ISLAMABAD, AUGUST 14: In honor of their outstanding contributions to the country, President Asif Ali Zardari has authorized the awarding of national honors to 104 deserving people, including both foreign and Pakistani nationals. Notable recognitions include the posthumous award of Nishan-e-Pakistan to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, and Hilal-e-Imtiaz to Arshad Nadeem in the field of sports and Sitara-e-Imtiaz to Murad Sadpara.
On March 23, 2025, Pakistan Day, these honors will be given out in a unique event.
Among the distinguished recipients are:
Nishan-e-Pakistan
For his exceptional achievements to public service, late prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto will receive a posthumous honor.
Sitara-e-Shujaat
Panjgur deputy commissioner Zakir Hussain Baloch (posthumously).
Malik Sabz Ali and Captain (retd) Hamza Anjum (posthumously).
Sitara-e-Pakistan
Dr. Majid Bin Abdullah Al-Qasbi and Engineer Abdullah Al-Sawaha.
Hilal-e-Imtiaz
Olympian Arshad Nadeem will be awarded in the field of sports.
In the field of science and technology, Amir Hafeez Ibrahim.
In the field of education, Sadia Rasheed.
In medicine, Prof Dr. Shehryar and Dr. Zaryab Setna.
Javed Jabbar (Literature).
Khawaja Anwar Majeed and Hussain Dawood.
Capt (retd) Khurram Agha, Dr Tauqeer Hussain Shah and Umar Farooq.
Sitara-e-Imtiaz
Murad Sadpara (Sports)
Dr Ghulam Muhammad Ali, Sardar Muhammad Aftab Ahmad Khan Wattoo (Science and Tech).
Ziaul Haq, Dr. Sulaiman Shahab, and Azhar Abidi (Education).
In the field of literature, Salman Awan, Zafar Waqar Taj and Muneeza Shamsi.
Mian Aziz Ahmed, Hunaid Lakhani, Sana Hashwani, and Safinaz Munir (Social services and public service).
Colin David (Arts).
Large taxpayers and exporters, including Imran Ali Shah, Nazimuddin Feroze, Imtiaz Hussain, Adnan Niaz, Zahid Ahmed Gharib and Syed Asad Hussain Zaidi.
Dr. Rubaba Buledi, Hamid Atiq Sarwar, Waqasuddin, Jameel Ahmed, Ayaz Khan.
Ahmad Ishaq Jahangir and Islamabad Deputy Commissioner Irfan Nawaz Memon.
Nishan-e-Imtiaz
Literary figure Nasir Kazmi will be posthumously awarded for his contributions to Urdu literature.
Hilal-e-Pakistan
Saudi Arab’s Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman Al Saud from Saudi Arabia will be rewarded for his services to Pakistan.
Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam
Foo Chi Hung and Muhammad Saif Al Suwaidi.
Sitara-Quaid-e-Azam
Heydar Gurbanov and Dr. Christine Schmutzer.
Tamgha-e-Quaid-e-Azam
Chang Bao Chung and Shin Min Liu.
Hilal-e-Shujaat
In recognition of their bravery, 10 martyred police officers and officials, including sub-inspector Taimur Shahzad, sepoy Asif, SP Ejaz Khan, DSP Sardar Hussain, DSP Allama Iqbal, LHC Farooq, Additional SHO Adnan Afridi, Allah Rakhio Nandwani, and constables Jahanzeb and Irshad.
Tamgha-e-Pakistan
Lucas Worrell, Aurore Didier, Professor Valeria Fiorani and Agostino da Polenza.
Tamgha-e-Khidmat
Diana MacArthur.
Tamgha-e-Shujaat
Malik Mehmood Jan, Saeed Khan, Samiullah, Saheb Khan and Dr. Shafi Bizenjo.
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz
Dr. Sara Qureshi, Dr. Rafiuddin, and Prof. Dr. Usman Qamar will be honoured for their achievements in science and technology.
Dr Akifullah, Dr. Abid Mehdi Kazmi and Ikramullah Khan (Medicine).
Arshad Aziz Malik, Bakhtiar Ahmed and Barrister Zafarullah (Arts).
In literature, Jawad Jaffri.
Maqsood Ahmed, Ammad Shakeel Butt, Rahman Ishtiaq and Mir Nadir Magsi (Sports).
Syed Shakeel Shah, Ashhad Jawad, Rabab Sikandar, Muhammad Yousuf Khan, Cardinal Joseph Coutts, Rehan Mehtab Chawla, Rear Admiral Tanveer and Aamir Mehmood Lakhani.
President’s Pride of Performance
Barkat Shah, Abdul Rasheed Kakar and Aneeqa Bano.
In the field of arts, Fariha Parvez, Hamid Rana, Sheeba Arshad and Naveed Ahmed Bhatti.
In literature, Ambreen Haseeb.
Aamir Ashfaq (Sports).
This comprehensive list of honourees reflects the diverse contributions of individuals across various fields, underscoring the nation’s gratitude for their dedication and service.
