This is a list of films produced in Pakistan during 1980 (see 1980 in film) which use the Urdu language:
This is a list of films produced in Pakistan during 1980 (see 1980 in film) which use the Urdu language:
| Title | Release | Director | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Da Veenay Tagj | 1 February | Ishtiaq Akbar | Sheren Khan, Mushtaq, Bakhat Nazer, Yaar Mohammad, Sher Khan | |
| Beltoon | 2 May | Iqbal Hussain | Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Liaqat Major | Box Office: Average |
| Iqrar | 2 May | Inayat Ullah Khan | Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Liaqat Major | Box Office: Average |
| Zakhmoona | 30 May | Mumtaz Ali Khan | Najma, Asif Khan, Mussarat Shaheen, Badar Munir | Box Office: Average |
| Angaar | 6 June | Inayat Ullah Khan | Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Bedar Bakhat, Khanum | |
| Baraan | 6 June | Waheeda Khan | Yasmin Khan, Bedar Bakht, Humayun Qureshi, Nemat Sarhadi | Box Office: Average |
| Insaf | 27 October | Aziz Tabassum | Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Bedar Bakht, Surayya Khan | Box Office: Average |
| Peghor | 28 November | Mukhtar Khan | Yasmin Khan, Badar Munir, Naemat Sarhadi | Box Office: Average |
| Spen Stargay | 12 December | Waheeda Khan | Musarrat Shaheen, Badar Munir, Bedar Bakht, Khushi Maheen, Ishrat Chodhary, Liaqat Major | Box Office: Hit |
| Title | Release | Director | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qissa Khawani | 20 October | Tanvir Qateel | Sultan Rahi, Yasmin Khan, Waheeda Khan, Rangeela | Language: Hindko. First and only film. |
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The Sabri Brothers were a musical band from Pakistan who were performers of Sufi qawwali music and were closely connected to the Chishti Order. They are considered one of the greatest Sufi qawwali singers of all times. The Sabri Brothers were led by Ghulam Farid Sabri and his brother Maqbool Ahmed Sabri. They are often referred to as Shahenshah-e-Qawwali and are also known as the roving ambassadors of Pakistan. The band was initially founded by Maqbool Ahmed Sabri at the age of 11 years and was known as Bacha Qawwal Party. His elder brother Ghulam Farid Sabri joined after insistence from their father. He became the leader of the group and the band soon became known as the Sabri Brothers. They were the first-ever qawwali artists to perform qawwali in the United States and other Western countries; they were also the first-ever Asian artists to perform at New York's Carnegie Hall in 1975.
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The following pages for each decade list films produced in Pakistan by year of release.
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Events from the year 1980 in Pakistan.
This is the list of Punjabi films released in Indian Punjab ordered by year and decade.
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