The Pakistan Civil Awards were established on March 19, 1957, following the proclamation of Pakistan as an independent Republic on March 23, 1956.

Awards specifically made to honour battlefield or operational gallantry by military personnel, as well as other military and operational awards are listed seperately.

SCOPE OF PAKISTAN CIVIL AWARDS

In pursuance of Article 259(2) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, read with the Decorations Act, 1975, the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan confers civil awards on the citizens of Pakistan in recognition of gallantry, academic distinction or distinction in the fields of sports or nursing.

The scope of the awards is as follows:

(a) Gallantry means an act of bravery, heroism, courage and the rendering of dedicated services with selfless devotion in human rights: and public service.

(b) Academic distinction includes:

(i) Research, achievement or performance in Medicine, Science, Engineering, Technology, Philosophy, History, Literature or the Arts, and

(ii) An invention of national importance.

In addition, the President’s Awards for Pride of Performance can be conferred for outstanding achievements in the fields of Art, Literature, Science, Sports and Nursing.

Citizens of Pakistan are eligible for awards in the Order of Shuja’at, Imtiaz and President’s Awards for Pride of Performance while foreign nationals can be given civil awards in any Order for eminence and outstanding services to Pakistan in a significant field of activity.

The inter se seniority of the awards is given in the Appendix.

The announcement of civil awards is generally made once a year on Independence Day, 14th of August, and their investiture takes place on the following Pakistan Day, 23rd of March.

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APPENDIX

Pakistan Civil Awards, instituted in 1958, comprise five Orders.

These are:

• (1) The Order of Pakistan
• (2) The Order of Shuja’at
• (3) The Order of Imtiaz
• (4) The Order of Quaid-i-Azam
• (5) The Order of Khidmat

Each Order has four descending categories namely, Nishan, Hilal, Sitara and Tamgha.

The inter se seniority of the Awards, including the President’s for Pride of Performance, is as follows:

• (1) Nishan-i-Pakistan
• (2) Nishan-i-Shuja’at
• (3) Nishan-i-Imtiaz
• (4) Nishan-i-Quaid-i-Azam
• (5) Nishan-i-Khidmat

• (6) Hilal-i-Pakistan
• (7) Hilal-i-Shuja’at
• (8) Hilal-i-Imtiaz
• (9) Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam
• (10) Hilal-i-Khidmat

• (11) Sitara-i-Pakistan
• (12) Sitara-i-Shuja'at
• (13) Sitara-i-Imtiaz
• (14) President’s Award for Pride of Performance
• (15) Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam
• (16) Sitara-i-Khidmat

• (17) Tamgha-i-Pakistan
• (18) Tamgha-i-Shuja’at
• (19) Tamgha-i-Imtiaz
• (20) Tamgha-i-Quaid-i-Azam
• (21) Tamgha-i-Khidmat

Nishaan-e-Pakistan is the highest civilian award given by the Pakistan government for the highest degree of service to the state. ... Nishan-i-Shujaat, or Order of Bravery, is a medal awarded by the Pakistani Government for military and civilian acts of acts of conspicuous gallantry, which are not always in the face of the enemy. ... Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Urdu: نشان امتیاز) is the highest honor given to a civillian in Pakistan. ... Pride of Performance is highest civil award by the Government of Pakistan to Pakistanis who did any respectable jobs in their fields. ... Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, which translates as the medal of performance, is an honour given by the Government of Pakistan to both the military and civilians. ...

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