President Asif Ali Zardari recently conferred the Nishan-i-Pakistan award on Prince Rahim Aga Khan, in recognition of his meritorious services for the development, prosperity, and betterment of Pakistan and its people. The top civilian award was conferred on Prince Rahim Aga Khan at a special investiture ceremony held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr (Presidential Palace) and attended by Senate Chairman Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, federal ministers, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, parliamentarians, diplomats, and senior government officers. According to the citation read out on the occasion, Prince Rahim Aga Khan, through his many leadership roles for more than a quarter century within the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), dedicated his untiring efforts to improve the living standard of the people in resource-constrained regions of Asia and Africa.