2006, Pakistan Post issued a Rs. 40 sheetlet to posthumously honour 10 Pakistani Painters. Besides Zahoor ul Akhlaq, the other 9 painters are: Laila Shahzada, Askari Mian Irani, Sadequain, Ali Imam, Shakir Ali, Anna Molka Ahmed, Zubeida Agha, Ahmed Pervez and Bashir Mirza. Award Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award in 2006 by the President of Pakistan. Posthumously awarded in recognition of his contribution to the arts and education. References External links Zahoor ul Akhlaq Profile Ten Great Painters Stamps by Pakistan Post Archived copy National College of Arts, Lahore -homepage Abstract artists Muhajir people Pakistani contemporary artists National College of Arts alumni 1941 births 1999 deaths Pakistani stamp designers Artists from Karachi Artists from Lahore 20th-century Pakistani painters 20th-century Pakistani male artists Sindh Madressatul Islam University alumni Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz Deaths by firearm in Pakistan Pakistani murder victims People murdered in Lahore People from Lahore