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Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

Politics

* Jamshed Ayaz Khan – major general ( Pakistan Army) * Tridev Roy – politician and writer *

Wasim Sajjad Wasim Sajjad ( ur, ; born 30 March 1941) is a Pakistani conservative politician and lawyer who served as the acting president of Pakistan for two non-consecutive terms and as the Chairman of the Senate between 1988 and 1999. Born in Ja ...

– former

Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan The Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan ( ur, ), is the president-chair of the Senate of Pakistan.Anjum Aqeel Khan – politician * Nayyar Hussain Bukhari – former

Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan The Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan ( ur, ), is the president-chair of the Senate of Pakistan.Asad Umar – Former Finance Minister

Sports

* Zeeshan Abbasi – blind cricketer *

Shoaib Akhtar Shoaib Akhtar (; ; born 13 August 1975) is a Pakistani former cricketer and commentator. Nicknamed the "Rawalpindi Express", he was the first bowler to be recorded bowling at 100 miles per hour, a feat he achieved twice in his career. Ak ...

– cricketer *

Usman Khawaja Usman Tariq Khawaja ( ur, ; born 18 December 1986) is an Australian cricketer who represents Australia and Queensland. Khawaja made his first-class cricket debut for New South Wales in 2008 and played his first international match for Austral ...

– Australian cricketer *

Muhammad Musa Muhammad Musa Khan (born 28 August 2000) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in November 2019. Domestic career He made his List A debut for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in the 2018–1 ...

– cricketer * Muhammad Qasim - footballer *

Ijaz-ur-Rehman Ijaz Ur Rehman (born 29 July 1983) is a ten-pin bowler from Islamabad Islamabad (; ur, , ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's ninth-most populous city, with a population of over 1.2 million people, and is federally adm ...

– ten-pin bowler * Adnan Saleem – cricketer *

Imad Wasim Syed Imad Wasim Haider (in Punjabi and ur, ; born 18 December 1988), commonly known as Imad Wasim, is a Pakistani international cricketer. He is a left-handed all-rounder. In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a cen ...

– cricketer

Media and entertainment

* Imran Abbas – singer and actor * Hamza Ali Abbasi – actor, director and producer * Kashif Abbasi – journalist and news anchor *

Tariq Amin Tariq Amin is a Pakistani hairdresser, celebrity wardrobe stylist, hair stylist and media personality. He has salons in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. Amin graduated with a business degree from the College of Boca Raton, Florida in 1983. His wor ...

– hairdresser and stylist *

Osman Khalid Butt Osman Khalid Butt ( ur, ; born 9 February 1986) is a Pakistani film, television and theatre actor, writer and choreographer. He is best known for his role as Wali Sohaib Khan in Diyar-E-Dil , Faaz Ibrahim in Chupke Chupke and Malik Shahzain in ...

– actor and writer *

Faakhir Faakhir Mehmood ( ur, ) is a Pakistani actor, singer, keyboradist, composer and music producer. He started out his career with the Pakistani musical group Awaz. However, due to conflicts of interest, the band split in 2000 and they all went t ...

– musician * Hareem Farooq – producer and actor * Agha Iqrar Haroon – journalist *

Mawra Hocane Mawra Hussain (born 28 September 1992) Known professionally as Mawra Hocane is a Pakistani actress and model who primarily works in Urdu television. She made her acting debut with A-Plus's serial '' Khichari Salsa'' in 2011. Hocane is best ...

– actress and lawyer * Urwa Hocane – VJ, actress and producer * Talat Hussain – journalist *

Yasir Hussain Yasir Hussain ( ur, ) is a Pakistani screenwriter, actor, playwright and host from Islamabad best known for his comic roles. He hosted '' The After Moon Show'' on Hum TV. He is also known for playing the antagonist in the 2018 social drama '' ...

– actor and host * Madiha Iftikhar – TV actress and model * Shamoon Ismail – singer, songwriter and composer * Umair Jaswal – singer and actor *

Uzair Jaswal Uzair Jaswal is a Pakistani singer-songwriter and actor. Career Uzair started his career at the age of 14. At 16, he wrote his first song and was the lead singer of a band called Scar which performed alternative-rock covers. Some of his p ...

– singer and actor *

Yasir Jaswal Yasir M Jaswal is a Pakistani singer, writer, filmmaker, and award-winning music director. He was the lead singer for his band Irtaash. He was also the lead vocalist for the band Call. He directed several award-winning music videos and in 20 ...

– director * Khushhal Khan – singer and actor * Ali Rehman Khan – actor * Ashiq Khan – film actor and filmmaker * Nadia Khan – morning show host, actor, vlogger and producer * Shamil Khan – film and TV actor * Zarnish Khan – actor *

Usman Mukhtar Usman Mukhtar ( ur, ) (born 27 July 1985) is a Pakistani actor, director, and cinematographer. Personal life Mukhtar was born in Rawalpindi on 27 July 1985, to actress Nasira, who has acted in 158 films and was known for her roles as a villai ...

– director, actor and cinematographer *

Momina Mustehsan Momina Mustehsan (; born 5 September 1992) is a Pakistani singer, musician, and social activist. In 2017, BBC named her one of the 100 most influential women, and the following year, ''Forbes'' featured her among its "30 Under 30" Asia list a ...

– singer * Mariyam Nafees – actor *

Adil Omar Adil Omar (born 17 May 1991) is a recording artist, rapper, record producer, singer and songwriter from Islamabad, Pakistan. He released his debut album and film, ''Transcendence'', on 8 July 2018. In addition to being a solo artist, he is also ...

– musician and rapper * Rumer – musician and songwriter * Saleem Safi – journalist and columnist * Ali Saleem – TV actor and host *

Farrukh Saleem Farrukh Saleem (Urdu: فاروخ سليم) is an Islamabad-based Pakistani political scientist, economist, financial analyst, journalist and a television personality. He has published articles on geopolitics, economic competition and educatio ...

– journalist and columnist * Asma Shirazi – journalist * Marvi Sirmed – journalist and columnist

Sciences and literature

* Zaheer Ahmad – physician and philanthropist * Zafar Ishaq Ansari – Muslim scholar * Muhammad Asim Butt – Urdu novelist *

Ahmad Hasan Dani Ahmad Hassan Dani (Urdu: احمد حسن دانی) FRAS, SI, HI (20 June 1920 – 26 January 2009) was a Pakistani archaeologist, historian, and linguist. He was among the foremost authorities on Central Asian and South Asian archaeology ...

– archaeologist and historian * Abdul Rashid – nuclear and bio-scientist * Rahman Syed – entomologist and professor * Mansha Yaad – writer

Other

Sadruddin Hashwani Sadruddin Hashwani is a Pakistani entrepreneur. He is the founder and chairman of Hashoo Group, a conglomerate best known for Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts. Life Born in Karachi, Sind Province, British India into a Sindhi Khoja Shia Musl ...

– businessman * Julius Salik – activist

References

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