Honour & Awards Policy

Civil awards comprising five Orders and "President's Award for Pride of Performance" are conferred under
Article 259(2) of the Constitution, 1973 read with Decorations Act, 1975 and Notification No.1/10/79-
Awards dated 13th January, 1983, as under:-

• Order of Pakistan.
• Order of Shujaat.
• Order of Imtiaz.
• Order of Quaid-i-Azam.
• Order of Khidmat.
• The President's Award for Pride of Performance.

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

Eligibility

Conditions for eligibility of Pakistan Civil Awards and their co-relation with officers is as per the chart at
Annex

Processing of Awards

• Recommendations for awards are invited from Ministries/Divisions and Provincial Governments in
December so as to reach Cabinet Division by 1st March.
• Recommendations received are considered by three Awards Committees during May-July.
• A summary containing final recommendations is then submitted to President through Prime
Minister for approval.
• After Presiden's approval awards are announced on Independence Day and their investiture takes
place on Pakistan Day.
• President may confer and invest awards on foreign nationals any time during the year.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs scrutinizes proposals for conferment of foreign Awards on Pakistan
Nationals. The Ministry consults Ministries/Divisions concerned including Cabinet Division before
submission of cases to the Prime Minister/President.
• Special Investiture Ceremonies may also be held on any date to confer awards on foreign
dignitaries visiting Pakistan .
• Ministries/Divisions/Provincial Governments process their recommendations for conferment of
such awards through Cabinet Division and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Annex-II
CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY OF PAKISTAN CIVIL AWARDS
AND THEIR CORRELATION WITH OFFICERS

sl. Name of Awards Status of Recipielt Services for which award is given Rauarks
No & Classes

Ord€r of Pekistsn
l. Nishan Not tobe correlated with the Awarded toHeads of Slates/
status ofany civil or military Governments atrd those who have
olficial. rendered s€rvicrs of highest distinc-
tioD to the State.
2. Hilal Persons of rank equivaleot
to those io Article' 2l and
above,

3. Sitara Pe$ons of raDk equivalent Awarded to thos€ who have Only foreiSn narionals
to those in Article' 2l and rendered services of nalional are eiigible.
above. importance.
4. Tamgha Persons of raDk equivale!!
to thos€ in Articles* 27 aDd

2. Order of Shujrst
1. Nishan Not to be orelatcd rvith the For Order of Shujaat as a whole: Both Foreign and
2. Hilal status or rank of any civil o. Awarded for acts of heroiso and Pakistao nationals are
3. Sitara military official. coaspicuous coumge irl circum- eligible,
4. Tamgha stalces of extreme danger and for
gallart.y in saving o. attemptiDg to
save ltt. (Awards i4 this Order may
:
be conferred postlumously)
3. Order of Imtirz
l. Nishan Not to b€ coE€lared with the For Order of Imtiaz as a whole: l
2. Hilal status or rank of any civil or Awarded to those who have I
3. Sitara military official. atlaioed acaderBic distinction in rhe I
4. Tamgha fields ofscience, arts and Iiterature. I
Also to forcign nationals wbo make I -{o-
a distinct contribution !o rhe I
promorion of science. arrs and I
litemrure in Pakisran.
4. Order of Qu.id-e-Azam )
l. Nishan Persons of rank equivalent For special merit. or for eminent
to those iD Article. 6 and services to Pakistan especially
above. whqre services have been aendered
free to thc proper s€ctions of the
2. Hilal Pe$ons of rank equivalent coroDunity.
to those in Article* 20 and
above.
3. Sitara Persols oI ralt equivalent Ooly foreign nationals
lo thos€ in Article* 26 and
are eligible.
above, but in special cases
those iDcluded itr Artictes.
27 and 28
4. Tamgia Persons ofrank below those
id Articlet 28.
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Rernarks
is givel
Services for which award
Status of ReciPient
of Awards
Classes

of I(hidmat meritorio* **lT:,i:,

For loDg and
PersoN of rank eqllivalen:
to rhose in A'ticle'
6 aoo
ff :::;tlfJ i,il";'J".:ffi :i'
above. to the Poorer seclrons or u"
eal
comururity.
Pe$ons of laflk equlvalenl
2. Hilal
to those in fuliclei
2u anq

above. Oniy foreign natiotrals

are eligible'
P€rsons of raDk equivaletrt
-1. Sitara b those in Article
26 ano
above.

Persoas of rank
below those
4. TaEgha
in Article* 28'

x:ffj::r#Il*t r*l
and
Both Foreiga are
Pakistan oationals
applicable'
6. Presiteut's Afl'ril for Not eligible.
Pritte of Pedorm'nce:

.Govemment ot Paklstan
War.nt of Precedence lYru

dated 2-1't982'
No. 1/21/8l-A{ards

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