The Pride of Performance (Urdu: تمغہِ حسنِ کارکردگی), officially known as the Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, and nursing".[1][2] The Pride of Performance is the highest national literary award of Pakistan[3] conferred upon its citizens and, while it recognizes literary contribution, it can also be conferred upon foreign nationals.[4]
| Pride of Performance | |
|---|---|
| تمغہِ حسنِ کارکردگی | |
 | |
| Type | Literary award |
| Awarded for | Notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, and nursing.[1] |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Presented by |  Government of Pakistan |
| Established | 19 March 1957 |
| First awarded | 1958 |
| Last awarded | 2020 |
 Service ribbon of the Pride of Performance | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | None[a] |
| Equivalent | none |
| Next (lower) | none |
History
editThe Pride of Performance award, including civil decorations was established in 1957 under the Decorations Act, 1975, enacted or modified in 1975. The award seeks to recognize notable achievements which are determined by the Pakistan Warrant of Precedence of 1980.[4]
The award which was possibly first awarded in 1958, can also be conferred posthumously under a constitutional amendment Article 259 of clause two.[5][6] It was delayed twice in the history of Pakistan. The fourth president Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was the first head of state who did not confer or announce the award, and later in 2018, due to disqualification of Nawaz Sharif, the award was subsequently delayed.[7]
Nomination
editThe Presidential Pride of Performance is usually awarded by the president once a year at the Pakistan resolution day, but announcements are made at independence day ceremony held on 14 August.[7] The award recommendations are made by the country's administrative units or respective ministry to the state governments where officials forward it to the Cabinet Secretariat and then president or federal government for final approval.[8][9]
List of recipients
edit- Pride of Performance Awards (1958–1959)
- Pride of Performance Awards (1960–1969)
- Pride of Performance Awards (1970–1979)
- Pride of Performance Awards (1980–1989)
- Pride of Performance Awards (1990–1999)
- Pride of Performance Awards (2000–2009)
- Pride of Performance Awards (2010–2019)
- Pride of Performance Awards (2020–2029)
References
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- ^ a b "Honour & Awards Policy" (PDF). cabinet.gov.pk. 2018-12-22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-22. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ NewsBytes (26 March 2018). "Pakistani artists honoured at March 23 ceremony". The News International. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Explained: What is the row over Pakistani film Zindagi Tamasha?". July 26, 2020.
- ^ a b "Honour & Awards Policy Eligibility Processing of Awards" (PDF).
- ^ "Letter & Enclosure" (PDF).
- ^ "Recommendations for civil awards" (PDF).
- ^ a b Ahmed, Shakeel (12 March 2018). "No Pride of Performance awards this year". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ Correspondents, Our (23 March 2015). "President decorates 159 with civil awards - Pakistan". The News International. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Ali, Sarwat (2 February 2020). "A tribute to tabla player Muhammed Ajmal Khan - Encore". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ the Pride of Performance is the only literary award conferred by the government of Pakistan. It is not mentioned in the hierarchy of civilian awards. Please see reference or official website of the cabinet