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	Field	Specialization	Province	Country
Noor Jehan	Arts	Singing	Punjab	Pakistan
Khwaja Khurshid Anwar	Arts	Music Director	Punjab	Pakistan

1958

Name	Field	Specialization	Province	Country
Abdur Rehman Chughtai^[1]	Arts	Painting	Punjab	Pakistan
Zainul Abedin	Arts	Painting	East Bengal	East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Professor Abdussalam^[2]	Science	Physics	Punjab	Pakistan
Hafeez Jalandhri^[3]	Literature	Poetry	Punjab	Pakistan
Dr. Shaheedullah	Literature	Linguist	East Bengal	East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Kavi Jaseemuddin	Literature	Poetry	East Bengal	East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Hashim Khan^[4]	Sports	Squash	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Pakistan
Subedar Abdul Khaliq Flying Bird of Asia	Sports	Athlete	Punjab	Pakistan
Abdul Hafiz Kardar^[5]	Sports	Cricket	Punjab	Pakistan
Fazal Mehmood^[6]	Sports	Cricket	Punjab	Pakistan

1959

Name	Field	Specialization	Province	Country
Subedar Muhammad Iqbal	Sports	Athlete	Punjab	Pakistan
Hanif Mohammad^[7]	Sports	Cricket	Sindh	Pakistan

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