Saraiki Awards

Pakistan Academy of Letters gives the following two awards every year for the best books published in the Saraiki language:

The Khawaja Ghulam Fareed Award

Named after the great Ṣūfī maestro of Saraiki, this award is given annually to the best collection of Saraiki poetry. The award was launched in 1981. Before the introduction of the Mehr Abdul Haq Award for Saraiki prose in 2017, this award covered all Saraiki literature. So far, the following poets and writers have received this award:

# Title Author Year
1Peet de PandhMuhammad Ismail Ahmadani1401 AH
2Kon Fareed FaqeerDilshad Kalanchvi1402 AH
3ChholiyanMuhammad Ismail Ahmadani1403 AH
4Jakkhar JholaySaleem Ahsan1404 AH
5Saraiki Diyan Mazeed Lisani TahqiqaanDr. Mehr Abdul Haqq1405 AH
6UrdaasanJanbaz Jatoi1406 AH
7Saraiki Zaban Te AdabDilshad Kalanchvi1407 AH
8Man DaryateAziz Shahid1408 AH
9Kach Diyan MaadiyanMuhammad Hafeez Khan1409 AH
10Wendi Rut Di ShaamMuhammad Hafeez Khan1410 AH
11AjrakNasrullah Khan Nasir1411 AH
12Leero Leer PichhawanIqbal Sokri1412 AH
13JhillarDr. Muhammad Saleem Malik1413 AH
14Multan Diyan WaraanShaukat Mughal1414 AH
15Bhoondi Bhaween TeRiffat Abbas1415 AH
16Dikh DolAbdul Basit1416 AH
17Peet PreetBushra Qureshi1417 AH
18PandheroJehangir Mukhlis1418 AH
19Ramz FareediAllama Azam Saidi1998
20Chaandi Murhe TaqZubair Ahmed1999
21WasakhSaeed Akhtar2000
22Kote KanwaShaukat Mughal2001
23KakrandAslam Qureshi2002
24Makki MadaniMusarrat Kalanchvi2003
25Sujh Da SeenaSarwar Karbalai2004
26Ishq Allah Saen JagayaRiffat Abbas2005
27Nadi Na SanjogIrshad Taunsvi2006
28Pereen Turda SheherSaleem Shehzad2007
29Pandh Pandhero DeQasim Sial2008
30Jeevan Utam JogSabir Chishti2009
31Allah Lahisi MonjhanHabib Mohana2010
32Yaaden Da Khwab MahalMuhammad Ismail Ahmadani2011
33GhaanSaleem Shehzad2012
34Pani Nal Kahani/Koi Asman Te Kalha HosiMazar Khan/Faryad Heravi2013
35Sitlan De DaaghHabib Mohana2014
36Saraiki Lok BayaniaTariq Ismail Ahmadani2015
37Ee Narangi AndarRiffat Abbas2016
38NokhSaeed Akhtar2017
39AlaMuhammad Zaheer Ahmed2018
40GodriNadir Lashari2019
41Wasun Nal WasakhAzhar Kalyani2020
42Nazmein De MujassameMalik Ushtar2021
43SaroopIqbal Babar2022

The Mehr Abdul Haqq Award

Named after a prominent Saraiki writer Mehr Abdul Haqq, this award is given every year to the best Saraiki prose book. This award was launched in 2017. Prior to that, the Khawaja Ghulam Fareed Award covered all Saraiki literature. So far, the following Saraiki prose writers have received this award:

# Title Author Year
1Ishq Asada DeenIrshad Taunsvi2017
2Adh Adhoore LokMuhammad Hafeez Khan2018
3Banda Bha Hua To PaniAbdul Basit Bhatti2019
4Loon Da Jeevan GharRiffat Abbas2020
5Hik Raat da SijhMuhammad Hafeez Khan2021
6Marma Jeevan DiMuhammad Hafeez Khan2023