ThePride of Performance (Urdu :تمغۂ حسنِ کارکردگی ) is a civil award given by theGovernment of Pakistan to Pakistani citizens in recognition of distinguished merit in the fields of literature, arts, sports, medicine or science.
In 2009, the following list of recipients was announced. Awards were actually conferred by thePresident of Pakistan onPakistan Day (23 March 2010).
Name Field Specialization Territory/Country Sattar Shabbir Social science Economist/policy maker Punjab Atta Muhammad Kakar Sports Sports Balochistan Ayaz Ayub Science Electrical engineering Punjab Muhammad Javed Akhtar Mining engineering Punjab Muhammad Saleem Khan (Saleem Raz) Literature Poetry Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Inam-ul-Haq Javeid Literature Poetry Punjab Muhammad Azam Azam Literature Literature Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rabia Zuberi Art Education and sculpture Sindh Riaz Alam Khan Science Aerospace engineering Sindh
On 14 August 2010, the following list of recipients was announced. Awards were actually conferred by the President of Pakistan on Pakistan Day (23 March 2011). The recipients included 46 resident Pakistanis and one Canadian of Pakistani origin.[ 1]
Name Field Specialization Territory/Country Ahmad Saleem (Muhammad Saleem Khawaja) Literature Punjab Aleem Dar [ 2] Sports Cricket umpiring Punjab Amjad Pervez Science Laser optics Punjab Anwar Saleem Ahmad Literature Azad Jammu and Kashmir Ashfaq Hussain [ 2] Literature Canada Khalida Inayat Noor [ 2] Science Mathematics Punjab Mubashir Ahmed Sheikh Science Metallurgical engineering Punjab Muhammad Arshad Science Nuclear engineering Punjab Muhammad Nazar Science Physics Punjab Shafqat Karim Science Physics Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shahzad Mahmood Science Plasma physics Punjab Sumeera Ikram Science Chemistry Punjab Syed Tajammal Hussain Science Nano technology Islamabad Ghani Parwaz Literature Poet/author Balochistan Goshpi Byram Avari [ 2] Sports Sailing/yachting Sindh Gulzar Ahmed Sheikh Science Underground mining engineering Punjab Habib [ 2] Art Film and TV actor Punjab Hashim Nadeem Literature Medical Balochistan Iqbal Javed Khan Science Experimental aerodynamics engineering Punjab Ishan Ullah Qazi Science Chemistry Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Javaid Ahsan Bhatti Science Vacuum science and technology Punjab Khalid Ahmad [ 2] Literature Punjab Khan Tehsil Art Folk singing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Manzoor Akhter (Tehsin Firaqi) Literature Punjab Muhammad Afzal Arain Science Agriculture Sindh Muhammad Ahmed Science Electronics engineering Sindh Muhammad Aslam Science Mechanical engineering Punjab Muhammad Khalid Zahid Science Electrical engineering Balochistan Naseem Hameed [ 2] Sports Athletics Sindh Abdul Rahim Nagori Art Painting Sindh Muhammad Nawaz Science Pharmacokinetics Punjab Muhammad Rasul Jan Science Chemistry Khyber Pakhtunkhwa S. Amjad Bukhari Art TV producer Islamabad S. B. John [ 2] Art Film playback singing Sindh S.H. Qasim Jalali Art TV drama production Sindh Saif-ur-Rehman Saifi Literature Poetry Punjab Saleem Akram Ansari Science Nuclear Engineering Punjab Samina Ahmed [ 2] Art TV drama acting Punjab Shahid Pervaiz Butt Sports Wrestling Punjab Shams Malik Literature Journalism Punjab Suhail Akram (Suhail Ahmed)[ 2] Art TV drama acting Punjab Tajdar Alam Art Film/TV Direction Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ustad Hussain Bukhsh Gullu[ 2] Art Classical music singer Punjab Ustad Muhammad Alam Art Blue pottery Punjab UstadSharafat Ali Khan [ 2] Art Classical singing (oldest son ofSalamat Ali Khan ) Punjab Wazir Afzal[ 2] Art Film music composer Punjab Zafar Kazmi Art Painting and sculpture Sindh Moin Akhter Art TV artist/comedian Sindh
On 14 August 2011, the following list of recipients was announced for awards to be actually conferred on 23 March 2012. It consists of 43 individuals.[ 3] [ 4]
Name Field Specialization Territory/Country Raja Shahid Nazir Science Mechanical engineering Punjab Abdul Hamid Science Physics Punjab Sajjad Ahmad Mehmood Science Chemical engineering Punjab Ghulam Hussain Science Mechanical engineering Punjab Mirza Zafarul Islam Science Geology Punjab Muhammad Aqil-ur-Rahman Science Physics Punjab Sameeullah Khan Science Mechanical engineering Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rashid Ahmed Alvi Science Chemistry Punjab Muhammad Ibrahim Science Physics Punjab Muhammad Zaman Science Telecommunication engineering Punjab Muhammad Amjad Siddique Almas Geo-spatial technologies Military applications Punjab Tariq Aziz Khan Science Electronics engineering Sindh Irfan Ahmad Science Electrical engineering Punjab Muhammad Imran Science Microwave science Punjab Tasleem Baig Science Aerospace engineering Punjab Shakeel Zahid Science Aerospace engineering (satellite technology) Punjab Waqas Masood Science Physics Punjab Waqas Umer Science Electroninc engineering Punjab Mehboob-ur-Rehman Science Plant breeding and genetics Punjab Syed Tauseef Mohyud-Din Science Mathematics/physical sciences Punjab Farzana Suleman Education Sindh Muhammad Sharif Tahir Education Punjab Gulzar Alam [ 5] Music (singer) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ejaz Hussain Hazarvi Music Performing arts Punjab Shigeyuki Ataka Arts and literature Japan Sahira Kazmi [ 5] Art TV drama director Pakistan Mohsin Gillani Art TV drama actor Pakistan Noman Ijaz [ 4] Art TV drama actor Pakistan Saba Hameed [ 4] Art TV drama actress Pakistan Meera [ 4] Art Film actress Pakistan Kazim Pasha Art TV director/producer Pakistan Javed Sheikh [ 4] Art Film actor/director Pakistan Rahat Naveed Masud Art Fine arts Punjab Azhar Javed Literature Punjab Tariq Khurshid Malik Literature Punjab Lutfullah Khan [ 5] Literature/music archives Large Music Archives Library Sindh Muhammad Aman (Sarshar Siddiqui) Literature Sindh Zahida Hina Literature Journalism Sindh Khawaja Muhammad Zakariya Literature Punjab Mohammad Yousuf [ 4] Sports Cricket Pakistan Qasim Zia [ 5] Sports Hockey Punjab Muhammad Khamis Public service Pakistan Zahoor Ahmed Awan Public service Pakistan Engineer Arif Naseem Art Sculpture Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
On 13 August 2012, the following list of recipients was announced. Awards to be actually conferred on Pakistan Day (23 March 2013).[ 6]
Name Field Specialization Territory/Country Tahira Syed Arts Singing Pakistan Shahida Latif Literature Literature/poetry Punjab Rafaqat Ali Mughal Science Mechanical engineering Pakistan Saadia Chaudhary Science Applied mathematics Pakistan Zahid Ahmad Science Mechanical engineering Pakistan Muhammad Aleem Mirza Science Electronic engineering Pakistan Abdul Manan Science Aerospace engineering Pakistan Wajih Anwar Science Mechanical engineering Pakistan Muhammad Imran Akram Science Avionics engineering Pakistan Asif Hameed Science Wireless communication engineering Pakistan Muhammad Iftikhar Ahmad Science Chemistry Pakistan Zia-Ullah Science Physics Pakistan Amer Sarfraz Ahmad Science Satellite technology engineering Pakistan Muhammad Iqbal Rao Science Space technology Pakistan Sikandar Majid Mirza Science Physics Pakistan Javaid Bashir Science Physics Pakistan Sardar Mehmood Ahmed Khan Education Medical Pakistan Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema Education Teaching and research Punjab Muhammad Rafiullah Khan Education Pakistan Muhammad Ajmal Khan Arts Music (tabla playing) Punjab Alamgir Arts TV pop singer Sindh Shahida Mini Arts Singing Pakistan Naghma Arts Pashto singer Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Dur Muhammad Kassi Literature Literature/documentary Pakistan Maria Toorpakey Wazir Sports Squash Pakistan Naseeruddin Saami Arts Singing classical music Pakistan
On 14 August 2013, the following list of recipients was announced. Awards to be actually conferred on Pakistan Day (23 March 2014)[ 7]
Name Field Specialization Territory/Country Syed Tauqir Ashraf Science Physics Sindh Khalil-ur-Rehman Science Physics Punjab Wali Khan Babar Education Journalism Sindh Muhammad Arif Chaudhry Science Chemistry Punjab Farooq Ahmed Bhatti Science Analytical physics Punjab Ghulam Rasool Akhtar Science Computational physics Punjab Malik Murid Hussain Science Chemical engineering Punjab Munir Ahmad Science Civil engineering Punjab Tariq Hameed Science Nuclear engineering Punjab Tariq Ikram ul Haq Science Avionics engineering Sindh Jehanzaib Khan Lodhi Science Aerospace engineering Punjab Hamid Saleem Science Plasma physics Punjab Mohammad Mujahid Science Material engineering Punjab Mohammad Yousuf Khan Science Electronics and communication engineering FATA Brigadier Masood Raza Science Artificial intelligence (military application) Punjab Hyder Ali Palijo Science Project management Sindh Hasan Shahnawaz Zaidi Education Art and design Punjab Cecil Chaudhry [ 8] Education Academic and human rights activism Punjab Mehreen Afzal Science Cryptography (military application) Punjab Shahid Abdullah Arts Art and design Sindh UstadShafiq-Uz-Zaman Khan Arts Calligraphy Sindh Tabbasum Kashmiri Literature Literature Punjab Agha Saleem Literature Literature Sindh Wali Muhammad Khan Siyal Kakar Literature Literature Balochistan Younus Javaid Literature Literature/scholar Punjab Ali Muhammadi Khorasani Literature Literature Tajikistan Syed Irshad Hussain Rashid (Late) Education Journalism Pakistan Khalid Ahmad Education Journalism Punjab Nazir Leghari [ 9] Education Journalism Punjab Azhar Hussain Jafri Education Photo-journalism Punjab Munir Hussain (late)Education Journalism/cricket commentary Sindh Misbah-ul-Haq Sports Cricketer Punjab Zeeshan Abbasi Sports Cricketer Punjab Aurangzeb Leghari Arts Acting Punjab Ayub Khawar Arts TV Director Punjab Bakht Jamal Science Health professional Pakistan Muhammad Naeem Science Health professional Pakistan Ahad Khan Cheema Civil services Pakistan Hanif Khan Sports Field hockey Sindh
Name Field Sultan Muhammad Sukoon Literature (Urdu poetry/First ever Hindko dictionary) Syed Muhammad Qaisar Abbas Naqvi Arts (drama acting) Asif Ali Khan Arts (film actor) Ata-ur-Rehman Journalism Amir Khan Sports (boxing) Muhammad Baksh Alias Bakshan Mehranvi Literature (Poetry) Samina Baig Sports (mountaineering) Jamal Nasir Social work Mir Mohammad Ali TV comedian (mimicry artist) Saleem Kausar Poet Asim Bukhari TV actor Abdul Rauf Tahir Journalist Ayesha Haroon [ 10] Journalist Muhammad Asif [ 10] Snooker player
Gulab Chandio [ 11] Wajahat Masood (Journalist)[ 12] [ 13] Wasif Nagi (Journalist)[ 13] Ehsan Akbar (Literature)[ 13] [ 14] Nisar Qadri (Film and TV actor)[ 13] [ 14] Sabz Ali (Music - Tabla Playing) Abdul Ghaffar (Public Service) Najam Ahmed Shah (Public Service) Captain (R) Zahid Saeed (Public Service) Umar Draz Khan (Public Service) Professor Abida Taherani (Education) Ahmad Saeed (Industrialist)[ 12] [ 13] Munir Ahmed Munir (Journalist) Masood Akhtar [ 14] Khalid Butt [ 14] Waseem Abbas (TV and Film actor)[ 12] [ 13] Ustad Nathoo Khan (Music - Sarangi Player), posthumously awarded[ 14] Agha Nasir [ 14] Saba Qamar (TV and Film actress)Awards to be conferred on Pakistan Day (23 March 2017)[ 15]
Name Field Specialization Country Khalid Sharif Science Medicine Pakistan Muhammad Qasim Bughio Arts Literature Pakistan Shakir Shuja Abadi Arts Poetry (Saraiki language poetry) Pakistan Sarfraz Shahid Arts Literature Pakistan Khurshid Ahmad Nadeem Arts Journalism Pakistan Alamgir Anwar Shaikh Sports Snooker player Pakistan Rashid Ahmed Aslam Arts Public Service Pakistan Humaira Channa Arts (Music, Film, Television) Playback singer Pakistan Ghazi Salahuddin Arts Writer, Journalist Pakistan
On 4 July 2017, Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif awarded the Presidential Pride of Performance award to the team management, players and officials of the Pakistan cricket team, for their outstanding performance as the winners of ICC Champions Trophy 2017. Four former senior players were also awarded the Presidential Pride of Performance award[ 16]
Name Field Specialization Territory/Country Hamid Mahmood Punjab Mohammad Saeedur Rehman Punjab Mohammad Shahid Saleem Punjab Arshad Ali Punjab Dr Salma Khanam Punjab Vaqar Akhtar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Raza Ellahi KP Waqar uz Zaman KP Mohammad Hasan Sindh Nasir Mahmood Khan Punjab Sarosh Hashmat Lodhi Sindh Umbreen Javaid Punjab Shabbir Jan Sindh[ 20] Iftikhar Thakur Punjab Ishrat Fatima Islamabad[ 21] Siyani Khatoon Sindh Bashir Ahmad KPK Reema Khan Punjab Nasir Adeeb Arts Film script writing Taj Baloch Sindh Sofia Yazdani Sindh Arshad Sharif Punjab Inam Butt Punjab Luqman Ali Afzal Sanaullah Ghuman Mohammad Ashraf Ali (late) Gilgit-Baltistan asheed Masood Khan Balochistan
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