Pashto Awards

Pakistan Academy of Letters annually gives the following two awards for the best books in Pashto language:

The Khushal Khan Khattak Award

Named after the great poet of Pashto, this award is given every year to the best collection of Pashto poetry. This award was launched in 1981. Before the launch of Ajmal Khattak Award for Pashto prose in 2017, this award covered entire Pashto literature. So far, the following poets and writers have received this award

# Title Author Year
1Damelay HalakHashim Baber1401 AH
2Kagake MakhunaAbdul Kai Adeeb1402 AH
3Rehman BabaDaud Khan Daud1403 AH
4MizrabTahir Kalanchvi1404 AH
5Da Tauheed TarangAlhaj Sumander Khan Sumander1405 AH
6KhobonaZaitoon Bano1406 AH
7KelkatArbab Rashed Ahmed Khan1407 AH
8Patt MakhunaQayyum Marwat1408 AH
9Khwarey Warey MulghalreyPardil Khattak1409 AH
10Salgai Da Hamza Shinwari RubbayiatAmeer Hamza Khan Shinwari1410 AH
11Zakhmi LasunaDarwesh Durrani1411 AH
12ZeronZahir Shah1412 AH
13Falsafa da Junono JananSyed Abid Jan1413 AH
14AnkaiAbdul Khair Zaland1414 AH
15Takal pay Takal KayDr. Asra1415 AH
16Zeh Haghasey Wara VaySalma Shaheen1416 AH
17Dard Cheh Sareeko Sangay WosparlayRehmat Shah Sail1417 AH
18MazalNazir Shinwari1418 AH
19KarkheyQamar Rahi1998
20Tanqeedi KarkheySaleem Raz1999
21Kanu key RagonaTahir Afridi2000
22Zama Satandry Sata DaparaGhazi Sayyal2001
23Adabi HissayAyaz Daod Zai2002
24Adab Tanqeed o FikrProf. Rabnawaz Mail2003
25SeeraQamar Rahi2004
26DardRehmatullah Dard2005
27Daqand HundaraDr. Muhammad Humayon Huma2006
28Pashto UroozDarwesh Durrani2007
29SagwanFarooq Sarwar2008
30She Ajaba Hadsa daAminullah Daoodzai2009
31Pa Ubo Kay TareySaeed Gohar2010
32Pukhto Au MustashraqeenDr. Muhammad Javed Khalil2011
33Tapa Au ZuandProf. Muhammad Nawaz Tair2012
34MishaalQamar Rahi2013
35Da Zama Kitab DayDr. Abdul Qudoos Qaim2014
36Paimana Da GhazalAndesh Shamsul Qamar2015
37Tanqeed o Adabi MufradatSyed Tahir Bukhari2016
38Sadaf Kay MalghalralayHaji Royal Khan2017
39Naway TeighAfrasiyab Khattak2018
40Murgha Alozi GhakhaAsmat Durrani2019
41AfgarAfgar Bukhari2020
42Da Watan SandarayLaiq Zada Laiq2021
43Ghazal O GhazalIsmail Gohar2022

The Ajmal Khattak Award

Named after a prominent Pashto writer, this award is given annually to the best Pashto prose book. This award was launched in 2017. Earlier Khushal Khan Khattak Award covered all Pashto literature. So far, the following prose writers have received this award:

# Title Author Year
1Pah Monr Kay Zandeeq NishtaAbdul Karem Baryaly2017
2Pushto Shairi ki Sceinci Sahaoor Au IzharQazi Hanifullah2018
3Da Juwand Dagha Kessa DeyMuhammad Humayon Huma2019
4Char Baita (Fann Au Tareekh)Yar Muhammad Maghmoom2020
5Ghani Khan Juwand Au ZamanaSyed Waqar Ali Shah2021
6Tarla Da Terbor VeAseer Mangal2022