"Honoured to have been bestowed the status of Lifetime honorary member by the Lahore Press club. Apparently am the youngest to have received," the 34-year- old tweeted.
Ali, who has worked as a model for several commercials in Pakistan, has also acted in TV serials "Lunda-Bazar", "Kanch Ke Par" and teenage sitcom "Kollege Jeans" in his home country.
He made his Bollywood debut in 2010 with "Tere Bin Laden" was recently seen in "Kill Dil" also starring Parineeti Chopra, Ranveer Singh and Govinda.