Why was actor Ali Raza asked about his lack of 'Lahori accent' while speaking Urdu?
The former model said he had spent his life surrounded by 'educated people with good accents' on a recent morning show.
The Government of Pakistan will be presenting 263 people civil awards on Pakistan Day, March 23, for their contributions to the country. On this list, which was announced on Thursday, are several prominent names, including Samina Peerzada, Zehra Nigah and Sana Mir.
There are 22 awards being conferred for contributions to the arts, 20 for contributions to literature, and 10 for sports. The recipients will receive their awards from the president during a ceremony at President House on March 23, 2026.
The list of award recipients is as follows:
Azra Aftab - Acting
Fazila Kaiser Qazi - Acting
Samina Peerzada - Acting, Anchoring, Direction
Savera Abbas (Savera Nadeem) - Acting
Salima Hashmi - Painting, Curation, Art History
Irfan Ali Khoosat - Performing Arts
Irfan Ahson - Photography
Hadiqa Kiani - Singing
Humera Arshad - Singing, Anchoring
Saira Naseem - Singing
Sultan Javed Jamal - Acting
Zulqarnain Haider - Acting, Writing, Direction
Jamshed Ali Khan - Direction, Production
Khawaja Ali Kazim - Naat Khawani (Posthumous)
Muhammad Azam Khan - Music, Broadcasting
Sheikh Muhammad Sadiq (SM Sadiq) - Performing Arts
Mukhtiar Naz Taj Mastani - Singing
Noor Muhammad Baloch (Nooral) - Singing
Rajab Ali - Singing
Allah Dina (AD Baloch) - Acting, Direction, Writing
Qazi Shujaat Qadri - Naat Khawani
Imran Ullah Hunzai - Painting, Sculpting
Mustansar Hussain Tarar - Literature
Atta Ul Haq Qasmi - Poetry, Writing
Irfan Ul Haq Siddiqui - Poetry, Writing
Asghar Nadeem Syed - Literature
Zahra Majid Ali (Zehra Nigah) - Poetry, Writing
Dr Abdul Rauf Rafiqui - Critique, Research, Poetry
Syed Masood Hassan Shihab Dehlvi - Literature (Posthumous)
Prof Karrar Hussain - Poetry, Critique (Posthumous)
Murtaza Barlas - Poetry
Naseer Ahmad Nasir - Poetry, Writing, Editing
Yasmeen Hameed - Poetry, Editing
Raza Ullah Shah Arif Naushahi - Research
Tajammul Kaleem - Literature (Posthumous)
Aminullah Daudzai - Poetry
Akhtar Mehmood (Akhtar Usman) - Research, Poetry
Ahmad Khan Tariq - Literature (Posthumous)
Muhammad Amin Zia - Literature
Sarwat Mohyuddin - Literature, Writing
Dr Ghulam Moeenuddin (Moeen Nizami) - Writing, Research
Dr Nasir Abbass Nayyer - Writing, Research
Shahid Khan Afridi - Cricket
Malik Muhammad Atta - Equestrian Sports (Posthumous)
Shehroze Kashif - Mountaineering
Sana Mir - Cricket
Haider Ali - Discus Throw
Muhammad Sajjad (Gujjar) - Kabaddi
Shahzaib Rind - Karate Combat
Mohsin Nawaz - Shooting
Muhammad Hamza Khan - Squash
Rashid Malik - Tennis