ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) on Wednesday announced the Kamal-e-Fann and National Literary Awards for 2024. Prominent Writer/Poet Atta ul Haq Qasmi has been nominated for the Kamal-e-Fann Award 2024. The decision for the Kamal-e-Fann Award 2024 was taken by a panel of distinguished writers and scholars. The jury included Kishwar Naheed, Dr Inam-ul-Haq Javed, Muhammad Izhar-ul-Haq, Mahmood Sham, Asghar Nadeem Syed, Shoaib Bin Aziz, Dr Abdul Razzaq Sabir, Muhammad Hafeez Khan, Yasmeen Hameed, Muhammad Hameed Shahid, Dr Abaseen Yousafzai, Dr Sher Mehrani, Dr Bezan Baloch, Ahmed Hussain Mujahid, and Fareeda Hafeez. The meeting was presided over by Kishwar Naheed. Kamal-e-Fun Award is the highest literary award in the field of literature for recognition of lifetime’s achievement in creative and research work. The amount of this award is Rs1,000,000/-. The award was instituted by the Pakistan Academy of Letters in 1997. Previously this award was conferred upon Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, Intizar Hussain, Mushtaq Ahmad Yousufi, Ahmad Faraz, Shaukat Siddiqui, Munir Niazi, Ada Jafri, Sobho Gianchandani, Dr. Nabi Bakhsh Khan Baloch, Jameeluddin Aali, Muhammad AjmalKhan Khattak, Abdullah Jan Jamaldini, Muhammad Lutfullah Khan, Bano Qudsia, Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo, Abdullah Hussain, Afzal Ahsan Randhawa, Fahmida Riaz, Kishwar Naheed, Amar Jaleel, Dr Jameel Jalibi, Munir Ahmad Badini, Asad Muhammad Khan, Zafar Iqbal, Hassan Manzar, and IftikharArif. On this occasion, Dr Najeeba Arif , Chairperson, Pakistan Academy of Letters also announced National Literary Awards for the year 2024. According to the decision of the panel, Saadat Hasan Manto Award for Urdu Prose (Creative Literature – Fiction) is given to Muhammad Hafeez Khan on his book “HarAikJanm Ki Janema” (Judges: Muhammad Hameed Shahid, Dr Tahira Iqbal, Khalid Fateh Muhammad), Mushtaq Ahmad Yousufi Award for Urdu Prose (Creative Literature – Non-Fiction) is given to Muhammad Izhar-ul-Haq on his book “Samandar Jaziray aur Judaiyan” (Judges: Asghar Nadeem Syed, Shaheen Mufti, Irfan Javed), Baba-e-Urdu Maulvi Abdul Haq Award for Urdu Prose (Research & Criticism) is given to Wahid Bakhsh Buzdar on his book “Balochi Zaban Tareekh o Irtiqa” (Judges: Dr Moeenuddin Aqeel, Dr Abrar Abdul Islam, Dr Tanzeem-ul-Firdous), Allama Iqbal Award for Urdu Poetryis given to Jalil Aali on his book “Aagay Hamara Khwabeyah Hai” (Judges: Anwar Shaur, Dr Riaz Majeed, Khawaja Razi Haider), Syed Waris Shah Award for Punjabi Poetry is given to Sagheer Tabassum on his book “Urdu Bolan Walay Kariye”, Afzal Ahsan Randhawa Award for Punjabi Prose is given to Akmal Shahzad Ghumanon his book “Pinjray Wich Aahlna” (Judges: Ilyas Ghuman, Sarwat Mohiuddin, Hameed Razi) Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Award for Sindhi Poetry is given to Imdad Hussaini on his book “Sindhu Ji Kinare”, Mirza Qaleech Baig Awardfor Sindhi Prose is given to Dr Fahmida Hussain on her book “Kundhi Kalun Wich Mein” (Judges: Dr Manzoor Ali Vesrio, Dr Muhammad Ali Manjhi, Akbar Soomro), Khushhal Khan Khattak Award for Pashto Poetry is given to Rehmat Shah Sail on his book “Da Muhabbat Da Inqilab Sandaray”, Muhammad Ajmal Khan Khattak Award for Pashto Prose is given to Dr Muhammad Aslam Taseer Afridi  on his book “Da Zhwand Falsafa Da Hamza Shinwari Pa Nazar Kay” (Judges: Dr Salma Shaheen, Dr Abdul Karim Baryalay, Dr Yar Muhammad Maghmoom), Mast Tawakali Award for Balochi Poetry is given to Allah Bashak Buzdar on his book “Hame Kohani Pachar Ant”, Syed Zahoor Shah Hashmi Award for Balochi Prose is given to Nazal Mola Bakhsh on his book “Batal: Arzshet U Riwayat” (Judges: Munir Ahmad Badini, Muhammad Ayub Baloch, Muhammad Panah Baloch), Khawaja Ghulam Farid Award for Saraiki Poetry is given to Mehboob Tabish on his book “Pani Sat Khoein Da”, Dr Mehr Abdul Haq Award for Saraiki Prose is given to Aamir Faheem on his book “Hik Tarerh Tareh” (Judges: Hafeez Khan, Qasim Sial, Riffat Abbas), Taj Muhammad Tajal Awardfor Brahui Poetry is given to Hassan Nadeem on his book “Seepa Chak”, Ghulam Nabi Rahi Award for Brahui Prose is given to Bahawal Naseem Bangalzai on his book “Adab Na Astark” (Judges: Susan Brahui, Noor Khan Muhammad Hasni, Dr Abdul Razzaq Sabir), Syed Ahmed Ali Awardfor Hindko Poetry is given to Afzal Hazaarvi for “Dohangiyan Sochan”, Khatar Ghaznavi Award for Hindko Prose is given to Nusrat Naseem for “Khuli Akhiyan Da Khwab” (Judges: Ahmad Hussain Mujahid, Gul Arbab, Ismail Gohar), Patras Bukhari Award for English Prose is given to Feryal Ali Gauhar on her book “An Abundance of Wild Roses”, Daud Kamal Award for English Poetry is given to Muhammad Athar Tahir on his book “Telling Twilight”.

 (Judges: Yasmeen Hameed, Muneeza Hashmi, Muhammad Afsar Sajid), Muhammad Hasan Askari Award for Translation is given to Shaukat Nawaz Niazion his book “Dune” (Judges: Dr Rauf Parekh, Dr Muhammad Saleem Mazhar, Anwar Sen Roy). Each recipient of the National Literary Awards will receive a cash prize of Rs200,000.
To promote literature in Gilgit Baltistan languages the Pakistan Academy of Letters has included languages of Gilgit-Baltistan in the list of National Literary Awards from 2024 under the title of Gilgit-Baltistan Literary Award.
In this regard, the Balti novel “Shah Sar” by Afzal Rosh (judges: Yousuf Hussain Abadi, Muhammad Qasim Naseem, and Muhammad Hassan Hasrat) and the Khowar short story collection “Ooraye” by Fareed Ahmad Raza (judges: Dr Inayatullah Faizi, Shehzada Tanveer Malik, and Abdul Karim Karimi) have been jointly declared best book of the year 2024. Each of the two authors will receive a cash prize of one hundred thousand rupees.