Pride of Performance Awards (1957–1959) explained

Pride of Performance (Urdu: تمغۂ حسنِ کارکردگی) is a civil award given by the government of Pakistan to Pakistani citizens in recognition of distinguished merit in the fields of literature, arts, sports, medicine, or science for civilians.

1957

Name FieldSpecializationProvinceCountry
Noor JehanArtsSingingPunjabPakistan
Khwaja Khurshid AnwarArtsMusic DirectorPunjabPakistan

1958

Name FieldSpecializationProvinceCountry
Abdur Rehman Chughtai[1] ArtsPaintingPunjabPakistan
Zainul AbedinArtsPaintingEast BengalEast Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Professor Abdussalam[2] SciencePhysicsPunjabPakistan
Hafeez Jalandhri[3] LiteraturePoetryPunjabPakistan
Dr. ShaheedullahLiteratureLinguistEast BengalEast Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Kavi JaseemuddinLiteraturePoetryEast BengalEast Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Hashim Khan[4] SportsSquashKhyber PakhtunkhwaPakistan
Subedar Abdul Khaliq Flying Bird of AsiaSportsAthletePunjabPakistan
Abdul Hafiz Kardar[5] SportsCricketPunjabPakistan
Fazal Mehmood[6] SportsCricketPunjabPakistan

1959

Name FieldSpecializationProvinceCountry
Subedar Muhammad IqbalSportsAthletePunjabPakistan
Hanif Mohammad[7] SportsCricketSindhPakistan

Notes and References

  1. https://www.grosvenorgallery.com/artists/52-abdur-rahman-chughtai/overview/ Profile and awards of Abdur Rahman Chughtai on Grosvenor Gallery website
  2. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1979/salam/cv/ Abdus Salam – Curriculum Vitae (The Nobel Prize Organisation website) – contains info on Pakistani Awards also
  3. Web site: Hafeez Jalandhri's commemorative postage stamp and award info. Pakistan Post Office website. 22 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20010514125216/http://www.pakpost.gov.pk/philately/stamps2001/abul_asar_hafeez_jalandhri.html. 14 May 2001. dead.
  4. http://www.sports.gov.pk/Detail/MzY3YTEzNzMtZWE5YS00MzdhLTlmMDUtNzg0NzExNmI5ZmUy Hashim Khan's award info on Pakistan Sports Board website (Squash game)
  5. https://doodles.google/doodle/abdul-hafeez-kardars-94th-birthday/ Google Doodle Profile for Abdul Hafiz Kardar and his award info on google.com website
  6. http://www.sports.gov.pk/Detail/NWU3YzcwOTYtOWZiNC00ODViLWEyMTItNmQyZTNkNzUyMjVi Fazal Mahmood's award listed on Pakistan Sports Board website (game of Cricket)
  7. http://www.sports.gov.pk/Detail/NWU3YzcwOTYtOWZiNC00ODViLWEyMTItNmQyZTNkNzUyMjVi Hanif Mohammad's award info on Pakistan Sports Board website