Pakistan celebrated its 84th Resolution Day on 23rd March, 2024. At the civil awards ceremony marking Pakistan Day, popular stars from the entertainment industry were honored with prestigious civil awards in both federal and provincial capitals.
Veteran actor, host and producer, Adnan Siddiqui was bestowed with the President’s Award for Pride of Performance. The actor has been working in the industry for the past few decades, having multiple blockbuster dramas and films under his belt.
Along with seasoned actor Siddiqui, other prominent Pakistani celebrities were honored with various awards during the ceremony on the 23rd of March 2024. Renowned actress, Sajal Aly received the ‘Tamgha-i-Imtiaz’ for her tremendous work in various dramas and films in Pakistan and on a global stage.
The Qawwali maestro, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was bestowed with the coveted Hilal – I – Imtiaz while TLOMJ’s Bilal Lashari – ace director of one of the biggest blockbuster films in the past two decades of Pakistani films was awarded with Sitara – I – Imtiaz.
Juggan Kazmi, actress and host also received the Tamgha – I- Imtiaz. Other celebrities who received the honours include classical dancer Sheema Kirmani, TV host Vasay Chaudhary, Faakhir Mehmood, Shazia Mansoor, Fizza Ali Meerza and the late Inayat Hussain Bhatti.
Here’s a complete list of some prominent artists and the awards they received on 23rd March 2024:
HILAL-I-IMTIAZ
Rahat Ali Khan — Qawwali / Singing
Mohammad Ahmed Shah — Culture
Mehmood Ahmed Tahir Bhatti — Film Direction & Fashion Designing
SITARA-I-IMTIAZ
Bilal Lashari — Direction, Cinematography, Scriptwriting
Satish Anand — Film Production / Distribution
Javed Bashir Ahmad — Singing
Faakhir Mehmood — Singing
Shabnam — Singing
PRESIDENT’S AWARD FOR PRIDE OF PERFORMANCE
Shazia Manzoor — Singing
Dhai Bai alias Mai Dhai — Singing
Hamayoon Khan Arts — Singing
Inayat Hussain Bhatti (late) — Film Acting, Production, Direction, Scriptwriting
Zulfiqar Ali Attre — Music Composing
Ajab Gul — Acting / Direction
Ishrat Abass — Drama / Theater / Radio / Actor
Shakir Zeb — Music Direction
Qadir Bux Mithoo — Comedy
Mussarrat Kalanchvi — Urdu / Saraiki Fiction & Playwriting
Adnan Siddiqui — Acting, Host, Production
Zubaida (Naghma) — Film Artist
Hassan Askari — Film Direction / Writing
Sheema Kermani — Classical Dancing / Choreography
Naseer Baig Mirza — Comparing, Writing, Producer
TAMGHA-I-IMTIAZ
Sajal Ali — Acting
Juggan Kazim — Anchoring / Acting
Abdul Batin Farooqi — Acting
Almas Khan Khalil — Folk Pashto Singing
Fazal Wahab Dard — Singing
Ustad Rustam Fateh Ali Khan — Classical Singing
Imran Aziz Mian — Qawwali
Gulraiz Ghouri — Photography
Rahmatullah Khan — Photography
Khalid Bin Shaheen — Acting / Production
Shahzad Rafique — Film Direction
Fizza Ali Meerza — Production / Screen Writing
Amjad Sheikh — Production / Distribution
Abdul Wasay Chaudhary — Film / Drama Acting
Farooq Hassan — Host