On Independence Day, President Asif Ali Zardari announced that 263 national and foreign personalities will be honoured with civil awards for their remarkable contributions in various fields.
The awards will be presented in a grand ceremony at the President House on Pakistan Day, March 23, 2026.
Honouring excellence across fields
The list features notable names from arts, literature, sports, education, science, medicine, journalism, and social services. It includes cricket legend Shahid Afridi, veteran actress Samina Peerzada, acclaimed poet Zehra Nigah, and former Pakistan women’s cricket captain Sana Mir. Samaa TV anchor Kiran Naz will receive the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz in the journalism category.
Pakistan Civil Awards 2026 – Complete Recipients List
| Name | Field/Category | Award Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Syed Habibullah Shah | Science (Agriculture) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Prof. Dr. Rafia Mumtaz | Science (Internet of Things) | PAPP | – |
| Engr. Dr. Marium Jalal Chaudhry | Science (Climate Change, IT) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Prof. Dr. Muhammad Moazam Fraz | Science (IoT & AI) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Prof. Dr. Awais Yasin | Science (Robotics & AI) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Engr. Rukhsana Zuberi | Science (Engineering) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Dr. Amir Muhammad | Education | Hilal-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Prof. Dr. Ikram ul Haq | Education | Hilal-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Dr. Shamsuddin Qureshi | Education (Research) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | Posthumous |
| Prof. Chaudhary Irshad Muhammad Khan | Education | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | Posthumous |
| Prof. Dr. Mujeebuddin Memon | Education | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Dr. Mola Dad Shafa | Education | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Dr. Lubna Zaheer | Education | PAPP | – |
| Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sabieh Anwar | Education | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Dr. Rahmat Ellahi | Education (Mathematics) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Dr. Tariq Mahmood Jadoon | Education | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sarwar Khan | Education (Agricultural Sciences) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Prof. Dr. Naqib Ullah Achakzai | Education (Administration) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Prof. Dr. Khalid Hafeez | Education (Research) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Ghulam Nabi | Education | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Zakaria Ismail Godil | Education | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Javaid Rais | Education | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Abid Hussain Lashari | Education | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Dr. Mumtaz Umar | Education | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Prof. Dr. Bilal Ahmed | Medicine (Dentistry Academics) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Dr. Akbar Hussain | Medicine (Health Care) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Dr. Shaukat Zubair | Medicine (Surgery) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Dr. Fharat Akhtar Raja | Medicine | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Dr. Khurram Khan | Medicine | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Irfan Ali Khosat | Arts (Performing Arts) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Ms. Hadiqa Kiyani | Arts (Singing) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Irfan Ahson | Arts (Photography) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Ms. Azra Aftab | Arts (TV Acting) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Ms. Samina Peerzada | Arts (Acting/Direction/Anchoring) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Ms. Fazila Kaiser Qazi | Arts (Performing Arts – Acting) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Ms. Savera Abbas (Savera Nadeem) | Arts (Acting) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | Alias |
| Ms. Humera Arshad | Arts (Singing / Anchoring) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Ms. Saira Naseem | Arts (Singing) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Ms. Salima Hashmi | Arts (Visual Arts – Painting, Curator, Art Historian) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Muhammad Azam Khan | Arts (Music / Broadcasting) | PAPP | – |
| Mr. Zulqarnain Haider | Arts (Acting / Writing / Direction) | PAPP | – |
| Mr. Sultan Javed Jamal | Arts (Acting) | PAPP | – |
| Mr. Noor Muhammad Baloch (Nooral) | Arts (Singing) | PAPP | Alias |
| Mr. Rajab Ali | Arts (Singing) | PAPP | – |
| Ms. Mukhtiar Naz Taj Mastani | Arts (Performing Art – Singing) | PAPP | – |
| Kh. Ali Kazim | Arts (Performing Arts – Naat Khawani) | PAPP | Posthumous |
| Mr. Jamshaid Ali Khan | Arts (Direction/Production) | PAPP | – |
| Sheikh Muhammad Sadiq (S.M. Sadiq) | Arts (Performing Arts) | PAPP | – |
| Mr. Allah Dina (A.D. Baloch) | Arts (Acting, Writing & Direction) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | Alias |
| Mr. Imran Ullah Hunzai | Arts (Visual Arts – Painting, Sculpturing) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Qazi Shujaat Qadri | Arts (Naat Khawani) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Irfan Ul Haq Siddiqui | Literature (Poetry, Writing, Columnist) | Nishan-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Atta Ul Haq Qasmi | Literature (Poetry & Writing) | Nishan-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Mustansar Hussain Tarar | Literature | Nishan-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Asghar Nadeem Syed | Literature | Hilal-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Ms. Zahra Majid Ali (Zahra Nigah) | Literature (Poetry, Writing) | Hilal-i-Imtiaz | Alias |
| Mr. Murtaza Barlas (Murtaza Baig Barlas) | Literature (Poetry) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | Alias |
| Ms. Yasmeen Hameed | Literature (Poetry & Editing) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Naseer Ahmad Nasir | Literature (Poetry, Writing & Editing) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Prof. Karrar Hussain | Literature (Poetry, Critic) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | Posthumous |
| Dr. Abdul Rauf Rafiqui | Literature (Critic, Research Scholar, Poetry & Iqbal Scholar) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Raza Ullah Shah Arif Naushahi | Literature (Research Scholar) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Syed Masood Hassan Shihab Dehlvi | Literature | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | Posthumous |
| Mr. Aminullah Daudzai | Literature (Poetry) | PAPP | – |
| Mr. Akhtar Mehmood (Akhtar Usman) | Literature (Research Scholar & Poetry) | PAPP | Alias |
| Mr. Tajamul Kaleem | Literature | PAPP | Posthumous |
| Mr. Ahmad Khan Tariq | Literature (Poetry) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | Posthumous |
| Dr. Ghulam Moeenuddin (Moeen Nizami) | Literature (Writing, Research Scholar) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | Alias |
| Dr. Nasir Abbass Nayyer | Literature (Short Story Writing, Research Scholar) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Muhammad Amin Zia | Literature | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Ms. Sarwat Mohyuddin | Literature & Writing | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Shahid Khan Afridi | Sports (Cricket) | Hilal-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Shehroze Kashif | Sports (Mountaineering) | Hilal-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Malik Muhammad Atta | Sports (Equestrian) | Hilal-i-Imtiaz | Posthumous |
| Ms. Sana Mir | Sports (Cricket) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Haider Ali | Sports (Discus Throw) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Muhammad Sajjad (Gujjar) | Sports (Kabaddi) | PAPP | Alias |
| Mr. Shahzaib Rind | Sports (Karate Combat) | PAPP | – |
| Mr. Muhammad Hamza Khan | Sports (Squash) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Mohsin Nawaz | Sports (Shooting) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Rashid Malik | Sports (Tennis) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Ihtasham ul Haq | Journalism | Hilal-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi | Journalism/Columnist | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Sarmad Ali | Journalism | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Samar Abbas | Journalism | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Adil Abbasi | Journalism | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Ms. Kiran Naz | Journalism | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Ms. Binish Saleem | Journalism | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Kamran Hamid Raja | Journalism | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Ms. Mona Alam | Journalism | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Muhammad Tariq Aziz | Journalism | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Arshad Ansari | Journalism | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Abdul Mohi Shah | Journalism (Sports) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Ms. Shazia Skindar | Journalism | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Muhammad Yaseen Khan | Social Work | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Hamza Tabani | Social Welfare | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Moulana Muhammad Tayyab Qureshi | Religious Scholar | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
Pakistan Civil Awards 2026 – Complete Recipients List (Part 2)
| Name | Field/Category | Award Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syed Zahid Hussain Shah | Social Services | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Ms. Sarah Belal | Human Rights (Law) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Major (R) Dr. Salma Zamir Khan | Social Welfare | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Muhammad Abdul Karim Saqib | Philanthropy | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Abdul Rahim Janoo | Philanthropy | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mian Muhammad Kashif Ashfaq | Philanthropy/Social Services | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Ms. Irum Rizwan | Philanthropy | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Ms. Tasneem Zahra | Philanthropy | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Ms. Shameelah Ismail Qureshi | Philanthropy | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Arshad Wali Muhammad | Philanthropy | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Nawabzada Nasrullah Khan (Late) | Public Service | Nishan-i-Imtiaz | Posthumous |
| Mr. Waseem Ahmad Khan | Public Service | Hilal-i-Shuja’at | – |
| Mr. Moazzam Jah Ansari | Public Service | Hilal-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Azizuddin Boolani | Public Service | Hilal-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Sardar Awais Laghari | Public Service | Hilal-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Muhammad Ali | Public Service | Hilal-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Shahjehan Syed Karim (Late) | Public Service | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | Posthumous |
| Dr. Syed Mehmood Shah | Public Service | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Javed Akbar Riaz | Public Service | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Muhammad Israr | Public Service | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Rahim Hayat Qureshi | Public Service | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Nabeel Munir | Public Service | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Taj Haider (Late) | Public Service | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | Posthumous |
| Dr. Naseem Faraz | Public Service | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Munir Ahmed Chaudhry (Late) | Public Service | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | Posthumous |
| Mr. Khurshid Ahmad Nadeem | Public Service | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Iftikhar Amjad | Public Service | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Dr. Muhammad Fakhre Alam Irfan | Public Service | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Brig. Sikandar Hayat | Public Service | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Imran Hamid | Public Service | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Sohail Ashraf | Public Service | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Ubaid Ur Rehman Nizamani | Public Service | Tamgha-i-Shuja’at | – |
| Mr. Salman Athar | Public Service | Tamgha-i-Shuja’at | – |
| Mr. Nawab Adil Khan | Public Service | Tamgha-i-Shuja’at | – |
| Eng. Muhammad Naeem Akhtar | Public Service | Tamgha-i-Shuja’at | – |
| Mr. Ahmer Mallick | Public Service | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Aqeel Ahmad Siddiqui | Public Service (Tax Administration) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Dr. Muhammad Akif Khan | Public Service (E-Governance) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Muhammad Aslam | Public Service | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Lt. Col Atif Naveed | Public Service | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Dr. Arfa Sayeda Zehra | Public Service | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Anwar Hussain | Public Service | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Zahoor Awan | Public Service | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Dr. Shahid Malik | Public Service | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Zeeshan Ali | Public Service | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Main Farooq Nazir | Public Service | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Nadir Shafi Dar | Public Service | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Waqas ul Hassan | Public Service | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Muhammad Shabi Ahmed | Public Service | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Salman Akhtar | Public Service | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Sarosh Hasmat Lodhi | Public Service | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Sepoy Azhar Mehmood (Shaheed) | Gallantry | Hilal-i-Shuja’at | Posthumous |
| Mr. Javid Ullah Mehsud | Gallantry | Sitara-i-Shuja’at | – |
| Mr. Nawab Ali Khan (Shaheed) | Gallantry | Sitara-i-Shuja’at | Posthumous |
| Mr. Hidayat Ullah Khan (Shaheed) | Gallantry | Sitara-i-Shuja’at | Posthumous |
| ASI Muhammad Akram (Shaheed) | Gallantry | Sitara-i-Shuja’at | Posthumous |
| FC Abdullah (Shaheed) | Gallantry | Sitara-i-Shuja’at | Posthumous |
| FC Samand Khan (Shaheed) | Gallantry | Sitara-i-Shuja’at | Posthumous |
| FC Abdul Hameed (Shaheed) | Gallantry | Sitara-i-Shuja’at | Posthumous |
| FC Zamil Badshah (Shaheed) | Gallantry | Sitara-i-Shuja’at | Posthumous |
| FC Hafeez Ullah (Shaheed) | Gallantry | Sitara-i-Shuja’at | Posthumous |
| FC Muhammad Siraj (Shaheed) | Gallantry | Sitara-i-Shuja’at | Posthumous |
| FC Muhammad Javed (Shaheed) | Gallantry | Sitara-i-Shuja’at | Posthumous |
| His Royal Highness Prince Khalid Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud | Services to Pakistan (Foreign) | Hilal-i-Pakistan | – |
| Mr. Li Hongzhong | Services to Pakistan (Foreign) | Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam | – |
| Mr. Liu Jianchao | Services to Pakistan (Foreign) | Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam | – |
| Mr. Wang Yongge | Services to Pakistan (Foreign) | Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam | – |
| H.E. Mohamed Bin Hassan Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi | Services to Pakistan (Foreign) | Sitara-i-Pakistan | – |
| Mr. Rashid Ovezgeldiyevich Meredov | Services to Pakistan (Foreign) | Sitara-i-Pakistan | – |
| Dr. Senta Siller | Services to Pakistan (Foreign) | Sitara-i-Pakistan | – |
| Mr. Zhao Dong Xu | Services to Pakistan (Foreign) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Peng Cui | Services to Pakistan (Foreign) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Cui Jun | Services to Pakistan (Foreign) | Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam | – |
| Ms. Laura Dahlmeier (Late) | Services to Pakistan (Foreign) | Tamgha-i-Shuja’at | Posthumous |
| Mr. Noor Ur Rehman Abid | Services to Pakistan (Foreign) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Qian Feng | Services to Pakistan (Foreign) | Tamgha-i-Quaid-i-Azam | – |
| Dr. Faisel Ikram | Services to Pakistan (Foreign) | Tamgha-i-Khidmat | – |
| Mr. Saleem Asghar Ali | Services to Pakistan (Overseas Pakistani) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Fukhera Khalid | Services to Pakistan (Overseas Pakistani) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Dr. Arshad Rehan | Services to Pakistan (Overseas Pakistani) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Ashraf Habib Ullah | Services to Pakistan (Overseas Pakistani) | Sitara-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Waqar Ali Khan | Services to Pakistan (Overseas Pakistani) | PAPP | – |
| Mr. Qadeer Ahmed Khan | Services to Pakistan (Overseas Pakistani) | PAPP | – |
| Mr. Muhammad Saeed Sheikh | Services to Pakistan (Overseas Pakistani) | Sitara-i-Khidmat | – |
| Prof. Dr. Rahat Munir | Services to Pakistan (Overseas Pakistani) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Mr. Abrar Hussain Tanoli | Services to Pakistan (Overseas Pakistani) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
| Dr. M. Shahbaz Chaudhry | Services to Pakistan (Overseas Pakistani) | Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | – |
