List of 2026 Pakistan day Civil award nominees
The President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari announces over 250 foreign and national nominees to be awarded civil accolades for their remarkable contributions in their fields on Pakistan day 2026.
The list includes prominent names from various fields including arts, literature, sports, education, science, medicine, journalism, and social services.
The names include veteran cricketer Shahid Afridi, legendary actress Samina Peerzada, renowned poet Zehra Nigah, and former Pakistan women’s cricket captain Sana Mir.
The Pakistan Civil Awards 2026 Complete Recipients List is below:
Dr. Syed Habibullah Shah Science (Agriculture) Sitara-e-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
Prof. Chaudhary Irshad Muhammad Khan Education Sitara-i-Imtiaz
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
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
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
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
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
Mr. Murtaza Barlas (Murtaza Baig Barlas) Literature (Poetry) Sitara-i-Imtiaz
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
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
Mr. Aminullah Daudzai Literature (Poetry) PAPP -
Mr. Akhtar Mehmood (Akhtar Usman) Literature (Research Scholar & Poetry) PAPP Alias
Mr. Tajamul Kaleem Literature PAPP
Mr. Ahmad Khan Tariq Literature (Poetry) Tamgha-i-Imtiaz
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
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
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
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
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
Dr. Naseem Faraz Public Service Sitara-i-Imtiaz
Mr. Munir Ahmed Chaudhry (Late) Public Service Sitara-i-Imtiaz
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
Mr. Javid Ullah Mehsud Gallantry Sitara-i-Shuja’at
Mr. Nawab Ali Khan (Shaheed) Gallantry Sitara-i-Shuja’at
Mr. Hidayat Ullah Khan (Shaheed) Gallantry Sitara-i-Shuja’at
ASI Muhammad Akram (Shaheed) Gallantry Sitara-i-Shuja’at
FC Abdullah (Shaheed) Gallantry Sitara-i-Shuja’at
FC Samand Khan (Shaheed) Gallantry Sitara-i-Shuja’at
FC Abdul Hameed (Shaheed) Gallantry Sitara-i-Shuja’at
FC Zamil Badshah (Shaheed) Gallantry Sitara-i-Shuja’at
FC Hafeez Ullah (Shaheed) Gallantry Sitara-i-Shuja’at
FC Muhammad Siraj (Shaheed) Gallantry Sitara-i-Shuja’at
FC Muhammad Javed (Shaheed) Gallantry Sitara-i-Shuja’at
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
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