ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: As the nation celebrates the 75th Independence Day of Pakistan on Saturday, President Dr. Arif Alvi has been pleased to confer the ‘Pakistan Civil Awards’ on 126 citizens of Pakistan as well as foreign nationals for showing excellence and courage in their respective fields.
The Pakistan Civil Awards will be given to the recipients at an investiture ceremony on Pakistan Day, on March 23, 2022.
The awards include 3 Nishan-i-Imtiaz, 2 Hilal-i-Pakistan, 6 Hilal-i-Imtiaz, 4 Sitar-i-Pakistan, 3 Sitara-i-Shuja’at, 17 Sitara-i-Imtiaz, 39 President’s Award for Pride of Performance, 3 Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam, 17 Tamgha-i-Shuja’at, 31 Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, and 1 Tamgha-i-Quaid-i-Azam.
Nishan-i-Imtiaz:
Mr. Muhammad Naeem (Punjab) Science (Chemistry), Mr. Nazar Muhammad Rashid alias N.M Rashid (late) (Punjab) Literature, Mr. Majeed Amjad alias Abdul Majeed (late) (Punjab) Literature
Hilal-i-Pakistan:
Mr. Li Xiaopeng (China) Services to Pakistan, Mr. Zhou Xiaochuan (China) Services to Pakistan
Hilal-i-Imtiaz:
Dr. Inam ur Rehman (Punjab) Science (Nuclear Physics), Dr. Qamar Mehboob (Punjab) Engineering (Nuclear), Mr. Tahir Ikram (Punjab) Engineering (Mechanical), Mr. Jamshed Azim Hashmi (Sindh) Engineering (Electrical & Mechanical), Mr. Rohail Hayat (Punjab) Art (Music Composer), Ms. Kishwar Naheed (Punjab) Literature
Sitar-i-Pakistan:
Mr. Mohamad Azmi Abdul Hamid (Malaysia) Services to Pakistan, Mr. Darren Sammy Services to Pakistan, Mr. Takamitsu Matsumura (Japan) Literature, Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalili (Oman) Religious Scholar
Sitara-i-Shuja’at:
Mr. Muhammad Bux Buriro (Sindh) Gallantry, Ms. Reshma (Sindh) Gallantry, Col. Shafi Ullah Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Gallantry
Sitara-i-Imtiaz:
Dr. Muhammad Masood ul Hassan (Punjab) Science (Physics), Dr. Syed Hussain Abidi (Punjab) Science (Industrial Biotechnology), Mr. Aslam Umer (Sindh) Engineering (Mechanical), Mr. Tariq Hameed (Punjab) Engineering (Nuclear), Dr. Muhammad Shahzad (Punjab) Control Design System, Dr. Syed Waqar Azim (Punjab) Engineering (Mechanical), Dr. Naveed ur Rehman (Punjab) Avionics & Aerospace, Dr. Muhammad Iqbal (Punjab) System Engineering, Mr. Arshad Nawaz Khan (Punjab) Engineering (Chemical), Ms. Abida Riaz Shahid Alias Nelo (late) (Punjab) Art (Acting), Mr. Rashid Ali Rana (Punjab) Fine Arts, Mr. Shahid Abdullah (Sindh) Architect, Syed Akeel Bilgrami (Sindh) Architect, Mr. Salman Iqbal (Punjab) Sport (Services to Cricket), Maj. Gen. Arshad Naseem (Punjab) Public Service, Ms. Roshan Khursheed Bharucha Social Work, Mr. Mehmood ul Haq Alvi (late) Philanthropist
President’s Award for Pride of Performance:
Syed Tajammul Hussain (Punjab) Science (Artificial Intelligence & Data Science), Dr. Yasar Ayaz (Punjab) Science (Robotics), Mr. Mumtaz Hussain (Punjab) Engineering( Metallurgy), Mr. Zulfiqar Ali (Punjab) Engineering (Nuclear), Dr. Muhammad Siddique (Punjab) Engineering (Mechanical), Mr. Shabbir Ahmad (Punjab) Engineering (Chemical), Mr. Wasim Naser (Punjab) Engineering (Mechanical), Mr. Abdul Ghafoor (Punjab) Engineering (Chemical), Mr. Muhammad Noaman (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Engineering (Mechanical), Dr. Muhammad Shafqat (Punjab) Engineering (Chemical), Mr. Nadeem Rasul (Punjab) Engineering (Mechanical), Mr. Haseeb Ahmed (Punjab) Engineering (Chemical), Mr. Muhammad Iqbal (Sindh) Engineering (Aerospace), Mr. Shahid Hameed alias Shahid (Punjab) Art (Acting), Ms. Durdana Butt (Punjab) Art (Acting), Mr. Ismail Tara (Sindh) Art (Acting), Mr. Manzoor Ali Mirza (Sindh) Art (Acting), Syed Sajid Hassan (Sindh) Art (Acting), Mr. Shaharyar Zaidi (Sindh) Art (Acting), Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Art (Acting), Mr. Shoukat Mehmood (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Art (Singing), Ms. Qamro Jan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Art (Folk Singing), Ms. Shakila Naz (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Art (Singing), Mr. Jan Ali (Gilgit-Baltistan) Art (Folk Music), Mr. Shakoor (Sindh) Art (Instrumentalist), Mr. Noor Muhammad Jarral (Punjab) Art (Na’at Khuwani), Mr. Imdad Ali Vighio (Sindh) Art (Block Making), Mr. Madad Ali Sindhi (Sindh) Literature, Mr. Rifat Abbas alias Ghulam Abbas (Punjab) Literature, Mr. Ayaz Gul (Ayaz Ali Dal) (Sindh) Literature 66 Dr. Fazal Khaliq (Balochistan) Literature, Mr. Tahir Afridi (late) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Literature, Mr. Muhammad Ali Sadpara (late) (Gilgit Baltistan) Sport (Mountaineer), Ms. Nargis Hameedullah Hazara (Balochistan) Sport (Karate), Mr. Shehzada Sikandar ul Mulk (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Sport (Polo), Ms. Azmat Hassan Baloch (Balochistan) Public Service, Ms. Parveen Saeed (Sindh) Social Welfare, Ms. Soni Faisal (Sindh) Social Work (Polio & Corona Virus), Mr. Irfan Ullah Jan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Social Activist/ Philanthropist
Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam:
Mr. Lu Shan (China) Services to Pakistan, Mr. Oh Jay-Hee (Korea) Services to Pakistan, Mr. Khalid Mahmood (Norway) Public Service
Tamgha-i-Shuja’at:
Mr. Muhammad Akbar Khan (Gilgit Baltistan) Gallantry, Mr. Iqbal Masih (late) Gallantry, Mr. Abdul Ghaffar Shaikh (late) (Sindh) Gallantry, Mr. Zia Hussain (late) (Sindh) Gallantry, Mr. Tabassum Shabbir Awan (Punjab) Gallantry, Mr. Irfan Ahmed Khan Durrani (Islamabad) Gallantry, Mr. Asadullah Qureshi (Sindh) Gallantry, Mr. Muhammad Ali (Gilgit Baltistan) Gallantry, Mr. Ahmed Ali (Gilgit Baltistan) Gallantry, Mr. Sadiq Hussain (Gilgit Baltistan) Gallantry, Mr. Noor ud Din (Gilgit Baltistan) Gallantry, Malik Dara Khan (late) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Gallantry, Mr. Muhammad Rahim Shah (Gilgit Baltistan) Gallantry, Mr. Saeed Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Gallantry, Mr. Muhammad Waleed Sabir Khan (Azad Jammu & Kashmir) Gallantry, Mr. Waqar Ahmed (Islamabad) Gallantry, Mr. Abdul Qahhar Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Gallantry
Tamgha-i-Imtiaz:
Dr. Samina Roohi (Punjab) Science (Bio-Chemistry), Dr. Nusrat Jehan (Punjab) Science (Physics), Dr. Irfan Ullah Khan (Punjab) Science (Chemistry), Prof. Dr. Syed Ghulam Musharraf (Sindh) Science (Chemistry), Dr. Muhammad Aftab Rafiq (Punjab) Science (Physics), Dr. Ammad Hussain Qureshi (Punjab) Engineering (Metallurgy), Mr. Muhammad Ashraf Khan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Engineering (Mechanical), Maj (R) Imtiaz Ahmed (Punjab) Engineering (Mechanical), Mr. Muhammad Jamil (Punjab) Engineering(Fluid Power), Mr. Imtiaz Sarwar (Islamabad) Engineering (Electrical & Electronics), Dr. Muhammad Yasir (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Engineering (Aerospace), Mr. Abid Bin Abdul Quddus Qazi (Islamabad) Engineering (Civil), Dr. Muhammad Abid (Punjab) Engineering (Mechanical), Prof. Dr. Robina Farooq (Punjab) Education, Eng. Dr. Faizullah Abbasi (Sindh) Education (Engineering), Prof. Dr. Osman Hasan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Education (Engineering/ Electrical), Prof. Dr. Muhammad Junaid Mughal (Punjab) Education (Science & Technology), Ms. Ghuncha Bibi Alias Saima Noor (Punjab) Art (Acting), Mr. Lal Muhammad (Aman) (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Art (Acting), Ms. Rubina Mustafa Qureshi (Sindh) Art (Singing), Mr. Ejaz Sarhadi (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Art (Sarinda Player), Ms. Momina Duraid Qureshi Art (Drama Director/ Producer), Mr. Sajjad Ahmed (Balochistan) Art (Television Producer), Al-Haaj Saeed Hashmi (late) (Sindh) Art (Na’at Khuwani), Mr. M. Anis Nagi (late) (Punjab) Literature, Mr. Johar Ali Raki (Gilgit Baltistan) Public Service, Mr. Mansoor Hassan Siddiqui (late) (Punjab) Public Service, Ms. Shehla Baqi (Sindh) Public Service (Health), Mr. Asad Mahmood (Punjab) Public Service (Rendering dedicated services with selfless devotion), Mr. Muhammad Hanif Tayyab (Sindh) Social Services, Dr. Muhammad Haroon Memon (Sindh) Social Work (Thalassemia)
Tamgha-i-Quaid-i-Azam:
Mr. David Shoebridge (Australia) Human Rights