On the occasion of Pakistan marking 74th Independence Day, the government had conferred the Pride of Performance award to Humayun Saeed and singer Ali Zafar along with 182 other civil awards.
However, the civil awards will be handed out by the President in a ceremony scheduled for Pakistan Day, March 23, 2021.
Following this, several celebrities took to social media to congratulate the ones shortlisted for the honours, whereby, many sung praises for actor Saeed and singer Zafar.
Humayun Saeed took to Twitter to officially announce the award conferred upon him. He wrote, “Thank you Allah for Your infinite blessings, for all the success you have given me and for all the achievements You have bestowed upon me. It is a great honour to receive the Pride of Performance from the Government of Pakistan. Thank you all for all your love, support and appreciation.”
Thank you Allah for Your infinite blessings, for all the success You have given me and for all the achievements You have bestowed upon me. It is my great honour to recieve Pride of Performance from Government of Pakistan. Thank you all for all your love, support & appreciation pic.twitter.com/BLsvxAxHNY
— Humayun Saeed (@iamhumayunsaeed) August 14, 2020
In response to his tweet, leading actress Mehwish Hayat, congratulated him saying, “Bohot Bohot Mubarak ho aapko Humayun! Welcome to the club!”
Bohot Bohot Mubarak ho aapko Humayun ! 🙌🏻 Welcome to the club! 🤩
— Mehwish Hayat TI (@MehwishHayat) August 15, 2020
Whereas television actor Aijaz Aslam claimed that the honour was “well deserved.”
Thank you Allah for Your infinite blessings, for all the success You have given me and for all the achievements You have bestowed upon me. It is my great honour to recieve Pride of Performance from Government of Pakistan. Thank you all for all your love, support & appreciation pic.twitter.com/BLsvxAxHNY
— Humayun Saeed (@iamhumayunsaeed) August 14, 2020
Singer Shafqat Amanat Ali and 2008 Pride of Performance recipient also wrote, “Heartiest congratulations brother. Welcome to the club.”
Heartiest congratulations brother. Welcome to the club
— Shafqat Amanat Ali (@ShafqatAmanatA) August 14, 2020
حکومتِ پاکستان کی طرف سے دیے گئے “تمغۂ حسنِ کارکردگی” کے اعزاز کے لئے حکومت ِپاکستان اور آپ سب کا تہے دل سے مشکوُر ہوں۔ ❤️ 🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/IpQ1cXdAbL
— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) August 15, 2020
Following this, Hayat also congratulated the singer saying, “Heartfelt Congratulations to you Ali – Onwards and upwards!”
Heartfelt Congratulations to you Ali . Onwards and upwards! 🙌🏻🇵🇰
— Mehwish Hayat TI (@MehwishHayat) August 15, 2020