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MEDIA CENTER The Council's Zeba Sathar Is Lauded by Pakistani Government ISLAMABAD (14 August 2005) — Zeba Sathar, director of the Population Council's Pakistan office, has been named a recipient of the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz award. Sathar was recognized for her public service on Pakistan Independence Day, 14 August. A medal will be presented during a special ceremony at the residence of President Pervez Musharraf on Pakistan Day 2006. The award won by Sathar is conferred by the president on those who have attained academic distinction in the fields of science, art, and literature; or in sports and nursing; or for dedicated service and selfless devotion to human rights and public service. Sathar earned a doctorate in medical demography from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She spent more than 15 years at the nation's premier research institution, the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, and has worked for the World Fertility Survey, the World Bank, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She is the first Pakistani to be elected to the governing council of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. Sathar's work has been published widely in books and peer-reviewed journals. She serves on a number of Pakistani government committees and has participated in the development of national policy. Sathar was instrumental in forming the Population Association of Pakistan and was elected its first vice president (in 2000) and its second president (in 2002). Every 14 August the national government issues the names of those who will receive civil and military awards. Instituted in 1958, the civil awards are made up of five orders: Order of Pakistan, Order of Shuja'at; Order of Imtiaz; Order of Quaid-i-Azam; and Order of Khidmat. There are four categories within each order: Nishan, Hilal, Sitara, and Tamgha.
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