recognition On 23 March 1985, President Zia-ul-Haq awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) to Okarvi due to his contributions and religious services in Pakistan. In 2013, he was posthumously awarded the Nazaria-i-Pakistan Trust Gold Medal by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif as a Pakistan Movement activist. References External links Official Website Okarvi Blog 20th-century Muslim scholars of Islam Pakistani scholars People from Karachi Punjabi people 1930 births People from Okara, Pakistan 1984 deaths Critics of Ahmadiyya Barelvis Pakistani MNAs 1977 Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz