Tarana-e-Pakistan is claimed to be the first
national anthem
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of
Pakistan
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that was played on Pakistan's national radio on 14 August 1947. An unsubstantiated claim is that it was composed by
Jagannath Azad
Jagan Nath Azad (5 December 1918 – 24 July 2004), List.No.380 was an Indian Urdu poet, writer and academician. He wrote over 70 books, including poetry collections, poems, biographies, and travelogues.
He was an authority on the life, ...
at the request of
Mohammad Ali Jinnah
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. It was never officially adopted as Pakistan's national anthem and the "
Qaumi Tarana
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" was officially adopted as Pakistan's national anthem in 1954.
History
Controversy
For the first time in 2004, it was claimed by an Indian journalist that the first national anthem of Pakistan was written by
Jagan Nath Azad
Jagan Nath Azad (5 December 1918 – 24 July 2004), List.No.380 was an Indian Urdu poet, writer and academician. He wrote over 70 books, including poetry collections, poems, biographies, and travelogues.
He was an authority on the life, ...
, a
Hindu
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poet from
Isakhel
Isakhel ( ur, ) is a town of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The town is the headquarters of Isakhel Tehsil, an administrative subdivision of the district.
Isakhel is an important town located in the west of Mianwali Dist ...
in
Mianwali
Mianwali ( Punjabi/ ur, ) is the capital city of Mianwali District in Punjab, Pakistan. The 81st largest city of Pakistan, it is known for its diverse population of, Punjabi and Pashtun ethnicities.
History
Mianwali District was an agricu ...
, on the personal request of
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (, ; born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the ...
. It was alleged that Jinnah asked Azad to write the anthem on 11 August 1947 and that it was later approved by Jinnah as the official national anthem for the next year and a half. However, this claim is historically unsubstantiated, disputed and controversial. Many historians, including Safdar Mahmood and Aqeel Abbas Jafri, reject this claim and believe that Jagan Nath Azad neither met Jinnah nor wrote Pakistan's first national anthem.
[English Translation: "When Quaid-e-Azam reached Karachi, Mr. Atta Rabbani was with him as his ADC and has been with him. Thanks to Allah Almighty that he is alive but it was a very hard task to reach him. After a lot of struggle i was able to meet him through Mr. Nizami. Mr. Atta Rabbani's straightforward answer was that "a person named Jagannath Azad neither met Quaid-e-Azam nor he ever heard this name from Quaid-e-Azam.""]
Lyrics
See also
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Pakistan Zindabad (anthem)
Tarana-i-Pakistan ( bn, তারানা-ই-পাকিস্তান), or more popularly known as Pakistan Zindabad ( bn, পাকিস্তান জিন্দাবাদ), was an alternative national anthem sung by East Pakistan du ...
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Dil Dil Pakistan
Dil Dil Pakistan ( ur, ) is the most popular patriotic Pakistani song, sung by Junaid Jamshed. It was released in 1987 by the pop band Vital Signs. The song was featured in the band's debut album, ''Vital Signs 1'', in 1987. Dil Dil Pakistan is ...
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Flag of Pakistan
The flag of Pakistan ( ur, ) traces its current form back to a meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 11 August 1947, three days before the Partition of British India, when it was adopted by the All-India Muslim League as the offic ...
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State emblem of Pakistan
The state emblem of Pakistan was adopted in 1954 and National emblem, symbolizes Pakistan's ideological foundation, the basis of its economy, its cultural heritage and its guiding principles.
Design
The four components of the emblem are a cresce ...
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Pakistan School Song
"Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua" ( ur, لب پہ آتی ہے دعا ; also known as "Bachche Ki Dua"), is a ''Dua, duʿā'' or prayer, in Urdu verse authored by Muhammad Iqbal in 1902. The dua is recited in morning school assembly almost universally in Pakis ...
References
External links
The mystery about our national anthemBring back Jagannath Azad's Pakistan anthem
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