Summary Nishan-e-Imtiaz was approved for Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, Ahad Cheema and Bilal Azhar Kiani.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – President Asif Ali Zardari approved civil awards for 355 personalities in recognition of their distinguished services and bravery in various fields on the occasion of Independence Day 2026.
President Zardari approved civil awards for six personalities in the field of science. Hilal-e-Imtiaz was approved for Shahid Mahmood, while Sitara-e-Imtiaz was approved for Professor Dr. Zafar Ilyas and Professor Dr. Mudassar Israr. Tamgha-e-Imtiaz was approved for Dr. Sajid Hussain, Dr. Anila Zameer Jafri and Dr. Urooj.
In the field of education, Hilal-e-Imtiaz was approved for Lieutenant General (retd) Moazzam Ijaz, while Sitara-e-Imtiaz was approved for Dr. Muhammad Raza, Dr. Khalid Masood Gondal, Dr. Rashid Amjad and Dr. Zafar Iqbal Qadir.
Nishan-e-Imtiaz was approved for Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, Ahad Cheema and Bilal Azhar Kiani.
IB DG Fawad Asadullah, Attorney General Mansoor Usman Awan, FBR Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial and Finance Secretary Imdadullah Bosal were approved for Hilal-e-Imtiaz, while Hilal-e-Pakistan was recommended for Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk.
In the field of medicine, Hilal-e-Imtiaz was approved for Professor Dr. Faisal Saud Dar, while Sitara-e-Imtiaz was approved posthumously for Professor Dr. Tahir Shamsi. Sitara-e-Imtiaz was also approved for Professor Dr. Syed Jalal Raza and the late Dr. Naeem Salahuddin.
In the field of fine arts, Hilal-e-Imtiaz was approved for Sultana Siddiqui, while Sitara-e-Imtiaz was approved for Bilqis Bano alias Nasho Begum, Iftikhar Ahmed Thakur, Syed Fasihuddin Suhrawardy, Shakir Hussain, Taranum Naz, Saira Johar Peter, the late Abida Ehsan, Raja Chengiz Sultan, Muhammad Naeem Tahir and Bashir Ahmed.
In the field of literature, Asad Muhammad Khan will be awarded Nishan-e-Imtiaz, while Ijaz Rahim and Muhammad Khurshid-ul-Hassan Rizvi will be awarded Hilal-e-Imtiaz.
Sitara-e-Imtiaz was approved for Muhammad Shakeel Adilzada, Professor Brigadier (retd) Waheed-uz-Zaman Tariq, Maqsood Hassan Jafri, Riaz-ul-Haq Tahir Rizvi, Riaz Majeed, Muhammad Hafeez Khan, Professor Dr. Muhammad Saleem Mazhar, Hashim Nadeem and poet Syed Ghulam Abbas alias Mohsin Naqvi.
In the field of sports, Atta Muhammad Kakar and Wasim A Tai will be awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz, while Bashir Bhola, Kashmala Talat, Noor Zaman, Sultan Muhammad Golden, Muhammad Wasim and Sadiq Muhammad will be awarded Pride of Performance for their performance. Faiqa Riaz will be awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.
In the field of social welfare, Dr. Maryam Malik and Nayab Ali will be awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz, while Qari Ruhullah Madani, Hafiz Asad Obaid, Bishop Sarfraz Peter and Syed Riaz Hussain will be awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.
In the field of journalism, Sitara-e-Imtiaz was approved for Muhammad Saleh Zafer and Haji Nawaz Raza, while Pride of Performance was approved for Syed Hammad Ghaznavi and Muhammad Aamir Khan.
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz was approved for Muhammad Riaz Khan, Shoaib Ahmed, Ammar Masood, Maria Zulfiqar, Adil Shahzeb, Hammad Hassan and Tasawwar Arafat.
In the field of welfare services, Tamgha-e-Imtiaz was approved for Muhammad Shawar Khan, Atif Ikram Sheikh, Abia Akram and Riaz Hussain Memon.
In the field of engineering, Tamgha-e-Imtiaz was approved for Dr. Muhammad Sadiq and Dr. Naeem-ul-Haq Tariq.
In other fields, Tamgha-e-Imtiaz was approved for several personalities, including Professor Dr. Ghazala Yasmin, Professor Dr. Nasir Mahmood, Professor Dr. Faisal Bari, Professor Dr. Ehsanullah Kakar, Riaz Ahmed Kamalani, Saba Faisal, Dr. Rafiq Malik, Syed Azhar Afaq Rizvi, Qazi Khalid Ali, Faqirullah, Abdul Sattar, Dr. Ruby Khalid, Dr. Sardar Muhammad Ali Ayaz and Yasmin Dadabhai.
The Pride of Performance and Tamgha-e-Imtiaz awards have also been approved for several personalities from various fields.
