# Pride of Performance Awards (1970–1979)

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 for civilians

## 1970

| Name | Field | Specialization | Province | Country |
| Sheikh Mohammed Ismail Panipati | Literature | Writer | | Pakistan |
| Ismail Gulgee | Arts | Painting | Sindh | Pakistan |
| Farida Khanum | Arts | Singing | Punjab | Pakistan |
| Muslehuddin | Art | Music | Punjab | Pakistan |
| Naheed Niazi | Arts | Singing | Punjab | Pakistan |
| Abdul Rasheed Junior | Sports | Hockey | Punjab | Pakistan |
| Ahmed Riazuddin | Sports | Hockey | Punjab | Pakistan |
| Jahangir Butt | Sports | Hockey | Punjab | Pakistan |
| Chaudhry Ghulam Rasool | Sports | Hockey | Punjab | Pakistan |
| Faiz Muhammad | Sports | Wrestling | Punjab | Pakistan |
| Major Mohammad Aslam Khan | Sports | Wrestling | Punjab | Pakistan |

## 1971

| Name | Field | Specialization | Province | Country |
| Rasheed Chaudhry | | | | Pakistan |
| Ustad Gul Mohammad Khan | Arts | Music | East Bengal | East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) |
| S. M. Ikram | Literature | Writing | Punjab | Pakistan |
| Sufi Mutahir Hussain | Literature | Writing | East Bengal | East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) |
| Dr. Mehboob Ali | Science | | | Pakistan |
| Fazal Rehman | Sports | Hockey | Punjab | Pakistan |
| Tanvir Dar | Sports | Hockey | Punjab | Pakistan |
| Riaz Ahmed | Sports | Hockey | Punjab | Pakistan |
| Nabi Ahmed Kalat | Sports | Hockey | Punjab | Pakistan |
| Zaheer Abbas | Sports | Cricket | Sindh | Pakistan |
| Irshad Begum Chaudhry | Services | Nursing | Punjab | Pakistan |

## 1972

Award not announced.

## 1973

Award not announced.

## 1974

* Iqbal Bano (ghazal and film singer)

## 1975

Chuadry Fazal Hussain Randahwa

## 1976

Parveen Shakir

## 1977

* Salamat Ali Khan (classical musician of Sham Chaurasia gharana)

## 1978

| Name | Field | Specialization | Province | Country |
| Molvi Ahmed Mallah | Literature | Poet | Sindh | Pakistan |
| Ibn-e-Insha | Literature | Poet and Writer | Punjab | Pakistan |
| Ahmed Parvez | Arts | Painting | Punjab | Pakistan |
| Ustad Manzoor Ali Khan | Singing | Classical Music | Sindh | Pakistan |
| Sabri Brothers | Arts | Sufi Qawwali Group | Sindh | Pakistan |
| Ameer Hamza Shinwari | Literature | Poetry | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Pakistan |
| Munir Sarhadi | Singing | Music | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Pakistan |
| Ameer Hamza Shinwari | Literature | Poetry | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Pakistan |

## 1979

| Name | Field | Specialization | Province | Country |
| Faiz Mohammad Baloch | Arts | Folk Singer | Balochistan | Pakistan |
| Khamiso Khan | Arts | Music | Sindh | Pakistan |
| Kishwar Sultan | Arts | Music | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Pakistan |
| Hakim Mohammad Yusuf Hasan | Literature | Writing | Punjab | Pakistan |
| Nabi Bakhsh Khan Baloch | Literature | Writing | Sindh | Pakistan |
| Ashfaq Ahmad | Literature | Writing | Punjab | Pakistan |
| Habibur Rehman Qalandar Momand | Literature | Writing | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Pakistan |
| Dr. S.A. Qureshi | | | | Pakistan |
| Ustad Fateh Ali Khan (Sitar Nawaz) | Arts | Music | Punjab | Pakistan |
| Ghulam Ali | Arts | Singing | Punjab | Pakistan |
| Alam Lohar | Arts | Music | Punjab | Pakistan |
| Mureed Buledi | Arts | Music | Balochistan | Pakistan |
| Misri Khan Jamali | Arts | Music | Sindh | Pakistan |
| Pathane Khan | Arts | Music | Punjab | Pakistan |
| Mohammad Azam Chishti | Art | Naat Reciting | Punjab | Pakistan |