Pakistani Newspaper Hawker

Last newspaper hawker in Paris, a Pakistani migrant, to be knighted by Macron

Ali Akbar, a 73-year-old native of Pakistan’s eastern Rawalpindi city, began hawking newspaper after moving to France in 1973
Macron will make him a knight of National Order of Merit in September, which recognizes service in civilian or military capacity

By Reuters · 05 August 2025