Among the civil awards conferred by the president on Independence day included Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Sitarah-e-Pakistan, Sitarah-e-Shujaat and Sitarah-e-Imtiaz. The other categories included Pride of Performance, Sitarah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Sitarah-e-Khidmat, Tamgha-e-Pakistan, Tamgha-e-Shujaat, Tamgha-e-Imtiaz and Tamgha-e-Quaid-e-Azam.

The investitures ceremony for the said awards would be held on March 23, 2021, according to a Cabinet Division press release.

Following is the details of the awards and the would-be recipients along with the fields they served in:

NISHAN-I-IMTIAZ: Sadeqain Naqvi Arts (Painting/Sculpture); Prof. Shakir Ali Arts (Painting); Zahoor ul Haq (Late) Arts (Painting/ Sculpture); Ms. Abida Parveen Arts (Singing); Dr. Jameel Jalibi; Muhammad Jameel Khan (Late) (Sindh) Literature (Critic/Historian); and Ahmad Faraz (Late) (KP) Literature (Poetry).

HILAL-I-IMTIAZ: Prof. Dr. Anwar ul Hassan Gillani (Sindh) Science (Pharmaceutical Sciences); and Dr. Asif Mahmood Jah (Punjab) Public Service.

HILAL-I-QUAID-I-AZAM: Jack Ma (China) Services to Pakistan.

SITARA-I-PAKISTAN: Kyu Jeong Lee (Korea) Services to Pakistan; and Salma Ataullahjan (Canada) Services to Pakistan.

SITARA-I-SHUJA’AT (Gallantry): Jawwad Qamar (Punjab); Safia (Shaheed) (KP); Hayatullah (KP); Malik Sardar Khan (Shaheed) (KP); Mumtaz Khan Dawar (Shaheed) (KP); Hayat Ullah Khan Dawar Hurmaz (Shaheed) (KP); Malik Muhammad Niaz Khan (Shaheed) (KP); Sepoy Akhtar Khan (Shaheed) (KP); Muhammad Naveed Sadiq (Punjab); Mahar Muhammad Yasir Manzoor (Shaheed) (Punjab); Shafqat Ullah Malik (KP); Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kamal Pasha (Shaheed) (Punjab); Prof. Hafiz Maqsood Ahmad (Shaheed) (Punjab); Dr. Bashir Ahmad (Shaheed) (Punjab); Dr. Khalid Masood Qaisrani (Shaheed) (Punjab); Dr. Muhammad Asif (Shaheed) (Punjab); Dr. Shafqatullah (Shaheed) (Sindh); Dr. Younas Channa (Shaheed) (Sindh); Dr. Wilayat Ali Gopang (Shaheed) (Sindh); Prof. Dr. Muhammad Javed (Shaheed) (KP); Dr. Munir Khan (Shaheed) (KP); Dr. Usama Riaz (Shaheed) (Gilgit-Baltistan); Malik Ashder (Shaheed) (Gilgit-Baltistan); and Dr. Muhammad Ikhlaq (Shaheed) (Azad Jammu & Kashmir).

SITARA-I-IMTIAZ: Abdul Hamid (Punjab) Science (Physics); Raja Shahid Nazir (Punjab) Engineering (Mechanical); Abdul Majeed Tilokar (Punjab) Engineering (Metallurgy); Dr. Sajid Baloch (Punjab) Engineering (Electronics); Naeem Ullah Dar (Punjab) Engineering (Mechanical); Haider Ali Bhatty (Punjab) Engineering (Aerospace); Muhammad Saleem (Punjab) Engineering (Chemical); Amin Bahadur (KP) Engineering (Mechanical); Faizan Mansoor (Islamabad) Engineering (Nuclear Safety Regulation); Muhammad Aniq (Sindh) Engineering (Civil); Prof. Dr. Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui (Late) (Sindh) Education; Prof. Dr. Farhan Saif (Punjab) Education; Bushra Ansari (Sindh) Arts (Acting); Talat Hussain (Sindh) Arts (Acting); Muhammad Imran Qureshi (Punjab) Arts (Miniature/ Painting); Sultana Siddiqui (Sindh) Arts (Drama Writer/Director/Producer); Syed Farooq Qaiser (Punjab) Arts (Puppeteer/Writer); Naeem Altaf Bukhari (Punjab) Arts (Anchorperson); Abdul Qadir (Late) Sports (Cricket); Sr. Ruth Lewis (Late) Public Service; Brig. Rana Arfan Shakeel Ramay (Punjab) Public Service; Lt. Col. Farooq Shahbaz (Punjab) Public Service; Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood (Sindh) Public Service; Sabina Khatri Public Service; Ahmed Irfan Aslam Public Service; Adnan Asdar Ali (Sindh) Philanthropy; and Pir Syed Lakht e Hassanain (Punjab) Philanthropy.

PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR PRIDE OF PERFORMANCE: Ms. Ruth Wenny Lekardal (Sweden) Services to Pakistan; Liaqat Ali (Punjab) Science (Laser & Optics); Dr. Muhammad Fuzail (KP) Science (Chemistry); Dr. Kiran Iqbal (Sindh) Science (Chemistry); Dr. Qurrat-ul-Ain (KP) Science (Plasma Physics); Inam Ur Rehman (Punjab) Engineering (Nuclear); Munir Ahmed (Punjab) Engineering (Process Control & Aging Management); Dr. Shakeel Abbas Rofi (Sindh) Engineering (Nuclear); Umar Asghar (Punjab) Engineering (Electrical); Dr. Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal (Punjab) Engineering (Chemical); Dr. Amir Shahzad (Punjab) Engineering; Zahid Noor Peracha (Sindh) Engineering (Electronics); Saleem Akhtar (Punjab) Engineering (Mechanical); Prof. Dr. Khalid Masud Gondal (Punjab) Education; Prof. Dr. Raisa Begum Gul (KP) Education (Nursing); Naimatullah alias Naimat Sarhadi (KP) Arts (Film Acting); Ms. Saima Shah alias Resham (Punjab) Arts (Film Acting); Humayun Saeed (Sindh) Arts (Acting); Ms. Sakina Samo (Sindh) Arts (Acting); Muhammad Ali Shyhaki (Sindh) Arts (Singing); Ms. Soraiya Khan (Mahjabeen Qazalbash) (KP) Arts (Singing); Krishan Gee (Late) (Punjab) Arts (Singing); Ali Zafar (Punjab) Arts (Singing); Ms. Hina Nasrullah (Punjab) Arts (Sufi Singer/ Naat Khuwan); Daryan Khan (Balochistan) Arts (Musical Instruments Maker); Zulfiqar Ali Lund (Sindh) Arts (Instrumentalist); Dr. Abdul Qudoos Arif (Dr. A.Q. Arif) (Sindh) Arts (Painting); Muhammad Baqir (Punjab) Arts (Fresco Painting); Shafique Farooqi (Punjab) Arts (Painting/Calligraphy); Muhammad Faheem (KP) Arts (Wood Lacque); Sarmad Sehbai (Islamabad) Arts (Play Writer/ Director/Poet); Asif Ali Khan (Santoo) (Punjab) Arts (Qawwali); Ms. Indu Mariam Mitha (Punjab) Arts (Choreography); Muhammad Yousuf (Yousuf Gichki) (Balochistan) Literature (Writer); Ms. Mahtab Mahboob (Sindh) Literature (Writer); Mirza Athar Baig (Punjab) Literature (Writer); Abaseen Yousufzai (KP) Literature (Writer); Taj Muhammad Joyo (Taj Joyo) (Sindh) Literature (Poetry/Writer); Dr. Muhammad Aslam Ansari (Punjab) Literature (Poetry/Writer); Farhan Mehboob (KP) Sports (Squash); Muhammad Irfan (Punjab) Sports (Kabaddi); Haider Ali (Punjab) Sports (Paralympic Athlete); Maulana Tariq Jamil (Punjab) Religious Scholar; and Abdul Majid Qureshi (KP) Social Work.

SITARA-I-QUAID-I-AZAM: Ying Yong (China) Services to Pakistan; Li Fangron (China) Services to Pakistan; Lei Mingshan (China) Services to Pakistan; Prof. Dr. Celal Soydan (Turkey) Services to Pakistan; Dr. Tariq Shafi (Late) (UK) Services to Pakistan; and Mian Faisal Rashid (UK) Services to Pakistan.