The Pride of Performance (), officially known as the Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the

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to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, and nursing". The Pride of Performance is the highest national

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of Pakistan conferred upon its

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s and, while it recognizes literary contribution, it can also be conferred upon

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History

The Pride of Performance award, including civil decorations was established in 1957 under the

Decorations Act, 1975 Decorations Act 1975 is a Law of Pakistan, law enacted in April 1975 by the Parliament of Pakistan. It allows the Government of Pakistan, government, in particular the President of Pakistan, president to confer, withdraw, postpone or announce Civi ...

, enacted or modified in 1975. The award seeks to recognize notable achievements which are determined by the Pakistan Warrant of Precedence of 1980. The award which was possibly first awarded in 1958, can also be conferred posthumously under a

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Article 259 of clause two. It was delayed twice in the history of Pakistan. The fourth president

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979) was a Pakistani barrister and politician who served as the fourth president of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and later as the ninth Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime minister of Pakistan from 19 ...

was the first head of state who did not confer or announce the award, and later in 2018, due to disqualification of

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, the award was subsequently delayed.

Nomination

The Presidential Pride of Performance is usually awarded by the

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once a year at the Pakistan resolution day, but announcements are made at

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ceremony held on 14 August. The award recommendations are made by the country's

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s or respective ministry to the state governments where officials forward it to the Cabinet Secretariat and then president or federal government for final approval.

List of recipients

* 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 (Urdu: تمغۂ حسنِ کارکردگی) is a civil award given by the Government of Pakistan to Pakistani citizens in recognition of distinguished merit in the fields of literature, arts, sports, medicine, or science. 20 ...

Pride of Performance Awards (2010–2019) Pride of Performance () is a civil award given by the Government of Pakistan to Pakistani citizens in recognition of distinguished merit in the fields of literature, arts, sports, medicine or science. Hasan Shahnawaz Zaidi, 2010 In 2009, the foll ...

* Pride of Performance Awards (2020–2029)

References

{{Authority control Civil awards and decorations of Pakistan Awards established in 1958 1958 establishments in Pakistan