Bahawalpur is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the 11th most populous city of Pakistan and 6th most populous city of Punjab. Bahawalpur is the capital of Bahawalpur Division and is an important cultural and economical city of South Punjab alongwith Multan.
The All-India Muslim League (AIML) was a political party established in Dhaka in 1906 when some well-known Muslim politicians met the Viceroy of British India, Lord Minto, with the goal of securing Muslim interests on the Indian subcontinent.
The Pakistan Movement was an ethnoreligious nationalist and political movement in the first half of the 20th century that aimed for the creation of Pakistan from the Muslim-majority areas of British India. It was connected to the perceived need for self-determination for Muslims under British rule at the time. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, a barrister and politician led this movement after the Lahore Resolution was passed by All-India Muslim League on 23 March 1940 and Ashraf Ali Thanwi as a religious scholar supported it. Thanwi's disciples Shabbir Ahmad Usmani and Zafar Ahmad Usmani were key players in religious support for the creation of Pakistan.
Arain are a large Punjabi agricultural tribe with a strong political identity and level of organisation, found mainly in the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh with a small population in parts of Indian Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
Events from the year 1947 in Pakistan.
Mir Tanha Yousufi was a Pakistani Punjabi and Urdu writer, best known for his Punjabi literature. He produced two short story collections and five novels in Punjabi. Most of his work was transliterated in Gurumukhi script in Indian Punjab. Besides his Punjabi works, he was a well known Urdu and Punjabi poet.
Thamewali is a town and union council of Mianwali District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Mianwali Tehsil and is at 32°47'6N 71°46'49E and has an altitude of 448 m (1,470 ft).
Massoud Nawabi also known as Ustad Nawabi, was an Afghan poet, writer, Director as well as a cultural personality, founder of Educational Committee for Afghan Refugees (ECAR), Afghan Cultural Center, Ghulam Habib Nawabi, Chief Administrator of the Afghan Ibn-e-Sina University and Principle of Ariana Mahajir High School. Massoud Nawabi was the Son of Ghulam Habib Nawabi, who was the last of the great Persian Poet and among the first to introduce modern Dari poetry to Afghanistan.
Religious discrimination in Pakistan is a serious issue for the human rights situation in modern-day Pakistan. Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Shias, and Ahmadis among other religious minorities often face discrimination and at times are even subjected to violence. In some cases Christian churches and the worshippers themselves have been attacked. Khawaja Nazimuddin, the 2nd Prime Minister of Pakistan, stated: "I do not agree that religion is a private affair of the individual nor do I agree that in an Islamic state every citizen has identical rights, no matter what his caste, creed or faith be".
Rehmat Farrukhabadi is the pen name of Muhammad Rehmatullah Qureshi, a Pakistani author and Muslim scholar. He wrote more than 250 papers, including 77 research papers those published in recognised journals.
Punjabi nationalism or Punjabiyat is a vision that emphasizes that Punjabis are one nation and promotes the cultural unity of Punjabis around the world. The demands of the Punjabi nationalist movement are linguistic, cultural, economic and political rights.
Masood Ahmed Barkati was a Pakistani writer and editor who was known as the editor of Hamdard Naunihal and Monthly Hamdard-e-Sehat Karachi.
Tariq Masood is a Pakistani Sunni Islamic scholar from Deobandi movement and author, who lectures at the Jamia Tur Rasheed seminary in Karachi. He has authored many books including Aik se Za'id Shadiyoon ki Zaroorat Kyu.
Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf was Pakistani Islamic scholar, Qur'anic commentator, author, researcher, commentator and was former editor-in-chief of Al-Aitisam Weekly for twenty four years. He was the head of Darussalam's Research Division department in Lahore.
Masood Ahmad Khan, better known as Masood Ashar, was a Pakistani Urdu short story writer, novelist, journalist, columnist and translator. On 14 August 2009, he was awarded the Pride of Performance by the President of Pakistan. In 2015, he received Sitara-i-Imtiaz, third-highest civilian award of Pakistan.
Ghulam Akbar Lasi was a Pakistani politician and member of National Assembly of Pakistan who served as deputy minister of labor during Benazir Bhutto cabinet. He served as vice-president of Pakistan People's Party Balochistan.
Safdar Hussain was a Pakistani musician who composed playback melodies for Urdu and Punjabi Lollywood films in the decades from 1950s to 1980s. He is known for composing music for movies like, Heer (1955), Ishq-e-Laila (1957), and Nooran (1957). Some of his notable compositions include "Assan Jan Kay Meet Lei Akh Way, Jhoti Mooti Da Pa Leya Kakh Way", "Laila O Laila, Shehar Khoobaan Laila", "Wekhya Howay Ni Kisay Takya Howay, Ucha Jeya Shamla", and others.
Naheed Niazi is a former Pakistani playback singer who performed in the Lollywood movies during the era of 1960s. She is the wife of musician Muslehuddin and the sister of singer Najma Niazi. She is known for her playback songs, "Chali Re Chali Re Main To Des Piya Ke Chali Re", "Raat Saloni Ayi", and others.
Abdul Majid Jahangir was a Pakistani comic actor. He was best known for his comedy roles and caricatures acted in PTV's show Fifty-Fifty.
Zafar Masood was a Pakistani actor. He was a popular actor of 1970s and he was known for his roles in dramas Khuda Ki Basti, Uncle Urfi, Kiran Kahani and Zair, Zabar, Pesh.
