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Paposh Nagar Graveyard
Paposh Nagar Graveyard is one of the oldest graveyards located in Paposh Nagar, Karachi, Pakistan. In February 2017, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation has banned burial in Paposh Nagar Graveyard due to lack of availability of space. But despite the ban, people are illegally burying corpses. Notable burials * Ibn-e-Safi, (1928 – 1980), fiction writer, novelist and poet of Urdu * Mulla Wahidi, (1888 – 1976), writer and journalist * Ibn-e-Insha, (15 June 1927 - 11 January 1978), writer * Mohsin Bhopali, poet * Mufti Rashid Ahmad Ludhianvi (26 September 1922- 19 February 2002), Islamic scholar * Dr. Mohammad Ali Shah, (26 October 1946 – 4 February 2013), orthopaedic surgeon * Ghulam Farid Sabri, (1945 – 2011), Qawwali singer * Maqbool Ahmed Sabri, (1930 – 1994), Qawwali singer * Amjad Sabri, (1976 – 2016), Qawwali singer * Zaheen Tahira Zaheen Tahira (1931 – 9 July 2019) was a Pakistani film and television actress, producer and director. She also worked fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paposh Nagar
Paposh Nagar or Paposhnagar ( ur, پاپوش نگر ) is a neighborhood in the Karachi Central district of Karachi, Pakistan. There are several ethnic groups in Paposh Nagar including Muhajirs, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis and Christians. Etymology The etymology of Paposhnagar is that the words (''Pa'' means ''foot'' ; ''posh'' means ''to wear'' ; ''nagar'' means ''town) due to footwear and leather workshops and boutiques in the 1950-1970s. After the construction of the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, this area slowly became identified with the hospital. Most of the footwear workshops have moved to other industrial and commercial areas of Karachi meanwhile some small business related to footwear business still have workshops in Chandni Chowk area. Majority of the people in this middle-class neighbourhood are Muhajirs who settled after the independence of Pakistan. The area was beautifully designed, with at least one central park, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former capital of Pakistan and capital of the province of Sindh. Ranked as a beta-global city, it is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre, with an estimated GDP of over $200 billion ( PPP) . Karachi paid $9billion (25% of whole country) as tax during fiscal year July 2021 to May 2022 according to FBR report. Karachi is Pakistan's most cosmopolitan city, linguistically, ethnically, and religiously diverse, as well as one of Pakistan's most secular and socially liberal cities. Karachi serves as a transport hub, and contains Pakistan’s two largest seaports, the Port of Karachi and Port Qasim, as well as Pakistan's busiest airport, Jinnah International Airport. Karachi is also a media center, home to news channels, film and fashi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's Islam by country#Countries, second-largest Muslim population just behind Indonesia. Pakistan is the List of countries and dependencies by area, 33rd-largest country in the world by area and 2nd largest in South Asia, spanning . It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by India to India–Pakistan border, the east, Afghanistan to Durand Line, the west, Iran to Iran–Pakistan border, the southwest, and China to China–Pakistan border, the northeast. It is separated narrowly from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a maritime border with Oman. Islamabad is the nation's capital, while Karachi is its largest city and fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karachi Metropolitan Corporation
Karachi Metropolitan Corporation () is a public corporation and governing body to provide municipal services in Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan. History 1852 Karachi Conservancy Board was established to control cholera epidemics in Karachi during British rule in 1846. The board was upgraded into the Municipal Commission in 1852. 1853 In 1853 the Municipal Commission was turned into Karachi Municipal Committee. The foundation stone of the Karachi Municipal Corporation Building was laid on Bandar Road in 1927. 1933 In 1933 the Karachi Municipal Committee was upgraded to the Karachi Municipal Corporation by the Karachi Municipal Act. 1976 The Karachi Municipal Corporation was turned into the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation in 1976. 1987 Zonal Municipal Committees were established in 1987. The zonal committees were merged again into the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation. Five district municipal corporations were established in 1987. 2000 The Karachi Metropo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibn-e-Safi
Ibn-e-Safi (26 July 1928 – 26 July 1980) (also spelled as Ibne Safi) ( ur, ) was the pen name of Asrar Ahmad ( ur, ), a fiction writer, novelist and poet of Urdu from Pakistan. The word Ibn-e-Safi is an Persian expression which literally means ''Son of Safi'', where the word Safi means ''chaste'' or ''righteous''. He first wrote from the British India of the 1940s, and later Pakistan after the independence of British India in 1947. His main works were the 125-book series ''Jasoosi Dunya'' (''The Spy World'') and the 120-book ''Imran Series'', with a small canon of satirical works and poetry. His novels were characterised by a blend of mystery, adventure, suspense, violence, romance and comedy, achieving massive popularity across a broad readership in South Asia. Biography Early life and education Asrar Ahmad was born on 26 July 1928 in the town 'Nara' of district Allahabad, India. His father's name was Safiullah and mother's name was Naziran Bibi. He received a Bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulla Wahidi
Mulla Wahidi (born Syed Muhammad Irtiza) was a Pakistani writer and journalist. Wahidi was the editor of ''Nizam-ul-Mashaikh'' – a journal published by Khwaja Hasan Nizami Khwaja Hasan Nizami (1878 Delhi-31 July 1955 Delhi) () was a Sufi of Chishti Islamic order, a known Urdu essayist and humorist and satirist who wrote many essays for the ''Mukhzun Akhbar'' (Magazine). He wrote more than 60 books he also wrote a .... Works *''Dilli Ka Phera'' *''Mera Afsana: Aap Biti'' References {{Reflist 1888 births 1976 deaths Urdu-language writers from British India Pakistani journalists 20th-century journalists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibn-e-Insha
Sher Muhammad Khan ( ur, ), ( Punjabi, ), better known by his pen name Ibn-e-Insha, ( ur, ), ( Punjabi, ) (15 June 1927 – 11 January 1978)Profile of ''Ibn-e-Insha'' on allpoetry.com website Retrieved 14 June 2019 was a Pakistani , humorist, writer and . Along with his poetry, he was regarded as one of the best humorists of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohsin Bhopali
Mohsin Bhopali ( ur, ) (born 1932 - 17 January 2007) was a Pakistani poet. He was known for a travelogue Travelogue may refer to: Genres * Travel literature, a record of the experiences of an author travelling * Travel documentary A travel documentary is a documentary film, television program, or online series that describes travel in general or ... ''Hairaton ki Sarzamin'' and a book of verses ''Shahr-i-Ashob'' in opposition to the 1992 military operation in Karachi. References 2007 deaths 1932 births Pakistani poets Urdu-language poets from Pakistan People from Bhopal Muhajir people {{Pakistan-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashid Ahmed Ludhianvi
Rashid Ahmad Ludhianvi ( ur, ; also known as Mufti Rashid Ahmad; 26 September 1922 – 19 February 2002), was a Pakistani Islamic scholar and Faqīh, who founded the Al Rashid Trust and the Jamia Tur Rasheed in Karachi. He served as the head of Darul Ifta Wal Irshad, a jurisprudential institute of the Darul Uloom Karachi and authored books such as ''Anwaar-ur-Rasheed'', ''Jawahir-ur-Rasheed'' and ''Allah Ke Baghi Musalman''. His religo-legal edicts were compiled and published as ''Ahsan ul-Fatawa'' in ten volumes. Early life Rashid Ahmad Ludhianvi graduated from the Darul Uloom Deoband where his teachers included Husain Ahmed Madani. Career Ludhianvi taught at institutions including Madinatul 'Uloom, Hyderabad, Jamia Darul Huda Therhi, Jamia Darul Uloom, Karachi, and Darul Ifta Wal Irshad for approximately forty years. He served as the director of Education at Darul Ifta.. He established Al Rashid Trust, now called the Aid Organization of the Ulema. He also founded Jami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Ali Shah (surgeon)
Syed Muhammad Ali Shah () (26 October 1946 – 4 February 2013) was a Pakistani orthopaedic surgeon and member of the Pakistan Cricket Board governing board. He was the Provincial Sports Minister of Sindh. He was also the Chief de Mission for Pakistani athletes in the Commonwealth Games 2010. Early life Shah was born on 26 October 1946 in Bareilly. His father, Syed Asghar Ali Shah, served as a judge for many years. Career As surgeon Shah returned to Pakistan from England to establish himself as an orthopedic surgeon in Karachi and soon set up his own orthopedic and trauma hospital, the AO Clinic. In his career he is estimated to have performed about 76,000 operations. As politician Shah was a member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London, Muttahida Qaumi Movement. In the 2008 general election, he was elected to the Sindh Assembly from Constituency PS-103 (Karachi-XV), PS-103 (North Nazimabad, Karachi). He became Minister of Sports of the province of Sindh in 2008. With ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghulam Farid Sabri
Ghulam Farid Sabri (1930 – 5 April 1994) was a qawwali singer and member of the Sabri Brothers, a qawwali group in Pakistan in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. The Sabri Brothers received the Pride of Performance award by the President of Pakistan in 1978. (Ghulam Farid Sabri, Pride of Performance award info on Google Books website) Sabri was also a Sufi mystic connected to the Chishti Order. Early life Ghulam Farid Sabri was born in Kalyana, a village in the district of Rohtak in Punjab, British India in 1930. His family's musical lineage stretches back several centuries, to the age of the Mughal emperors. His family claims direct descent from Mian Tansen, the musician of the court of Akbar the Great, the Mughal emperor. Mehboob Baksh Ranji Ali Rang, his paternal grandfather, was a musician; Baqar Hussein Khan, his maternal grandfather, was a sitarist. His family belongs to the ''Sabriyya'' order of Sufism, hence the surname Sabri was adopted by them. Ghulam Farid Sabri was rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maqbool Ahmed Sabri
Maqbool Ahmed Sabri (12 October 1945 – 21 September 2011) was a Pakistani qawwali singer and a prominent member of the Sabri Brothers, one of the greatest qawwali groups of all times which belonged to Pakistan. The Sabri Brothers were honoured with the Pride of Performance Award in 1978. Early life Born in Kalyana in eastern Punjab, Maqbool Ahmed Sabri was initially educated in the Hindustani classical music tradition by his father Ustad Inayat Hussain Sabri and his beloved elder brother Ghulam Farid Sabri. Their family came from a musical background, and claimed direct descent from Mian Tansen, who had played at the court of the 16th-century Mughal emperor Akbar. Mehboob Baksh Ranji Ali Rang, his paternal grandfather, was a master musician of his time; Baqar Hussein Khan, his maternal grandfather, was a unique sitarist. His family belongs to the Sabriyya order of Sufism, hence the surname Sabri. The family made the perilous journey to Karachi during the partition of India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
