Zaheen Tahira
Zaheen Tahira (1931 – 9 July 2019) was a Pakistani film and television actress, producer and director. She also worked for Radio Pakistan and on stage. Early life She was born in 1931 in Lucknow, India (according to some sources, she was born in 1935 in Lucknow, British India). Career She is considered to be one of the most senior and veteran actresses in Pakistan television history. She dominated the TV screens in the late 1960s, 1970s and 1980s by portraying strong characters mainly on Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) Karachi centre. She has appeared in over 700 drama serials in lead and supporting roles. She also produced and directed a few television series. She appeared in plays mostly on private channels. She played the lead role in Pakistan's record breaking serial Khuda Ki Basti by Shaukat Siddiqui. In 2013, she received the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) by the President of Pakistan in recognition of her work in the Pakistani entertainment industry. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tamgha-e-Imtiaz
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, is a state-organised honour of Pakistan. It is given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements. While it is a civilian/military award, it can be bestowed upon officers of the Pakistan Armed Forces and worn on their uniform. It can also be awarded to foreign citizens who have performed great service to Pakistan. Grades of the Order of Imtiaz This award is the 4th Grade in the Order of Imtiaz (Excellence). The four Grades in the Order of Imtiaz are: # ''Nishan-e-Imtiaz'' (Order of Excellence; ) # '' Hilal-e-Imtiaz'' (Crescent of Excellence; ) # '' Sitara-e-Imtiaz'' (Star of Excellence; ) # ''Tamgha-e-Imtiaz'' (Medal of Excellence; ). Service Ribbon Insignia The ''ribbon'' for the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Civilian) is: * Yellow with a white centre band and a narrow Pakistan Green stripe in the middle. The ''ribbon'' for the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military) is: * White edges with Pakistan Green centre band and three ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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President Of Pakistan
The president of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=s̤adr-i Pākiṣṭān), officially the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is the ceremonial head of state of Pakistan and the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces.Article 41(1) in Chapter 1: The President, Part III: The Federation of Pakistan in the . The office of president was created upon the proclamation of Islamic Republic on 23 March 1956. The then serving [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dil, Diya, Dehleez (TV Series)
''Dil, Diya, Dehleez'' ( ur, ) is a Pakistani television drama serial which is based on the novel of same name by the writer Riffat Siraj. It was published by ''Khawateen Digest'', an Urdu monthly journal. Starting in March 2006, it aired on Hum TV in Pakistan. It was directed by Yasir Nawaz.TV Director Yasir Nawaz's newspaper interview Dawn newspaper, Published 18 July 2015, Retrieved 15 June 2017 It aired in UK on Prime TV in 2006. Plot The story is set against the backdrop of the feudal system and looks at its resultant class distinctions, besides the unraveling of a seemingly perfect marriage due to the connivance of Zaitoon Bano. The ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Manzil (Pakistani TV Series)
''Manzil'' ( ur, ) is a TV serial about a girl living in hostel far away from hometown and falls in love with a boy. The serial is directed by Kamran Qureshi, written by Zubair Abbasi and produced by Humayun Saeed & Abdullah Kadwani's production house 7th Sky Entertainment. The English title of the serial is ''Lost Destination'' and it was broadcast on ARY TV. Manzil is an intense drama about a girl's courage, determination and convictions of her heart. Plot Somia (Savera Nadeem) belongs to a wealthy family from valley of Swat and is the only child of her parents. She is studying in university and lives in a hostel in Karachi. One of her class fellows, Sajid (Adnan Siddiqui), falls in love with her, but she thinks him as a very good friend. She herself is in love with Mehroze ( Nabeel), who is a son of feudal lord. Somia and Mehroze quietly marry without bringing in the knowledge of her or Mehroz's parents and Somia gets pregnant. Sanwal (Aslam Sheikh), who is Mehroze's c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Murad (film)
''Murad'', also known as ''Eunuch's Motherhood'', is an Urdu/Hindi language television drama film directed by Kamran Qureshi, written by Zafar Mairaj and produced by Iram Qureshi. The film is based on the motherhood of a eunuch, the term to describe a transgender person. Sohail Asghar played a role of eunuch called Saima, who kept struggling all life and finally succeeded in winning the love of her adopted son, when he became a father himself. Murad was awarded Best Telefilm of the year, Kamran Qureshi won Best Film Director Award and first prize of Rs. 500,000 in Indus Telefilm Festival 2003. Sultana Siddiqui presented special award to Sohail Asghar in The 1st Indus Drama Awards 2005, on his outstanding performance in Murad. The film was broadcast in 2004 on Indus TV Network in Pakistan & UAE and in 2005 on Zee TV UK & United States as part of film series 'Maa Aur Mamta', which consist of 13 films including Murad. Plot The story revolves around a hijra, Saima, who adopts a c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Des Pardes (TV Series)
Pakistan Television Corporation ( ur, ; reporting name: PTV) is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster. Pakistan entered the television broadcasting age in 1964, with a pilot television station established at Lahore. Background Historical context The idea of establishing a media and television industry was conceived in late 1956 and created by the privately set up national education commission, with the support of President Ayub Khan in 1960. Retrieved 13 January 2016. In 1961, the private sector media mogul and industrialist Syed Wajid Ali launched a television industrial development project, bringing the role of Ubaidur Rahman, an electrical engineer in the Engineering Division of Radio Pakistan, as the project director of the first television station in Lahore. Ali reached a milestone in 1961 after establishing a private television broadcasting company with the cooperation of Nippon Electric Company (NEC) of Japan and Thomas Television International of the United Kingdom. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chaandni Raatain
''Chandni Raatein'' (also spelled ''Chaandni Raatain'') is a Pakistani drama centered on certain South Asian cultural backgrounds, and issues such as polygamy, motherhood and the distanced mother and daughter-in-law bond. The show aired on Pakistan Television Corporation, Pakistan Television in 2002, and repeat-telecasted from the same channel in 2008. Plot Head of her family, Bee Jan (Safia Khairi) has her own strict set of rules and cultural values, which she enforces in her home with zeal and zest. The all-mighty but too traditional mother has two sons, Aamir (Javed Sheikh), who is married to Abginey (Faryal Gohar); and Aasim (Humayun Saeed), who is unmarried. Aamir and Abginey are childless, despite eight years of happy marriage. Seeing how Abginey can not bear a child, Bee Jan decides to marry her elder son off to a younger, prettier girl. A submissive son with an almost scary mother, Aamir can not stand up and fight for Abginey. The result is his marriage to Maha (Mahno ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aroosa
Aroosa ( ur, , lit=Bride) is a 1994 Pakistani television series that aired on PTV written by Fatima Surayya Bajia based on the novel ''Aroosa'' which was written by Zubaida Khatoon and directed by Qasim Jalali. It was the debut serial of Adnan Siddiqui and Mishi Khan. Synopsis The (Shakeel) father is a barrister and shares a close bond with his younger (Neelofar) and ( Ishrat) older sisters but neglects his wife. His second marriage with a refined, educated woman creates complications as his sisters find her hard to tolerate. The father divorces (Ghazala) Anjum when Uroosa is just a baby. Cast * Ghazala Kaifee as Anjum (Uroosa's mother) * Shakeel as Tofique (Uroosa's father) * Mishi Khan as Uroosa (Anjum and Tofique's daughter) * Adnan Siddiqui as Shehryar (Uroosa's husband) * Neelofar Abbasi as Choti Aapa (Tofique's younger sister) * Ishrat Hashmi as Naeema (Tofique's older sister) * Rizwan Wasti as Rafi * Sultana Zafar as Atiya (Uroosa's aunt) * Mazhar Ali as Aftab * Zahee ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shama (TV Series)
''Shama'' ( ur, , lit=Candle) is a 1976 Pakistani television series written by Fatima Surayya Bajia based on the novel ''Shama'' which was written by A.R Khatoon and directed by Qasim Jalali. It aired in 1976 on PTV the drama is now considered a cult classic. Plot The story revolves around a girl name Shama who lives with her maternal family after the death of her mother and has a close relationship with her grandmother. Cast * Syed Majid Ali as Mian Jee (Qamar's Grandfather) * Ghazala Kaifee as Shama * Jawed Sheikh as Mansoor * Anwar Iqbal as Qamar * Talat Iqbal as Tahir * Rizwan Wasti as Akhtar Hussain * Nafees Hassan as Kishwar Jahan (Shama's mother) * Begum Khurshid Mirza as Shama's grandmother * Ishrat Hashmi as Halima (Qamar's mother) * Zaheen Tahira as Khursheed (Mansoor's mother) * Qazi Wajid * Arsh Muneer as Bua * Akbar Subhani * Nawab Kaifee as Amjad * Subhani Ba Yunus Subhani ba Yunus (1931–2006) was an accomplished Pakistani actor and television and radio pe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Khuda Ki Basti (TV Series)
''Khuda Ki Basti'' ( ur, , lit=God's Colony) is a serial produced by Pakistan Television first in 1969 and then again in 1974 based on the novel '' Khuda Ki Basti'' by Shaukat Siddiqui. It broke records of popularity in Pakistan. One TV critic in a major English-language newspaper in Pakistan says, "This is one of the oldest and greatest dramas in the history of Pakistani television".Old but not forgotten: Top 10 Pakistani dramas to re-watch now Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 March 2015, Retrieved 27 July 2018 First production in 1969 Initially, ''Khuda Ki Basti'' was produced in November 1969 by 26 epi ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zeenat (TV Series)
Zeenat ( ur, , lit=Beauty) is a 1991 Pakistani television series written by Fatima Surayya Bajia based on the novel ''Zeenat'' which was written by Mirza Kalich Beg and directed by Mohammad Baksh Sumejo. Synopsis The story is about a sindhi girl name Zeenat who loves studying but she is pressurized by her mother to marry someone and soon she marries a older man against her elder brother wishes. Cast * Rabia Noreen as Zeenat * Ishrat Hashmi as Shehar Bano * Mehmood Siddiqui as Ali Raza * Zaheen Tahira as Bibi Jan * Sultana Zafar as Sara * Gulab Chandio as Ramzan * Shafi Muhammad Shah as Allah Dad * Subhani Ba Yunus as Ali Nawaz * Ubaida Ansari Ubaida Ansari was a Pakistani actress. She acted in numerous television dramas. She was known for her roles in dramas ''Quddusi Sahab Ki Bewah'', ''Yeh Zindagi Hai'', ''Meri Saheli Meri Humjoli'', ''Rehaai'' and ''Zard Mausam''. Early life Uba ... as Zeenat's Amma * Tasneem Rana as Bakhtawar * Master Hamza Hamid as Zeenat's Son * K ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Medical Ventilator
A ventilator is a piece of health technology, medical technology that provides mechanical ventilation by moving breathable air into and out of the lungs, to deliver breaths to a patient who is physically unable to breathe, or breathing insufficiently. Ventilators are computerized microprocessor control, microprocessor-controlled machines, but patients can also be ventilated with a simple, hand-operated bag valve mask. Ventilators are chiefly used in intensive-care medicine, home care, and emergency medicine (as standalone units) and in anesthesiology (as a component of an anesthesia machine). Ventilators are sometimes called "respirators", a term commonly used for them in the 1950s (particularly the Forrest Bird#Mechanical ventilators, "Bird respirator"). However, contemporary medical terminology uses the word "respirator" to refer instead to a face-mask that protects wearers against hazardous airborne substances. Function In its simplest form, a modern positive pressure venti ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |