UN secretary-general and was presented at a special investit... - **Business Recorder** — [President Zardari confers Nishan-e-Imtiaz on UN chief Guterres](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442930/president-zardari-confers-nishan-e-imtiaz-on-un-chief-guterres) · 6 Oct 2026, 10:59 PM PKT · 95% identical wording to the newest filing > President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday conferred the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, one of Pakistan’s highest civil honours, on United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, recognising his international service, his leadership of the world body and his contribution to global peace and development. This is the first time Pakistan has given the award to a UN Secretary-General. The investiture ceremony too... - **Hum News English** — [President Zardari confers Nishan-e-Imtiaz on UN chief Guterres for outstanding services](https://humenglish.com/latest/president-zardari-confers-nishan-e-imtiaz-on-un-chief-guterres-for-outstanding-services/) · 6 Oct 2026, 8:10 PM PKT · 94% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari conferred Pakistan’s prestigious Nishan-e-Imtiaz on United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at a special ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad. The national honour was conferred on Guterres in recognition of his outstanding services at the international level and his efforts to promote global cooperation, peace and humanitarian causes. Prime ... - **Pakistan Observer** — [UN Chief Guterres conferred Pakistan’s highest civilian award Nishan-e-Imtiaz](https://pakobserver.net/un-chief-guterres-conferred-pakistans-highest-civilian-award-nishan-e-imtiaz/) · 6 Oct 2026, 7:38 PM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD – President Asif Ali Zardari conferred prestigious Nishan-e-Imtiaz on UN Secretary-General António Guterres at a ceremony held at the… - **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [Pakistan confers Nishan-e-Imtiaz on UN Secretary-General Guterres](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/06-Oct-2026/pakistan-confers-nishan-e-imtiaz-on-un-secretary-general-guterres) · 6 Oct 2026, 7:36 PM PKT · 94% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD – President Asif Ali Zardari conferred the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Pakistan’s highest civilian award, on United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at a ceremony held at the President House. A formal ceremony was held in honour of the UN secretary-general, where President Zardari presented him with the Nishan-e-Imtiaz on behalf of Pakistan. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy […] - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [President confers Nishan-i-Imtiaz upon UN Secretary-General Guterrers](https://www.app.com.pk/global/president-confers-nishan-i-imtiaz-upon-un-secretary-general-guterrers/) · 6 Oct 2026, 7:25 PM PKT · 96% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD, Oct 06(APP): President Asif Ali Zardari, Tuesday, conferred Nishan-e-Imtiaz, one of Pakistan’s highest civil awards, on United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in recognition of his distinguished international service, leadership of the United Nations and contribution to global peace and development. The award, first to any UN Secretary General by Pakistan, was conferred in... - **24 News HD** — [UN Secretary General Honoured with Pakistan’s Highest Civil Award](https://www.24newshd.tv/06-Oct-2026/un-secretary-general-honoured-pakistan-s-highest-civil-award) · 6 Oct 2026, 7:19 PM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > President Asif Ali Zardari conferred the Nishan-e-Imtiaz on United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at a ceremony held in Islamabad, 24NewsHD TV reported on Tuesday. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [UN secretary-general concludes three-day visit to Pakistan](https://harzaviya.com/stories/12364-un-chief-guterres-due-in-pakistan-for-four-day-visit) · 9 Oct 2026 · 19 outlets · 5 developments · 73% related - [President Zardari awards Nishan-e-Imtiaz to National Strategic Command chief](https://harzaviya.com/stories/2782-first-commander-of-pakistan-s-national-strategic-command-gen) · 12 Aug 2026 · 12 outlets · 72% related 9 articles from 8 outlets, 6–7 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. 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