The names of the awards recipients were announced on August 14, last year for showing excellence and courage in their respective fields.

Nishan-i-Imtiaz

• Muhammad Hafeez Qureshi (late), Nuclear Science
• Iftikhar Arif, Literature/Poetry/Writing;
• Islahuddin Siddiqui, Sports, Hockey; -Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Public Service;
• Raja Zafarul Haq, Public Service;
• Dr Shamshad Akhtar, Public Service;
• Retired Air Marshal Najib Akhtar, Public Service.

Hilal-i-Pakistan

• Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Services to Pakistan
• He Lifeng, Services to Pakistan

Hilal-i-Shujaat

• Mushtaq Ahmed Sukhera, Gallantry.

Hilal-i-Imtiaz

• Brig Syed Sarfraz Ali (Late), Strategic Planning & Development
• Prof. Dr Shahid Mahmood Baig, Science;
• Prof Dr Mukhtar Ahmed, Education;
• Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Education;
• Prof Dr Muhammad Umar, Education/Medical Sciences;
• Rahat Ali Khan, Arts/ Qawwali/Singing;
• Mohammad Ahmed Shah, Arts/Culture;
• Mehmood Ahmed Tahir Bhatti, Film Direction & Fashion Designing;
• Muhammad Anwar Masood, Literature, Poetry;
• Zahid Malik (Late), Journalism;
• Dr Muhammad Amjad Saqib, Social Services;
• Ahmed Irfan, Public Service;
• Raja Naeem Akbar, Public Service;
• Retired Lt Gen Muhammad Akram Khan, Public Service;
• Brig Atif Rafique, Public Service;
• Dr Muhammad Jehanzeb Khan, Public Service;
• Syed Tariq Fatemi, Public Service;
• Tariq Bajwa, Public Service;
• Tariq Mahmood Pasha, Public Service;
• Shahid Khan, Public Service;
• Sibtain F. Haleem, Public Service;
• Retired Capt Zahid Saeed, Public Service;
• Mr Zahid Zaman, Public Serv
• Mufti Abdul Shakoor (late), Public Service, Religious Scholar;
• Syed Babar Ali, Philanthropy;
• Prof Dr Adil Najam, Education.

Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam

• Luo Zhaohui, Services to Pakistan;
• Ning Jizhe, Services to Pakistan;
• Nong Rong, Services to Pakistan
• Sha Zukang, Services to Pakistan;
• Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nayan, Services to Pakistan;
• Dr Muhammad Al Jasser, Services to Pakistan;
• Jin Liqun, Services to Pakistan;
• Sultan Bin Abdul Rehman Al-Marshad, Services to Pakistan;
• Mr Oktay Memis, Services to Pakistan;
• Khalifa Bin Jassim Al-Kuwari, Services to Pakistan;
• Najy Benhassine, Services to Pakistan;
• Young Ye, Services to Pakistan;
• Julien Harneis, Services to Pakistan;
• Knut Ostby, Services to Pakistan;
• Philippe Steinmetz, Services to Pakistan;
• Dr Sebastian Paust, Services to Pakistan;
• Michal Rossman, Services to Pakistan;
• Joe Moyer, Services to Pakistan.

Sitara-i-Pakistan

• Engineer Talal Bin Abdullah Al-Otaibi, Services to Pakistan.

Pride of Performance

• Dr Muhammad Afzal, Environmental Biotechnology;
• Prof Dr Faisal Shafait, Science;
• Shakeel Ahmed, Science, Physics;
• Waseem Azhar, Nuclear Engineering;
• Asim Mahmood Qureshi, Engineering, Metallurgy & Materials Science;
• Muhammad Tariq, Chemical Engineering;
• Abrar Ali, Engineering, Mechanical;
• Shahid Bashir, Engineering; Dr Rizwan Asghar, Computer Engineering;
• Dr Nasir Mohy-ud-din, Embedded Computer & IC Design;
• Dr Syed Bilal Hussain Shah, Aerodynamics;
• Dr Naveed Iqbal Khan Durrani, Aerospace Engineering;
• Dr Muhammad Asad, Strategic Communication Systems;
• Saqlain Akhtar, Engineering, Aerospace;
• Saleem Ud Din, Engineering, Electrical;
• Dr Imtnan-Ul-Haque Qazi, Engineering, Space Sciences & Technology;
• Muhammad Imran Zafar, Structural Engineering;
• Prof Dr Bushra Mirza, Education;
• Dr Umer Shahbaz, Education;
• Dr Kashif Kifayat, Education;
• Dr Naveed Arshad, Education;
• Prof Bilquis Shabbir, Education, Medical Sciences;
• Dr Amjad Mehboob, Medicine;
• Muhammad Khalil (late), Arts, Karakul cap making;
• Muhammad Riaz, Arts, Lacquer art;
• Shakar Bibi, Arts, Balochi embroidery;
• Gulab Khel, Arts, Rubab playing;
• Shazia Manzoor, Arts, Singing;
• Dhai Bai alias Mai Dhai, Arts, Singing;
• Hamayoon Khan, Arts, Singing;
• Inayat Hussain Bhatti (late), Arts, Film Acting, Production, Direction, Script Writing;
• Zulfiqar Ali Attre, Arts, Music Composing; Ajab Gul, Arts, Acting/Direction);
• Ishrat Abass, Arts, Drama, Theater, Radio, Actor;
• Shakir Zeb, Arts, Music Direction; Abdul Jabbar Gull, Arts, Sculpturing;
• Qadir Bux Mithoo, Arts, Comedy;
• Mehboob Ali, Arts, Artist & Designer Woodcut Print Specialist;
• Mussarrat Kalanchvi, Arts, Urdu, Saraiki, Fiction & Playwriting;
• Adnan Siddiqui, Arts, Acting, Host, Production; Zubaida Naghma, Arts, Film Artist;
• Hassan Askari, Arts Film Direction/Writing;
• Mashkoor Raza, Arts, Painting;
• Sheema Karmani, Arts Classical Dancing, Choreography;
• Naseer Baig Mirza, Arts, Comparing, Writing, Producer,;
• Ajab Khan, Arts, Calligraphy & Painting;
• Baqir Abbas, Arts, Flute-playing;
• Farha Mehmood Rana, Arts;
• Noor Din Alias Chacha Noora, Arts, Shoe Making;
• Ghulam Hussain Anjum, Literature, Poetry/Writing;
• Nazeer Qaiser, Literature, Poetry, Writing);
• Afzal Ahmad Syed, Literature, Poetry,Writing);
• Hisam-ud-Din Aseer Mengal, Literature, Poetry, Writing;
• Hameed Razi, Abdul Hameed Razi, Literature, Writing;
• Ahmad Hussain Mujahid, Literature, Poetry,Writing;
• Ghulam Abbas, Literature, Poetry;
• Khalid Masood Khan, Literature, Writing, Poetry & Columnist;
• Farkhanda Bokhari (Late), Literature, Poetry, Writing;
• Muhammad Ilyas, Literature, Writing;
• Dr Nasrullah Khan Nasir, Literature, Poetry, Research;
• Shakeel Jazib, Rana Shakeel Asghar, Literature, Poetry;
• Ghulam Muhammad Arif Najmi, Journalism, Photography;
• Suhail Sarwar Warraich, Journalism;
• Salman Ghani, Journalism;
• Ifrah Wali, Sports, Skiing;
• Muhammad Sharif Tahir, Sports, Wrestling;
• Zaman Anwar, Sports, Wrestling;
• Shajar Abbas, Sports, Athletics;
• Dr Maryam Verzgani, Public Service;
• Dr Muhammad Atif Ikram, Public Service.

Tamgha-i-Imtiaz

• Zubair Imam Malik, Philanthropy;
• Abdul Hafeez Khan, Philanthropy;
• Asad Ullah Khalid, Gallantry;
• Dr Mohammad Al-Arabi Bouazizi, Services to Pakistan;
• Mukhayo Abdurakhmonova, Services to Pakistan;
• Dr Javaid Ahmed Sheikh, Services to Pakistan;
• Mr Salman Ilyas Khan, Services to Pakistan;
• Dr Shaukat Saeed, Science, Materials, Chemistry;
• Prof Dr Sardar Khan, Science, Environmental Science;
• Prof Dr Abdul Naeem Khan, Science, Chemistry;
• Dr Haider Abbas, Science; Abdul Aleem Haider, Science, Physics;
• Dr Muhammad Usman Akram, Engineering;
• Dr Tahir Masood, Engineering;
• Dr Salman Raza Naqvi, Engineering;
• Dr Hammad Omer, Engineering;
• Murli Dhar, Engineering, Architect;
• Syed Sabahat Hussain, Mechanical Engineering;
• Muhammad Amin Warraich, Project Management;
• Asif Iqbal, Mechanical Engineering;
• Dr Manzoor Ikram, Science, Physics;
• Dr Muhammad Zamurad Shah, Electrical Engineering;
• Dr Rashid Ahmad Bhatti, Electrical Engineering;
• Dr Nasir Mehmood, Mechanical Engineering;
• Dr Nadia Jamil, Genetics;
• Dr Sajid Yaqub, Engineering, Mechanical;
• Imran Sarwar, Satellite Communications;
• Dr Muhammad Imran Afzal, Engineering, Mechanical;
• Prof Dr Muhammad Yar Education, Chemistry;
• Prof Dr Aamer Saeed Bhatti, Education, Chemistry;
• Prof Dr Shahid Munir, Education;
• Dr Waseem Azhar (USA), Education;
• Dr Talat Mehmood, Germany, Education;
• Dr Muhammad Ajmal Sawand (Shaheed), Education, I.T.& Higher Management,;
• Prof Dr Zia ul Haq, Education;
• Prof Dr Mushtaq Ahmad, Education;
• Dr Hassan Imran Afridi, Education;
• Mr Anwar Amjad, Education;
• Dr Syed Mehmood Raza, Education;
• Dr Shagufta Jabeen, Medicine;
• Prof Sajjad Naseer, Education;
• Kanwal Amin, Education;
• Dr Shahid Hamid, Medicine;
• Dr Rashid Siddiqui, Medicine;
• Dr Shaukat Yousaf Khan, Medicine;
• Muhammad Arshad Chohan, Medicine;
• Prof Rizwan Taj, Medicine, Psychiatry, Medical Education;
• Dr Nadeem Qamar, Medicine Cardiologist;
• Prof Dr Muhammad Iqbal Afridi, Medicine, Psychiatry;
• Dr Umraz Khan, Medicine, Plastic Surgery;
• Khalid Waheed, Medicine;
• Dr Rizwan Jamil Rahman, Medicine;
• Prof Dr Irfan Manzoor Bakhshi, Medicine;
• Moquit Usman, Medicine;
• Dr Ghulam Abbas, Medicine;
• Prof Dr Ali Raza Hashmi, Medicine;
• Dr Yasir Arafat, Gabol Medicine;
• Dr Awais Ahmed Lakhair, Medicine;
• Qari Waseem Ullah Amin, Arts, Qiraat;
• Muhammad Shahbaz Qamar, Arts, Naat Khawani;
• Sajal Ali, Arts, Acting; Syeda Mehrbano Kazim, Arts, Anchoring, Acting;
• Abdul Batin Farooqi, Arts, Acting;
• Almas Khan Khalil, Arts, Folk Pashto Singing;
• Fazal Wahab Dard, Arts, Singing;
• Ustad Rustam Fateh Ali Khan, Arts, Classical Singing;
• Imran Aziz Mian, Arts, Qawwali;
• Arbab Khan Khoso, Arts, Alghoza Playing;
• Jehanzeb Malik, Arts, Painting;
• Jamil Ahmed Baloch, Arts, Painting, Sculpturing;
• Gulraiz Ghouri, Arts Photography;
• Prof Dr Gul Rahim Khan, Arts Archaeology & Numismatics;
• Dr Asma Ibrahim, Arts, Archeology;
• Syed Ghalib Baqar, Arts, Painting;
• Ghulam Abbas Khaskheli, Arts, Egg Shell Painting;
• Mushtaque Ali Lashari, Arts, Painting;
• Bandah Ali, Arts, Folk Artist, Painting;
• Rahmatullah Khan, Arts, Photography;
• Dr Khalid Bin Shaheen, Acting/Production;
• Shahzad Rafique, Arts, Film Direction;
• Khan Shahnawaz Malhi, Arts, Painting;
• Mr Muhammad Waseem, Arts Calligraphy;
• A.S Rind, Arts, Painting, Calligraphy;
• Fizza Ali Meerza, Arts, Production, Screen Writing;
• Amjad Sheikh, Arts, Film Production, Distribution;
• Abdul Wasay Chaudhary, Arts, Film, Drama, Acting;
• Farooq Hassan, Arts, Host;
• Misbah Uddin Qazi, Arts, Visual Arts;
• Dr Aqeel Abbas Jafri, Literature, Poetry & Linguistics, and other personalities for their notable contributions.

In addition, 299 honours will also be conferred on to martyrs for their fight against the covid-19 pandemic.