23rd March – President confers civil awards

The Presidential Civil Awards recognize individuals across diverse fields for their exceptional achievements. The Government of Pakistan unveiled the list of awardees on August 14, 2023 (Independence Day), with the awards ceremony scheduled for March 23, 2024 (Pakistan Day).

Here’s a list of some prominent artists and the awards they will receive.

HILAL-I-IMTIAZ

1. Rahat Ali Khan — Qawwali / Singing
2. Mohammad Ahmed Shah — Culture
3. Mehmood Ahmed Tahir Bhatti — Film Direction & Fashion Designing

SITARA-I-IMTIAZ

1. Bilal Lashari — Direction, Cinematography, Scriptwriting
2. Satish Anand — Film Production / Distribution
3. Javed Bashir Ahmad — Singing
4. Faakhir Mehmood — Singing
5. Shabnam — Singing

PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR PRIDE OF PERFORMANCE

1. Shazia Manzoor — Singing
2. Dhai Bai alias Mai Dhai — Singing
3. Hamayoon Khan Arts — Singing
4. Inayat Hussain Bhatti (late) — Film Acting, Production, Direction, Scriptwriting
5. Zulfiqar Ali Attre — Music Composing
6. Ajab Gul — Acting / Direction
7. Ishrat Abass — Drama / Theater / Radio / Actor
8. Shakir Zeb — Music Direction
9. Qadir Bux Mithoo — Comedy
10. Mussarrat Kalanchvi — Urdu / Saraiki Fiction & Playwriting
11. Adnan Siddiqui — Acting, Host, Production
12. Zubaida (Naghma) — Film Artist
13. Hassan Askari — Film Direction / Writing
14. Sheema Kermani — Classical Dancing / Choreography
15. Naseer Baig Mirza — Comparing, Writing, Producer

TAMGHA-I-IMTIAZ

1. Sajal Ali — Acting
2. Juggan Kazim — Anchoring / Acting
3. Abdul Batin Farooqi — Acting
4. Almas Khan Khalil — Folk Pashto Singing
5. Fazal Wahab Dard — Singing
6. Ustad Rustam Fateh Ali Khan — Classical Singing
7. Imran Aziz Mian — Qawwali
8. Gulraiz Ghouri — Photography
9. Rahmatullah Khan — Photography
10. Khalid Bin Shaheen — Acting / Production
11. Shahzad Rafique — Film Direction
12. Fizza Ali Meerza — Production / Screen Writing
13. Amjad Sheikh — Production / Distribution
14. Abdul Wasay Chaudhary — Film / Drama Acting
15. Farooq Hassan — Host