Under which Article of the constitution will the president Asif Ali Zardari bestow a civilian award on Arshad Nadeem?
AArticle 258
BArticle 259(2)
CArticle 259(1)
DArticle 260
Correct answer
B. Article 259(2)
Explanation
Arshad Nadeem became the first individual Olympic gold medalist from Pakistan. He broke the previous Olympic record of 90.57 – set in 2008 Beijing Olympics by Norway’s Andreas Thorkildsen. President Zardari earlier had approved civil award for javelin champion under Article 259 (2) of the Constitution of Pakistan.