Senior diplomats, civil servants, representatives of civil society, media, and youth from different universities attended this much-anticipated ceremony to acknowledge and appreciate the services of the five Integrity Icons.

Other award winners included Dr. Sanya Hameed Pasha, Assistant Commissioner, Sadar Zone Islamabad; Dr. Shaukat Hayat, Deputy Managing Director, Merged Areas Education Foundation; Javed Sonharo Jiskani, Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Larkana Range, Sindh; and Muddassir Riaz Malik, Director-General, Social Welfare & Bait-ul-Maal Punjab.

The Integrity Icon is a global campaign to celebrate the most honest and hardworking government officials from all over the country. The Integrity Icon campaign has completed its 8 years in Pakistan and has become a much-anticipated event in the capital city. The Accountability Lab Pakistan (ALP) received hundreds of nominations for the 2023 awards, and the winners were decided after thorough screening and review by a jury comprising the most capable and credible professionals from civil service, academia, and civil society.

In his welcoming remarks, Mr. Ali Imran, Chairman Accountability Lab Pakistan (ALP), added that it has always been the mission of Accountability Lab to identify and celebrate changemakers within the civil service who are honest, accessible to the public, and innovative. The campaign appreciates the changemakers within the civil service and celebrates them as role models for others. He said that Accountability Lab Pakistan promotes active citizens, creates responsible citizens, and encourages public accountability.

Speaking on the occasion, the keynote speaker, Muhammad Rashid Mafzool Zaka, Director-General Research, Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS), added that officers posted in small towns have shown integrity and introduced exemplary reforms in their departments. ALP has brought their work and honesty to the limelight. He said that for the Pakistani nation, Quaid-e-Azam was the biggest Icon of the Icons who believed in integrity, accountability, and inclusiveness.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Peter Emil Nielsen, Deputy Mission Head, Embassy of Denmark in Islamabad, said that we are proud of the Integrity Icon movement, which has set an example for civil servants.