President Dr. Arif Alvi has granted a total of 694 Civil Awards, recognizing exceptional achievements and bravery in various fields, including foreign nationals, as part of the Independence Day celebrations.
On the occasion of Pakistan’s 77th Independence Anniversary, President Arif Alvi bestowed these esteemed civil awards in honor of their significant contributions. A ceremony for the presentation of these awards is scheduled to be held on Pakistan Day, March 23, 2024, at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad, as reported by APP.
These awards encompass a range of categories, and they include:
– Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi (Late) – Nuclear Science
– Mr. Iftikhar Arif – Literature (Poetry/Writing)
– Islahuddin Siddiqui – Sports (Hockey)
– Syed Qaim Ali Shah – Public Service
– Raja Zafar Ul Haq – Public Service
– Dr. Shamshad Akhtar – Public Service
– Air Marshal (R) Najib Akhtar – Public Service
– Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud – Services to Pakistan
– He Lifeng – Services to Pakistan
– Hilal-i-Shujaat:
– Mushtaq Ahmed Sukhera – Gallantry
– Brig Syed Sarfraz Ali (Late) – Strategic Planning & Development
– Prof Dr Shahid Mahmood Baig – Science
– Prof Dr Mukhtar Ahmed – Education
– Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan – Education
– Prof. Dr. Muhammad Umar – Education/Medical Sciences
– Rahat Ali Khan Arts – (Qawwali/Singing)
– Mohammad Ahmed Shah – Arts (Culture)
– Mehmood Ahmed Tahir Bhatti – Film Direction & Fashion Designing
– Muhammad Anwar Masood – Literature (Poetry)
– Zahid Malik (Late) – Journalism
– Muhammad Amjad Saqib – Social Services
– Ahmed Irfan – Public Service
– Raja Naeem Akbar – Public Service
– Lt Gen (retd) Muhammad Akram Khan – Public Service
– Brig. Atif Rafique – Public Service
– Dr Muhammad Jehanzeb Khan – Public Service
– Syed Tariq Fatemi – Public Service
– Tariq Bajwa – Public Service
– Tariq Mahmood Pasha – Public Service
– Shahid Khan – Public Service
– Sibtain F Haleem – Public Service
– Capt (retd) Zahid Saeed – Public Service
– Zahid Zaman – Public Service
– Mufti Abdul Shakoor (late) – Public Service (Religious Scholar)
– Syed Babar Ali – Philanthropy
– Prof Dr Adil Najam – Education
– President’s Award for Pride of Performance:
– Dr Muhammad Afzal – Environmental Biotechnology
– Prof Dr Faisal Shafait – Science
– Shakeel Ahmed Science – Physics
– Waseem Azhar – Nuclear Engineering
– Asim Mahmood Qureshi – Engineering
– Muhammad Tariq – Chemical Engineering
– Abrar Ali – Engineering (Mechanical)
– Shahid Bashir – Engineering
– Rizwan Asghar – Computer Engineering
– Nasir Mohy-ud-din – Embedded Computer & IC Design
– Syed Bilal Hussain Shah – Aerodynamics
– Naveed Iqbal Khan Durrani – Aerospace Engineering
– Muhammad Asad – Strategic Communication Systems
– Saqlain Akhtar Engineering – Aerospace
– Saleem Ud Din – Engineering (Electrical)
– Imtnan-Ul-Haque Qazi – Engineering
– Muhammad Imran Zafar – Structural Engineering
– Prof Dr Bushra Mirza – Education
– Umer Shahbaz – Education
– Kashif Kifayat – Education
– Naveed Arshad – Education
– Prof Bilquis Shabbir – Education (Medical Sciences)
– Amjad Mehboob – Medicine
– Muhammad Khalil (late) – Arts (Karakul cap making)
– Muhammad Riaz Arts – (Lacquer art)
– Shakar Bibi Arts – (Balochi embroidery)
– Gulab Khel Arts – (Rubab playing)
– Shazia Manzoor Arts – (Singing)
– Dhai Bai alias Mai Dhai Arts – (Singing)
– Hamayoon Khan – Arts (Singing)
– Inayat Hussain Bhatti (late) – Arts (Film Acting, Production)
– Zulfiqar Ali Attre – Arts (Music Composing)
– Ajab Gul – Arts (Acting/Directing)
– Ishrat Abass – Arts (Drama/Theater/Radio/Acting)
– Shakir Zeb – Arts (Music Direction)
– Abdul Jabbar Gull – Arts (Sculpturing)
– Qadir Bux Mithoo – Arts (Comedy)
– Mehmood Ali – Arts (Artistry & Design, Woodcut/Print Specialist)
– Mussarrat Kalanchvi – Arts
– Adnan Siddiqui – Arts (Acting, Hosting, Production)
– Zubaida Naghma – Arts (Film Artist)
– Hassan Askari – Arts (Film Directing/Writing)
– Mashkoor Raza – Arts (Painting)
– Sheema Karmani – Arts
– Naseer Baig Mirza – Arts
– Ajab Khan – Arts (Calligraphy & Painting)
– Baqir Abbas – Arts (Flute playing)
– Farha Mehmood Rana – Arts
– Noor Din Alias Chacha Noora – Arts (Shoe Making)
– Ghulam Hussain Anjum – Literature (Poetry/Writing)
– Nazeer Qaiser – Literature (Poetry/Writing)
– Afzal Ahmad Syed (Syed Afzal Ahmad) – Literature (Poetry/Writing)
– Hisam-ud-Din Aseer Mengal – Literature (Poetry/Writing)
– Hameed Razi (Abdul Hameed Razi) – Literature (Writing)
– Ahmad Hussain Mujahid – Literature (Poetry/Writing)
– Ghulam Abbas Alias Abbas Tabish – Literature (Poetry)
– Khalid Masood Khan – Literature
– Farkhanda Bokhari (Late) – Literature (Poetry & Writing)
– Muhammad Ilyas – Literature (Writing)
– Dr Nasrullah Khan Nasir – Literature (Poetry/Research)
– Shakeel Jazib (Rana Shakeel Asghar) – Literature (Poetry)
– Ghulam Muhammad Arif Najmi – Journalism (Photography)
– Suhail Sarwar Warraich – Journalism
– Salman Ghani