Civil decorations of Pakistan
Civil decorations of Pakistan
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.
ISLAMABAD 23rd March, 2005
(EJAZ RAHIM) Cabinet Secretary
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-j-Quaid-i-Azarn (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