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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: Most influential Qawwal of his time

27Sep

By Aqsa Azam3 Comments

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Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: Most influential Qawwal of his time

From natural science to becoming the most famous qawwal, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan has given us a legacy that cannot be replaced. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was born on 13th October 1948 in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad). His real name was Pervez Fateh Ali Khan. His family had a legacy of Qawwali for around 600 years. Nusrat's father did not want him to be a qawwal or a singer. According to him this profession made them belittle and low in society. He wanted his son to be an engineer or doctor. But fate had decided something else. Nusrat had the natural talent of singing genetically transferred from family. He started really young and looking at his talent, his father allowed him to pursue his dream. He was the bright star of Patiala Gharana(Family name). His first performance was on his o...

Dr Aafia Siddiqui: Nation wants to know about their daughter

26Sep

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Dr Aafia Siddiqui: Nation wants to know about their daughter

Dr Aafia Siddiqui is a Pakistani born US Neuroscientist who wrongly accused of assaulting and operating weapons. Nation is in constant struggle and pray for her release and good health. Pakistan is under cold war with terrorism for so long. It has to sacrifice a lot in this cause. We lost so many soldiers and great leaders in this war. But one loss that nation cannot bear to this date. That loss is of Dr Aafia Siddiqui. She is born on 2 March 1972 in a Pakistani Family. She was always a bright student . Her academic credentials are amazing and impressive. In 1990 she went to USA for further study. In 1995 she married to a doctor Amjad Khan and had 3 kids. She got a Ph.D. degree in neuroscience in 2001 from Brandeis University. She returned back to Pakistan following 9/11 but her l...

Mallika Tarannum Noor Jehan the Melodious Queen of IndoPak

21Sep

By Aqsa Azam2 Comments

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Mallika Tarannum Noor Jehan the Melodious Queen of IndoPak

Noor Jehan is known as a Nightingale of the East. Today on her Birthday, we pay a homage to the melodic star of her time. LAHORE, PAKISTAN - Noor Jehan was born on September 21, 1925 in Kasur, Punjab. She had 10 siblings. Her real name was Allah Rakhi Wasai. Came from a Muslim family with a rich musical tradition, she began singing at the age of 5 and received early training in classical singing under Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, one of a leading musical singers. Her professional career started at the age of 6, where she sang in few small ventures. She started in Indian industry and became a star real soon. She was a household name in 1940s. Her movies Khandan, Naukar, Dost, Zeenat, Jugnu and many more were a major hit on the box office. She acted with Dilip Kumar in Jugnu. Moreove...

16Sep

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Pakistan

Who was Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed

Pakistan Army remembers Major Aziz Bhatti on his 55th Martyrdom Anniversary. He embraces death fighting fearlessly in 1965 war with India. Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed was born on 6th August 1928 in “Hong Kong”. Raja (nickname) was from a Muslim Rajput breed. The mother’s name was “Bibi Amna” and the father’s name was “Master Abdullah Bhatti”. Raja has four brothers and two sisters. The brother that name was “Rashid” martyrdom by the “Japanese” when there was the “Second World War”. The brother’s name was “Rashid, Nazir, Bashir, and Sardar” and the sister’s name was “Rashida and Tahira”. Raja Aziz Bhatti had six sons and two daughters. Place where he embraced martyrdom He moved to Pakistan and started t...

13Sep

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Global

Lockdown in Kashmir, where is humanity?

Almost 600 days of lockdown in Kashmir is an exploitation of human rights and freedom. The silence of the world is enough to know the value of poor people's lives in Kashmir. KASHMIR - Imagine being a hostage in your own house. You cannot claim your own land. You cannot wander in your city freely. One cannot imagine to live in such circumstances. People in Kashmir are under this situation for decades. But situations got worse when Indian Prime Minister Narinder Modi revoked article 37 and implement a massive lockdown in Kashmir. Indian government imposed curfew on 5th August 2019. Heavy army troops got stationed at every exit and entry of Indian Occupied Kashmir. Internet service was terminated and food and medical supplies were restricted. Almost 500 men are abducted from their h...