A recipient of the 2002 Hilal-i-Imtiaz Presidential Award for Public Service, she is the author of two essay collections: "Pakistan’s Encounter with Democracy" and "The External Challenge" (Vanguard and Lahore Jang Publications, 1994). Her latest book, "Pakistan: Beyond the Crisis State", was published in April 2011 (by C Hurst, Columbia University Press and Oxford University Press). In 1994, "Time" magazine cited Dr. Lodhi as one of 100 global pacesetters and leaders, who would define the 21st century and was the only person from Pakistan on that list.