Pride Pakistan

Controversial Civil Awards

shabbirbhutta — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 10:51:47 +0000

A retired civil servant Mr. Sultan Khalid Masud Khattak from Karachi had expressed his views under the above topic in The Daily Dawn on August 27, 2011 in “Letters To Editor”

It is in reference to the controversial bestowing of (Pakistan) civil awards on August 14, 2011.

“I must add here that not only were a number of awards indiscreetly conferred, medals were also awarded to a few serving civil servants in violation of the rules. The rule disallows the conferring of orders of Nishan, Hilal, Sitara etc; on serving civil servants. I myself was recommended twice for Sitara-i-Imtiaz and that too at the behest of the then President of Pakistan.

Hence, if a law is debarring civil servants from getting civil awards; exists, it must be adhered to and if considered appropriate, courts could take notice of this violation.

My advice to those who have been taken aback by the August 14, 2011 medals issue is to sit back and enjoy the ride because as long as the present state of anarchy continues in this country, you can be assured of even more dazzling and shocking fiascos.

Pride of Performance 2012

shabbirbhutta — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:46:25 +0000

List of recipients of “Pride of Performance” announced of 14^th August 2011 (Sunday), Pakistan Independence Day by President Asif Ali Zardari and will be conferred on the Pakistan Day, 23^rd March of the following year (2012).

1) Raja Shahid Nazir (Mechanical Engg)

2) Abdul Hamid (Physics)

3) Syed Aqueel Haider Zaidi (Electrical Engg)

4) Muhammad Faiyaz (Nuclear Engg)

5) Sajjad Ahmad Mehmood (Chemical Engg)

6) Ghulam Hussain (Mechanical Engg)

7) Mirza Zafarul Islam (Geology)

8) M. Aqil-ur-Rehman (Physics)

9) Sameeulla Khan (Mechanical Engg)

10) Rashid Ahmed Alvi (Chemistry)

11) M. Ibrahim (Physics)

12) Late Brig. (Retd) Tahir Baig (Netcentric Warfare)

13) Dr. Amjad Siddique Almas (Geo-Spatial Technologies)

14) Tariq Aziz Khan (Electrical Engg)

15) Irfan Ahmad (Electrical Engg)

16) Muhammad Imran (Micro-Wave Science)

17) Tasleem Baig (Aerospace Engg)

18) Shakeel Zahid (Satellite Technology)

19) Dr. Waqas Masood (Physics)

20) Dr. Mehboob-ur-Rehman (Plant Breeding & Genetics)

21) Dr. Syed Tauseef Mohyuddin (Math/Physical Sciences)

22) Hafiza Dr. Farzana Suleman (Education)

23) Prof. Muhammad Sharif Tahir (Education)

24) Gulzar Alam (Singer)

25) Late Ejaz Hussain Hazervi (Music)

26) Shigeyuki Ataka, Japan (Arts)

27) Prof. Dr. Rahat Naveed Masud (Fine Arts)

28) Azhar Javed (Literature)

29) Tariq Khurshid Malik (Literature)

30) Muhammad Lutfullah Khan (Archives)

31) Muhammad Aman (Literature)

32) Zahid Hina (Journalism)

33) Kh. Muhammad Zakariya (Literature)

34) Muhammad Khamis (Public Service)

35) Dr. Zahoor Ahmed Awan (Public Service)

President’s award of Pride of Performance 23rd March 2011

shabbirbhutta — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:27 +0000

Islamabad—On the occasion of Independence Day 14^th August 2010 the president has conferred the Civil Awards on Pakistani and foreign nationals for excellence in various fields of activities. Forty-six Pakistanis and one Canadian (Pakistani origin) have been awarded Pride of Performance in different fields in an investiture ceremony on Pakistan Day, 23rd March 2011.

PRIDE OF PERFORMANCE:

1. Mr. Gulzar Ahmed Sheikh (Punjab) Engineering (Underground Mining),

2. Mr. Muhammad Khalid Zahid (Blochistan) Engineering (Electrical),

3. Dr. Muhammad Arshad (Punjab) Nuclear Engineering,

4. Mr. Amjad Pervez (Punjab) Laser (Optics),

5. Mr. Ishan Ullah Qazi (Khyber Pukhtunkwa) Chemistry,

6. Mr. Muhammad Aslam (Punjab) Engineering (Mechanical),

7. Mr. Javaid Ahsan Bhatti (Punjab) Vacuum Science & Technology,

8. Dr. Syed Tajammal Hussain (Islamabad) Nano Technology,

9. Dr. Sumeera Ikram (Punjab) Chemistry,

10. Dr. Muhammad Nzar (Punjab) Physics,

11. Mr. Iqbal Javed Khan (Punjab) Engineering (Experimental Aerodynamics),

12. Mr. Muhammad Ahmed (Sindh) Electronics Engineering,

13. Dr. Mubashir Ahmed (Punjab) Metallurgical Engineering,

14. Dr. Shafqat Karim (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Science (Physics),

15. Dr. Shahzad Mahmood (Punjab) Science (Plasma Physics),

16. Mr. Muhammad Afzal Arain (Sindh) Science (Agriculture),

17. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Rasul Jan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Chemistry,

18. Prof. Dr. Khalida Inayat Noor (Punjab) Maths,

19. Mr. Saleem Akram Ansari (Punjab) Nuclear Engineering,

20. Mr. Tajdar Alam (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Information Technology,

21. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Nawaz (Punjab), Pharmacokinetics, bioavailability & bioequivalence of Drugs,

22. Mr. Suhail Akram (Suhail Ahmed) (Punjab) Art (Drama Acting),

23. Mr. Wazir Afzal (Punjab) Music,

24. S.H. Qasim Jalali (Sindh) Art (Drama Production),

25. S. Amjad Bukhari (Islamabad) Art (TV Producer),

26. Ustad Hussain Bukhsh Gullu (Punjab) Art (Music),

27. Mr. Khan Tehsil (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Art (Folk Singing),

28. Ustad Sharafat Ali Khan late (Punjab) Music (Classical Singing),

29. Ms. Samina Ahmed (Punjab) Art (Acting),

30. Ustad Muhammad Alam (Punjab) Art (Blue Pottery),

31. Mr. Habib (Punjab) Film & T.V. Artist,

32. Mr. S.B. John (Sindh) Art (Singing),

33. Prof. Abdul Rahim Nagori (Sindh) Art (Painting),

34. Mr. Zafar Kazmi late (Sindh) Art (Painting/Sculpture),

35. Mr. Manzoor Akhter (Dr. Tehsin Firaqi) (Punjab) Literature,

36. Mr. Ishfaq Hussain (Canada) Literature,

37. Mr. Ghani Parwaz (Balochistan) Literature,

38. Mr. Ahmad Saleem (Muhammad Saleem Khawaja) (Punjab) Literature,

39. Mr. Hashim Nadeem Khan (Balochistan) Literature,

40. Mr. Saif-ur-Rehman Saifi (Punjab) Literature (Poetry),

41. Mr. Shams-ul-Mulk late (Punjab) Literature (Journalism),

42. Late Mr. Anwar Saleem Ahmad (AJK) Literature,

43. Mr. Khalid Ahmad (Punjab) Literature,

44. Mr. Shahid Pervaiz Butt (Punjab) Sports (Wrestling),

45. Mrs. Goshpi Byram Avari (Sindh) Sports (Sailing/Yacht),

46. Miss Naseem Hameed (Sindh) Sports (Athletics),

47. Mr. Aleem Dar (Punjab) Sports (Cricket)

President’s Award of Pride of Performance 23rd March 2010

shabbirbhutta — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:29:28 +0000

On the occasion of Independence Day, 14th August 2009, the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has been pleased to confer the following Civil Awards on Pakistani citizens and Foreign Nationals for excellence in various fields of activities.
President Asif Ali Zardari on 23rdMarch, 2010 (Tuesday) conferred civil awards on individuals in recognition of their gallantry, academic distinction and distinction in the fields of sports and nursing.

Following is the list of recipients of President’s Award for Pride of Performance:

PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR PRIDE OF PERFORMANCE

1. Dr. Muhammad Javed Akhtar (NWFP) Science (Chemistry)

2. Dr. S. M. Javed Akhtar (Sindh) Science (Laser Optics)

3. Mrs. Mehmooda Kazmi (Punjab) Science (Biology)

4. Mr. Safdar Habib (Sindh) Engineering

5. Syed Khalid Hussain (Punjab) Engineering (Nuclear)

6. Mr. Muhammad Masood Mirza (Punjab) Engineering (Mining)

7. Mr. Zahid Shakeel (Punjab) Engineering (Mechanical)

8. Dr. Raja Ali Raza Anwer (Punjab) Engineering (Nuclear)

9. Mr. Kaleem Shaukat (Punjab) Engineering (Mechanical)

10. Syed Tahir Hassan Hashmi (Islamabad) Engineering (Chemical)

11. Mr. Ayaz Ayub (Punjab) Electrical Engineering

12. Mr. Faiz-ul-Hassan (Punjab) Electronics

13. Mr. Riaz Alam Khan (Sindh) Engineering (Aerospace)

14. Late Anwar Solangi (Sindh) Art (Actor/Drama Writer)

15. Rabia Zuberi (Sindh) Art (Education & Sculpture)

16. Mr. Zulfiqar Ali (Punjab) Art & Culture

17. Ms. Masarrat Misbah (Sindh) Art (Restructuring of faces)

18. Mr. Hameed Akhtar (Punjab) Literature

19. Mrs. Afzal Tauseef (Punjab) Literature

20. Mr. Masood Ashar (Punjab) Literature

21. Mr. Sobho Gian Chandani (Sindh) Literature

22. Mr. Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo (Sindh) Literature

23. Mrs. Fehmida Riaz (Sindh) Literature

24. Mr. Masud Mufti (Punjab) Literature

25. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Azam Azam (NWFP) Literature

26. Mr. Muhammad Saleem Khan (Saleem Raz) (NWFP) Literature (Poetry)

27. Prof. Dr. Inam-ul-Haq Javeid (Punjab) Literature (Poetry)

28. Mr. Shahid Mahmood Nadeem (Punjab) Literature (Playwright)

29. Mr. Mahmood Shaam (Sindh) Literature (Journalism)

30. Mr. Sultan Ahmed (Sindh) Journalism

31. Mr. Younus Khan (NWFP) Sports (Cricket)

32. Mr. Shahid Khan Afridi (NWFP) Sports (Cricket)

33. Mr. Zakauddin (Punjab) Sports (Hockey)

34. Mr. Lal Saeed (NWFP) Sports (Boxing)

35. Mr. Atta Muhammad Kakar (Balochistan) Sports

36. Dr. Med. Ursula H. Schmitz (Germany) Services to Pakistan

37. Dr. Rebecca D. Eiwen (U.K.) Services to Pakistan

PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR PRIDE OF PERFORMANCE 23rd March 2009

shabbirbhutta — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:07:34 +0000

Islamabad—On the occasion of Independence Day 14th August 2008 the president has conferred the Civil Awards on Pakistani and foreign nationals for excellence in various fields of activities. President have awarded Pride of Performance in different fields in an investiture ceremony … Continue reading →

GERMAN DOCTOR’S BROTHER RECEIVED AWARD on behalf her sister Dr. Ursula H. Schmitz (Late)

shabbirbhutta — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:06:01 +0000

In an impressive ceremony held in the Embassy of Pakistan, on 23^rd March 2009, the Ambassador of Pakistan to Germany, Mr. Shahid Kamal presented the President’s Award of Pride of Performance conferred on late Dr. Ursula H. Schmitz, to her brother Dr. Klaus-Peter Schmitz, says a press release received here from Berlin-Wilmersdorf.

Dr. Ursula H. Schmitz breathed her last on August 11, 2009, only 03 days before the President’s Award was announced on the 63^rd Independence Day of Pakistan on August 14, 2009.

Dr. Ursula H. Schmitz worked in the Mission Hospital, Tank in North West Frontier Province for 23 years. She had not only left voluntarily her motherland and family to serve in Pakistan without any remuneration. She saved precious lives of those who sustained injuries in clashes between law enforcement agencies and extremists during 2007. She served the needy people in a selfless and exemplary way.

In recognition of her outstanding and dedicated services for the poor and sick people, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan conferred on her the President’s award of “Pride of Performance” in 2009.

Addressing the participants of the ceremony, the Ambassador said that late Dr. Ursula H. Schmitz served relentlessly and selflessly the sick and the poor far away from her homeland. The people of Pakistan would always remember her for her devotion and commitment to serve the people and alleviate the sufferings of those who needed help.

PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR PRIDE OF PERFORMANCE   23rd March 2008

shabbirbhutta — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:00:34 +0000

ISLAMABAD: On the occasion of Independence Day, 14th August 2007, the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has been pleased to confer the following Civil Awards on 154 citizens of Pakistan and 17 Foreign Nationals for excellence in various fields of activities.   The investiture ceremony will take place on the Pakistan Day, 23rd March 2008, an official announcement said on Monday.

PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR PRIDE OF PERFORMANCE

Mr. Jamal Uddin Ahmed  Engineering
Dr. Liaquat Ali Khan  Nuclear Engineering
Mr. Ghulam Mohy ud Din Experimental Physics
Mr. Sohail Ahmed  Engineering
Syed Zia Hasnain  Nuclear Engineering
Mr. Ziafat Hussain  Science
Dr. Muhammad Shahzad  Engineering
S. Tauqeer ul Islam  Engineering
Mr. Muhammad Arshad  Science
Dr. Farhan Saif  Science
Dr. Syed Abdul Mujeeb  Medicine
Dr. Muhammad Saeed Khokhar  Medicine
Syeda Anese Fatima
Majid Khan  Education
Mr. Allah Bukhsh  Art (Khussa Making)
Mr. Akhtar Munir  Art (Wood Carving)
Mr. Gopal Das  Art (Tie & Dye)
Haji Mehr Ali & Haji Sher Ali  Art (Qawwali)
Nahid Raza  Art (Visual Arts)
Mst. Gul Bahar Bano  Art (Singing)
Mr. Mujahid Hussain  Art (Composer)
Late Mr. Rasheed Malik  Art (Music)
Ms. Sultana Siddiqui Art (TV Producer/Media Professional)
Mr. Abdul Karim Balouch Art (TV Producer/ Drama Writer)
Mr. Abdul Qadir Junejo  Art (Drama Acting)
Mr. M. Hanif Raza  Art (Photography)
Mrs. Nasreen Askari  Art & Culture
Mr. Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan  Art (Singing)
Mr. Mansoor Rahi  Art (Painting)
Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan  Art (Classical Singing)
Ms. Noor-ul-Huda Shah  Literature (Playwright)
Dr. Saleem Akhtar Literature  Late
Dr. Tanveer Abbasi  Literature (Poetry)
Prof. Muhammad Taha Khan  Literature (Poet)
Lt. Cdr. Zahid Rauf  Sport (Yachting)
Miss Nida Waseem  Sports (Tennis)
Mr. Zubair Ahmed  Sports (Kabaddi)
Mr. Shahid Rehman  Sports (Jockey)

PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR PRIDE OF PERFORMANCE  23rd March 2007

shabbirbhutta — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Islamabad—On the occasion of Independence Day 14th August 2006 the president has conferred the Civil Awards on Pakistani and foreign nationals for excellence in various fields of activities. President has awarded Pride of Performance in different fields in an investiture ceremony … Continue reading →

PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR PRIDE OF PERFORMANCE  23rd March 2006

shabbirbhutta — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 00:00:30 +0000

Islamabad—On the occasion of Independence Day 14th August 2005 the president has conferred the Civil Awards on Pakistani and foreign nationals for excellence in various fields of activities. President has awarded Pride of Performance in different fields in an investiture ceremony … Continue reading →

PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR PRIDE OF PERFORMANCE  23rd March 2005

shabbirbhutta — Wed, 23 Mar 2005 05:42:45 +0000

Islamabad—On the occasion of Independence Day 14^th August 2004 the president has conferred the Civil Awards on Pakistani and foreign nationals for excellence in various fields of activities. President has awarded Pride of Performance in different fields in an investiture ceremony on Pakistan Day, 23rd March 2005.

PRIDE OF PERFORMANCE:

(Complete List is upcoming)

1) Ms. Arfa Karim Randhawa (ارفع کریم رندهاوا) :: She is the youngest recipient of this award. She was a Pakistani student and computer prodigy, who in 2004 at the age of nine years became the youngest Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in the world, a title she kept until 2008. (2 February 1995 – 14 January 2012)