Qaumī Tarāna

Timeline

• 1947 – The new state of Pakistan came into being on 14 August.
• 1949 – Music for the "Qaumī Tarānah" is composed by the Pakistani musical composer, Ahmad G. Chagla (running time: 80 seconds).
• 1950 – The anthem, without lyrics, was performed for the first time for a foreign head of state on the state visit of the Shah of Iran to Pakistan in Karachi on 1 March 1950 by a Pakistan Navy band.
• 1952 – Verses written by the Pakistani poet Hafeez Jalandhari are selected from amongst 723 entries.
• 1954 – Officially adopted as the national anthem and broadcast for the first time on Radio Pakistan on 13 August.
• 1955 – Sung by 11 Pakistani singers including Ahmad Rushdi and Shamim Bano.
• 1996 – Rendered in electric guitar for the first time by Pakistani rock band Junoon in their album Inqilaab.
• 2009 – Rendered as an acoustic instrumental for the first time by Pakistani musician Jehangir Aziz Hayat.
• 2011 – On 14 August, 5,857 people gathered in a stadium in Karachi to sing the "Qaumī Tarānah" and set a new world record for most people gathered to sing a national anthem simultaneously.
• 2012 – On 20 October, 70,000 people gathered in a stadium in Lahore to sing the "Qaumī Tarānah" and set a new world record for most people gathered to sing a national anthem simultaneously, which was certified by Guinness World Records.
• 2017 – Coke Studio released a collaborative rendition of "Qaumī Tarānah" on 4 August by the featured artistes, to celebrate the 70 years of Pakistan in its tenth season.
• 2022 – The anthem was re-recorded with modern instruments and in a higher quality, and was released on Pakistan’s 75th Independence Day.