See main article: Pride of Performance.
| Pride of Performance | |
| Type: | Literary award |
| Country: |  Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
| Status: | Active |
| Established: | March 19, 1957 |
| First Induction: | 1958 |
| Last Induction: | 2020 |
| Awarded By: | Government of Pakistan |
| For: | "meritorious contribution to the field of literature, arts, sports, medicine and science". |
The Pride of Performance is a civil award presented annually on independence day (14 August) by the president to the Pakistani citizens and foreign people in recognition of their contribution to the art, sports, literature, science and education. It also seeks to recognize the "meritorious contribution" to the national interest of Pakistan.[1] It is the highest literary award bestowed by Pakistan.[2]
In 2020, the government of Pakistan presented forty-three Pride of Performance awards to the people working in different fields as described by its eligibility criteria.
| Awardee[3] [4] | Field | Category | Country/Province | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waris Baig[5] | Film playback singing | Singing | Punjab | |
| Kiran Iqbal | Science | Chemistry | Sindh | |
| Taj Joyo | Literature | Poet | ||
| Shakeel Abbas Rofi | Science | Engineering (nuclear) | ||
| Zahid Noor Peracha | Science | Engineering (electronics) | ||
| Humayun Saeed | Arts | Acting | ||
| Sakina Samo | Arts | Acting | ||
| Mohammed Ali Shehki | Arts | Singing | ||
| Salman Hashmi | Arts | Formatting & Scanning | ||
| Zulfiqar Ali Lund | Arts | Instrumentalist | ||
| Abdul Qudoos Arif alias (A. Q. Arif) | Arts | Painting | ||
| Mahtab Mahboob | Literature | Writer | ||
| Hina Nasrullah | Arts | Sufi Singer/ Naat Khuwan | Punjab | |
| Ali Zafar | Arts | Singing | ||
| Salman Ghani | Journalism | |||
| Muhammad Aslam Ansari | Literature | Poet/writer | ||
| Arts | Acting | |||
| Krishan Gee | Arts | Singing | ||
| Khalid Masud Gondal | Education | academic and physician | ||
| Saleem Akhtar | Science | Engineering (mechanical) | ||
| Amir Shahzad | Science | Engineering | ||
| Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal | Science | Engineering (chemical) | ||
| Umar Asghar | Science | Engineering (electrical) | ||
| Munir Ahmed | Science | Engineering (process control and aging management) | ||
| Inam Ur Rehman | Science | Engineering (nuclear) | ||
| Liaqat Ali | Science | (Laser and Optics) | ||
| Muhammad Baqir | Arts | Fresco Painting | ||
| Shafique Farooqi | Arts | Painting/Calligraphy | ||
| Asif Ali Khan | Arts | Qawwali singer | ||
| Indu Mariam Mitha | Arts | Choreography | ||
| Mirza Athar Baig | Literature | Writer | ||
| Tariq Jamil | Religion | Islamic scholar | ||
| Muhammad Irfan | Sports | Kabaddi | ||
| Haider Ali | Sports | Paralympic Athlete | ||
| Muhammad Fuzail | Science | Chemistry | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Qurrat-ul-Ain | Science | Plasma Physics | ||
| Raisa Begum Gul | Education | Nursing | ||
| Naimatullah alias Naimat Sarhadi | Education | Nursing | ||
| Soraiya Khan alias Mahjabeen Qazalbash | Arts | Singing | ||
| Muhammad Faheem | Arts | Wood Lacque | ||
| Abaseen Yousufzai | Literature | Writer | ||
| Farhan Mehboob | Sports | |||
| Abdul Majid Qureshi | Social work | Activist | ||
| Daryan Khan | Arts | Musical instruments maker | Balochistan | |
| Muhammad Yousuf alias Yousuf Gichki | Literature | Writer | ||
| Sarmad Sehbai | Arts | Playwright/poet | Islamabad | |
| Ruth Wenny Lekardal | Service to Pakistan | Sweden |