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Miani Sahib Graveyard
The Miani Sahib Graveyard (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ur, ) is the largest graveyard in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. It is in the centre of Lahore.https://www.economist.com/news/asia/21727124-it-may-make-death-unequal-life-pakistan-inaugurates-luxury-graveyard Pakistan inaugurates a luxury graveyard Its origins date back to the Mughal era, making it one of the oldest graveyards in the region. Miani Sahib Graveyard occupies around 1,206 Kanal area, Kanal (60 hectares, 149 acres) of land and has a capacity of approximately 300,000 graves. It is administered by the Miani Sahib Graveyard Committee (MSGC), which was formed on 31 May 1962. The graveyard is currently facing an acute shortage of space for new burials. As of 2009, the government of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab has started an anti-encroachment drive to restore the space occupied illegally. People of Lahore visit this graveyard to offer 'fateha' (a religious prayer) and lay flowers on the graves of their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjabi Language
Punjabi (; ; , ), sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan language of the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. It has approximately 113 million native speakers. Punjabi is the most widely-spoken first language in Pakistan, with 80.5 million native speakers as per the 2017 census, and the 11th most widely-spoken in India, with 31.1 million native speakers, as per the 2011 census. The language is spoken among a significant overseas diaspora, particularly in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. In Pakistan, Punjabi is written using the Shahmukhi alphabet, based on the Perso-Arabic script; in India, it is written using the Gurmukhi alphabet, based on the Indic scripts. Punjabi is unusual among the Indo-Aryan languages and the broader Indo-European language family in its usage of lexical tone. History Etymology The word ''Punjabi'' (sometimes spelled ''Panjabi'') has been derived from the word ''Panj-āb'', Persian for 'Five Waters', referring to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khwaja Khurshid Anwar
Khwaja Khurshid Anwar (21 March 1912 − 30 October 1984) was a Pakistani filmmaker, writer, director and music composer who earned recognition in both India and Pakistan. He is credited as being one of the most original and inventive music directors of his generation. He was the Programme Producer (Music) at (AIR), All India Radio or Akashvani (radio broadcaster), Delhi in 1939. Early life Khwaja Khurshid Anwar was born on 21 March 1912 in Mianwali, Punjab (now in Pakistan) where his maternal grandfather Khan Bahadur Dr.Sheikh Atta Mohammad (whose eldest daughter was married to philosopher-poet Muhammad Iqbal, to whom he was thus a nephew)Harjap Singh AujlaKhurshid Anwar, a prince among the music directors of the sub-continent and his exploits in British and Independent IndiaKhurshid Anwar Biography, Academy of the Punjab in North America (APNA) website, Retrieved 18 December 2021 was serving as civil surgeon. His father Khwaja Ferozuddin Ahmad was a well-known Barrister settl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cemeteries In Karachi
In ( ur, قبرستان) is graveyard or cemetery. ''Qabar'' means ''grave.'' There are total 203 graveyards in Karachi. Of them, 184 are for Muslims and 19 for non-Muslims. 90 fall under the control of City District Government Karachi, while 106 are looked after by societies such as the DHA, PQA, CAA and Steel Mills. List of cemeteries in Karachi Historical * Chaukhandi Tombs * Karachi War Cemetery General Muslims * C1 Area Graveyard, Liaquatabad Town * Al Fatah Graveyard, Karachi * Ali Bagh Graveyard, Naya Abad Liyari * Azeemia Graveyard, Surjani Town * Azeempura Cemetery, Shah Faisal Colony * Bagh-e-Ahmed (AMC Karachi Chapter Cemetery) * Bangali Para Grave Yard * Boor Bagh Qabrastan, * Chhipa Qabrastsn, SITE Town * Children's Graveyard, Jamshed Town * Defence View Graveyard, Clifton Cantonment * Essa Nagri Graveyard, Main Sir Shah Suleman Road (officially declared closed) • Fauji Qabrastan, D.H.A. * Gizri Cemetery, D.H.A. * Graveyard, Landhi Town * Graveyard (Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cemeteries In Pakistan
This is a list of cemeteries (or graveyards) in Pakistan. Graveyards Gilgit-Baltistan * Old British Cemetery, Gilgit Islamabad Capital Territory * CDA Graveyard, Burma Town * DHA II Graveyard, Jinnah Boulevard * H-8 Graveyard * Islamabad Graveyard H-11 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Abbottabad * Old Christian Cemetery Peshawar *Arif Town Graveyard, Shakarpura *Graveyard, University of Peshawar, Rahat Abad * Old Christian Cemetery *Pajagi Graveyard, Pajagi Punjab Gujranwala *Graveyard Model Town, Model Town Lahore * G Block Graveyard,175G Model Town Link Road, Block G Block Q Model Town * Gora Cemetery * Gora Kabristan, Dharampura, Saddar Town * Miani Sahib Graveyard * Mominpura Graveyard *Qabristan Shahi Badshahi Bijli Mohallah Rawalpindi * Pir Wadhai Graveyard Sialkot *Abbot Road Graveyard *Baba Shah Jamal Qabristan, Mohala Powaar Pura *Canal City Cemetery, Canal City, Ugoki Road *Christian Cemetery, Maryam Town, Chhabilpur *Christian Graveyard, Christian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazrat Tahir Bandgi
''Hazrat, , ,'' or ' ( ar, حَضْرَة, ḥaḍra, pl. ''ḥaḍrāt''; Persian: pronounced or ) is a common Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani, Iranian, Afghan, and honorific Arabic and Turkish title used to honour a person. It literally denotes and translates to "presence, appearance." Usage Initially, the title was used for the prophets of the Islamic faith: the twenty-five great Hadhrats include Muhammad, Abraham, Noah, Moses, and Jesus. It carries connotations of the charismatic and is comparable to traditional Western honorifics addressing high officials, such as "Your Honour" (for judges), "Your Majesty" (for monarchs), or "Your Holiness" (for clerics). This word may sometimes also appear after the names of respected Muslim personalities, such as imams, e.g. Turkish ('his Hadrat') in Islamic culture. This is similar to the French honorifics and , and Japanese honorific . The term was also loaned into Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Pervaiz Malik
Muhammad Pervaiz Malik (; 18 November 1947 – 11 October 2021) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since 13 August 2018 until his death in 2021. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly between 1997 and May 2018. He served as Minister for Commerce and Textile, in Abbasi Cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. Early life and education Malik was born on 18 November 1947 in Lahore to Malik Muhammad Akram Arain. He earned a B. Sc. Honours in Engineering from Aston University. Political career Malik was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-95 (Lahore) in 1997 Pakistani general election. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-120 (Lahore-III) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 33,741 votes and defeated Altaf Ahmad Qureshi, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihsan Danish
Ehsan Danish (, 2 February 1914 – 22 March 1982), born Ehsan-ul-Haq ), was an Urdu poet, prose writer, linguist, lexicographer and scholar from Pakistan. Ehsan Danish had penned down over 100 scholastic books on poetry, prose, linguistics, lexicography and prosody. At the beginning of his career his poetry was very romantic but later he wrote his poems more for the labourers and came to be called "Šhāʿir-e Mazdūr" (Poet of the workmen) by his audience. According to one commentator, his poetry inspired the common people's feelings and he has been compared with Josh Malihabadi. He holds the unique position as one of the best poets of all times, with fine, romantic and revolutionary, but simple style of poetry.Urdu Shairi ka Tanqeedi Jaiza (Critical Review of Urdu Poetry) by Idrees Siddiqui-1971.p.541/542 Biography Danish (birth name: Ehsan-ul-Haq) was born in Maulanan मोलानान Kandhla, a small town in the Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, India. He belonged to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syed Wajid Ali
Syed Wajid Ali ( ur, سید واجد علی) (20 December 1911 – 14 June 2008) was a leading industrialist of Pakistan who is also known for his services to the Olympic Movement. He became the President of Pakistan Olympic Association in 1978 and stayed on the post for 26 years until he retired in 2004 to become the longest serving president in the history of the association.Wajid was icon of Pakistan sports Dawn (newspaper), Published 18 June 2008, Retrieved 17 December 2018 He is also known for promoting arts and culture as well as (Red Cross) in Pakistan. Career Wajid Ali, was born on 20 December 1911 in |
Wasif Ali Wasif
Wasif Ali Wasif (15 January 1929 – 18 January 1993) was a teacher, writer, poet and sufi from Pakistan. Early life Wasif was the son of Malik Muhammad Arif Abbasi and received his early education in Khushab before going to Jhang to study. Education After obtaining his bachelor's degree at Islamia College, Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th List of largest cities, most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is th ..., he studied for a master's degree in English literature. He wrote for the college magazine "Ravi". In 1962 he established his own institute, "Lahore English College" near Anarkali in Lahore. Books This is a list of Wasif's books: * ''Shab Chiragh'' (Urdu Poetry) 1978 * ''Kiran Kiran Sooraj'' (Aphorism) 1983 * ''The Beaming Soul'' (English Version of Kiran Kiran Sooraj) 2008 * ''Dil Darya Samundar'' (Essays) 1987 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agha Hashar Kashmiri
Agha Hashar Kashmiri (born Muhammad Shah, 3 April 1879 – 1 April 1935) was an Urdu poet, playwright and dramatist. A number of his plays were Indian Shakespearean adaptations. Early life He started to show interest in stage dramas and moved to Bombay at the age of 14 and started his career as a playwright there.Agha Hashar Kashmiri article on Dawn (newspaper) Published 30 April 2005, Retrieved 5 April 2018 Profile of Agha Hashar Kashmiri Retrieved 5 April 2018 Career Agha Hashar Kashmiri'is first play, ''Aftab-e-Muhabbat'', was published in 1897. He started his p ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saadat Hassan Manto
Saadat Hasan Manto (; Punjabi, ur, , ; 11 May 1912 – 18 January 1955) was a Pakistani writer, playwright and author born in Ludhiana, who was active in British India and later, after the 1947 partition of India, in Pakistan. Writing mainly in Urdu, he produced 22 collections of short stories, a novel, five series of radio plays, three collections of essays and two collections of personal sketches. His best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. He is best known for his stories about the partition of India, which he opposed, immediately following independence in 1947. Manto was tried for obscenity six times; thrice before 1947 in British India, and thrice after independence in 1947 in Pakistan, but was never convicted. He is acknowledged as one of the finest 20th century Urdu writers and is the subject of two biographical films: the 2015 film ''Manto'', directed by Sarmad Khoosat and the 2018 film ''Manto'', directed by Nandita Das. Biography E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major Shabbir Sharif Shaheed
Major Rana Muhammad Shabbir Sharif ( ur, ; c. 28 April 1943 – 6 December 1971) was a military officer in the Pakistan Army who was posthumously awarded the Nishan-e-Haider during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He is the only person ever who received both the Nishan-e-Haider and Sitara-e-Jurat for his bravery. He is regarded as the most decorated officer of the Pakistan Army. Early life and education Sharif was born on 28 April 1943 in a Punjabi Rajput Bhatti Family at Kunjah, Gujrat District to Major Muhammad Muhammad Sharif. His father Major Muhammad Sharif & his mother Mohtarma Fazl Begum Sahiba was from a Punjabi Bhatti family.He attended St. Anthony's High School, Lahore. While at Government College Lahore, he received a call to join Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Kakul. He used to play squash and won an Army level swimming medal while he was in 4th Frontier Force Regiment. Military career starting He was commissioned in Pakistan Army on 19 April 1961 and after su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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