Pakistan Day is here and preparations are underway to confer civil honours. President and governors will confer top civil and military honours upon revered personalities for their contributions in different fields.
This year, a total of 397 people will receive civil honours on March 23.
Nishan-i-Imtiaz
| Nishan-i-Imtiaz | Field |
| 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
| Hilal-i-Pakistan |
| Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud |
| He Lifeng |
Hilal-i-Shujaat
Mushtaq Ahmed Sukhera, Gallantry.
Hilal-i-Imtiaz
| Hilal-i-Imtiaz | Field |
| 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 Service |
| Mufti Abdul Shakoor (late) | Public Service, Religious Scholar |
| Syed Babar Ali | Philanthropy |
| Prof Dr Adil Najam | Education |
Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam
| Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam |
| Luo Zhaohui |
| Ning Jizhe |
| Nong Rong |
| Sha Zukang |
| Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nayan |
| Dr Muhammad Al Jasser |
| Jin Liqun |
| Sultan Bin Abdul Rehman Al-Marshad |
| Mr Oktay Memis |
| Khalifa Bin Jassim Al-Kuwari |
| Najy Benhassine |
| Young Ye |
| Julien Harneis |
| Knut Ostby |
| Philippe Steinmetz |
| Dr Sebastian Paust |
| Michal Rossman |
| Joe Moyer |
Sitara-i-Pakistan
Engineer Talal Bin Abdullah Al-Otaibi, Services to Pakistan.
Pride of Performance
| Pride of Performance | Field |
| 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 |
| Dr Maryam Verzgani | Public Service |
| Dr Muhammad Atif Ikram | Public Service |
Tamgha-i-Imtiaz
| Tamgha-i-Imtiaz | Field |
| 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, Cardiology |
| 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, Archaeology |
| 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 |
Furthermore, the government will confer 299 honours to martyrs for the fight against Covid-19 pandemic.
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