Pakistan Independence Day Awards 2025 – Full List of Politicians Honored with National Awards

On Pakistan’s 78th Independence Day, President Asif Ali Zardari bestowed prestigious national awards upon leading political figures in recognition of their exceptional contributions to the nation.

The ceremony, held at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Thursday, was attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who joined the President in distributing the awards. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal, and Prime Minister’s Adviser Rana Sanaullah were each honored with the Nishan-e-Imtiaz.

Recipients of the Hilal-e-Imtiaz included Syed Tariq Fatemi, Senator Sherry Rehman, Senator Syed Faisal Ali Subzwari, Senator Bushra Anjum, Hina Rabbani Khar, Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan, and Umar Farooq.

Further awardees of the Hilal-e-Imtiaz were Federal Ministers Musadik Malik and Ahad Cheema, Prime Minister’s Adviser Dr. Syed Tauqir Hussain Shah, former ambassador Jalil Abbas Jilani, Ambassador-at-Large for Economic Diplomacy Umar Farooq, former Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua, Attorney General Mansoor Usman Awan, and Director General IB Fawad Asadullah Khan.

The President and senior government leaders praised the awardees, commending their “outstanding services to the country in the political arena” and extending warm congratulations on this national occasion.