Ustad Bade Fateh Ali Khan was among the foremost Khyal vocalists in Pakistan, and a leading exponent of the Patiala Gharana tradition of music. He was the younger of the legendary singing duo Amanat Ali and Fateh Ali, who enjoyed immense prestige and success across the subcontinent and beyond until the sudden and unexpected death of Ustad Amanat Ali Khan in 1974. For his contributions to classical music, Fateh Ali was honoured with the highest national literary award of Pakistan – the Pride of Performance – by the President of Pakistan in 1969.
Mullah Shah Badakhshi, popularly known as Mullah Shah was a 17th-century Muslim Sufi, and spiritual successor of the famous Sufi saint Mian Mir. He was born to a Qazi in the village of Araska in the Rustaq area of Badakhshan from which also his name is derived from. He belonged to the Qadiri order of Sufism. He was the spiritual mentor of the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh Qadri and his sister Princess Jahanara Begum. Dara Shikoh desired to be initiated into the Qadri order at the hands of Mian Mir. After Mian Mir's death, Dara Shikoh's search for a murshid took him to Kashmir where he met Mulla Shah Badakhsi. In Sakinatul Awliya Dara Shikoh writes in the chapter titled "Mulla Shah Badakhsi":
Mian Iftikharuddin was a Pakistani politician, activist of the Indian National Congress, who later joined the All-India Muslim League and worked for the cause of Pakistan under the leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Sir Mian Muhammad Shafi, was a lawyer and politician from British India. As a practising barrister, he quickly gained renown and during the 1920s and 1930s he came to be regarded as one of India's leading lawyers.
Akhtar Hussain Khan was a classical vocalist and musician belonging to one of the major vocal gharanas of Hindustani classical music – the Patiala Gharana. He was the only son as well as a student of one of the founders of the Patiala Gharana, Ali Baksh Jarnail (1850-1920). Besides his father, Khan also studied music with Mian Qadir Bakhsh II of Sialkot.
Mīān Muhammad Bakhsh was a 19th-century Punjabi Sufi poet from Kashmir with roots in Gujrat, Punjab. He wrote 18 books during his lifetime of 77 years, especially remembered for his romantic epic, "Saiful Maluk" and the romantic tragedy, "Mirza Sahiban". Most of his work is in Punjabi and its dialect, Pothwari, with the exception of the book "Yari", written in Persian. A contemporary of Mast Tawakali and Khwaja Ghulam Farid, he penned resistance through poetry against the British rule over South Asia.
Makhdoom is an Arabic word meaning "Teacher of Sunnah." It is a title for Pirs, in South and Central Asia.
Muhammad Saleh Kamboh Lahori was a noted Mughal calligraphist and official biographer of Emperor Shah Jahan and the teacher of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Though a widely read person, little is known of the life of Muhammad Saleh Kamboh other than the works he composed. He was son of Mir Abdu-lla, Mushkin Kalam, whose title shows him to also have been a fine writer. He is believed to be younger brother of Inayat-Allah Kamboh and worked as a Shahi Dewan (Minister) with the governor of Lahore. He held the title of Sipahsalar.
Khudabad is a city in Dadu District, Sindh, Pakistan. It served as capital of the Kalhora dynasty between 1719 and 1768, when the capital was shifted to Hyderabad.
Events from the year 1997 in Pakistan.
Shahzada Alam Monnoo was a Pakistani industrialist and politician. He served in the Federal cabinet as Minister of Commerce and Textile Industry, Privatization and Investment between 15 November 2007 and 25 March 2008. He died on 18 November 2014.
Waheer, is a small village and one of the 51 Union Councils of Khushab District in the Punjab Province of Pakistan.
Baituraza is the shrine of sufi Muslim saint Syed Hakim Ali Shah known in public circles as Aburaza (Abu-ur-Raza). This shrine is situated in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Sayyid Jalaluddin "Surkh-Posh" Bukhari (Persian: سید جلال الدین سرخ پوش بخاری, c. 595-690 AH, 1190 – 1295 CE was a saint of the Indian subcontinent.He belonged to the Hussaini Jalali Sufi order through his father, Syed Ali Al Moeed. He was descended from the 10th Shia Imam, Ali al-Hadi.
Langay (لنگے) is a village in Gujarat District in Punjab province, Pakistan. According to 2017 Census of Pakistan, its population consists of 6,632 people which is mixture of Jatts and other castes with Jatts being in a ruling position.
Uggu Chak (Urdu: اُگو چک is a populated village of Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan. Uggu Chak is one of the biggest UC's of the Gujranwala City with strong political background and highly populated area. Situated on the Hafiz Abad Gujranwala Road, 13 Km west of the city of Gujranwala. It is having canal on one side of the village main road bisects the village in two parts. It has many hamlets like Sheikhanwala, Hondlanwala, Sajjadaywala and Pakka Khuh. Its surrounding villages and towns are Papnakha, Hardupur, Sahanki, Maan, Piru Kot and Qila Didar Singh.
The Shrine of Mian Mir is a 17th-century shrine located in Lahore, Pakistan, that is dedicated to the Sufi mystic Mian Mir. The shrine is one of the most celebrated in Lahore, and has historically been revered by both Muslims and Sikhs.
Ghulam Ullah Khan was a Pakistani Islamic scholar.
Sayyid Kastir Gul (1573-1653) also known as Sheikh Al-Mashaikh Sheikh Rahmakar alias Kaka Sahib, was an Islamic jurist and Sufi saint of the 16th and 17th centuries who is still highly revered among Afghans and Pakistanis. He is the patriarch of the Kakakhel tribe.
