President confers civil awards on showbiz stars including Abida Parveen, Humayun Saeed
The investitures ceremony for the said awards would be held on March 23, 2021.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – On the occasion of Pakistan’s 73rd independence anniversary, President Dr. Arif Alvi conferred civil awards on 184 Pakistanis and foreigners in recognition of their services to Pakistan and showing excellence in their respective fields.
The honored individuals also comprise Pakistani artists from the show business industry including legendary singer Abida Parveen, veteran actor Talat Hussain, superstar Humayun Saeed and others.
Following is the list of awards and the would-be recipients:
NISHAN-I-IMTIAZ
Sadeqain Naqvi (Painting/Sculpture)
Prof. Shakir Ali (Painting)
Zahoor ul Haq (Late) (Painting/ Sculpture)
Ms. Abida Parveen (Singing)
SITARA-I-IMTIAZ
Bushra Ansari (Sindh) (Acting)
Talat Hussain (Sindh) (Acting)
Muhammad Imran Qureshi (Punjab) (Miniature/ Painting)
Sultana Siddiqui (Sindh) (Drama Writer/Director/Producer)
Syed Farooq Qaiser (Punjab) (Puppeteer/Writer)
Naeem Altaf Bukhari (Punjab) (Anchorperson)
PRIDE OF PERFORMANCE
Naimatullah alias Naimat Sarhadi (KP) (Film Acting)
Ms. Saima Shah alias Resham (Punjab) (Film Acting)
Humayun Saeed (Sindh) (Acting)
Ms. Sakina Samo (Sindh) (Acting)
Muhammad Ali Shyhaki (Sindh) (Singing)
Ms. Soraiya Khan (Mahjabeen Qazalbash) (KP) (Singing)
Krishan Gee (Late) (Punjab) (Singing)
Ali Zafar (Punjab) (Singing)
Ms. Hina Nasrullah (Punjab) (Sufi Singer/ Naat Khuwan)
Daryan Khan (Balochistan) (Musical Instruments Maker)
Zulfiqar Ali Lund (Sindh) (Instrumentalist)
Dr. Abdul Qudoos Arif (Dr. A.Q. Arif) (Sindh) (Painting)
Muhammad Baqir (Punjab) (Fresco Painting)
Shafique Farooqi (Punjab) (Painting/Calligraphy)
Muhammad Faheem (KP) (Wood Lacque)
Sarmad Sehbai (Islamabad) (Play Writer/ Director/Poet)
Asif Ali Khan (Santoo) (Punjab) (Qawwali)
Ms. Indu Mariam Mitha (Punjab) (Choreography)
TAMGHA-I-IMTIAZ
Ms. Zeba Shahnaz (Sindh) (Acting)
Abdul Majid Jahangir (Sindh) (Acting)
Javed Mansoor Babar (KP) (Drama Acting)
Habib-ur-Rehman Panezai (Balochistan) (Drama Acting)
Fayaz Khan Khweshgi (KP) (Singing)
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Khan (KP) (Archeology)
The investitures ceremony for the said awards would be held on March 23, 2021, according to a Cabinet Division press release.
