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Pak Dalit gets civilian honour in recognition of his services
Agencies Posted online: Wednesday, Mar 24, 2010 at 1431 hrs
Islamabad : For the first time ever, a Pakistani Dalit has been
decorated with a civilian honour in recognition of his services for
the uplift of society.
Sono Khaghrani was presented the 'Tamgha-e-Imtiaz'
by Sindh Governor Ishratul Ebad on behalf of President Asif Ali
Zardari in Karachi on Tuesday.
Khagrani, the chief doctor in Thardeep Rural Development Programme,
was given the award on the occasion of Pakistan Day.
He has been working for the uplift of impoverished sections of
society, with special interest in the areas of health and education,
for several years.
Khagrani said he was "very happy" that the government had acknowledged
his work and that he had become the first Dalit in Pakistan to receive
such an award.
"This is the first time that someone from my community has received an
award, and I am unable to express my happiness in words," he told BBC.
"I am proud of my work... Irrespective of which section of society one
hails from, if one works hard and with honesty one's work will be
praised one day," he said.
Khagrani said the award has been a boost for him and he now wanted to
work not just in Sindh province but the whole of Pakistan.
Khagrani, who hails from Tharparkar district, was born into a poor
Dalit family in 1954.
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