Three presentation volumes have been published on Aali’s life and work, including one in India (by late Habib Khan of Anjuman-e-Taraqqi-e-Urdu in 1998), one by Pakistan Writer’s Cooperative Society (Coopera, Lahore 1996, numbering more than 500 pages) and the third by "Dunya-e-Adab" Karachi (numbering more than 1100 pages).

• President of Pakistan's "Pride of Performance" Gold Medal (Literature) 1991
• Hilal-e-Imtiaz August 14, 1998
• Doctor of Literature (Honoria Causa) by the Syndicate of the University of Karachi
• Recipient of "Sant Kabeer" Award at World Urdu Conference- Delhi 1990
• International Award (Urdu Language and Literature) by the Canadian Academy - Toronto 1990
• Conferred with Special Award by all Rotary Clubs of Pakistan in 1996.
• Adamjee Award (for Creative Literature)
• Dawood Award (for Research and History)
• NBP Award (for Economics and Sciences)
• UBL Award (for Children's Literature)
• HBL Award (for Inter-lingual Literature)
• ARY Gold Award (US$10,000 for an author of above 70 years of age)