CHAMPIONS OF PAKISTAN

Abdul Sattar Edhi   As Chairman of the Edhi International Foundation, I feel immense pleasure and honour to receive the prestigious award for "Humanity, Peace and Brotherhood" from the "International Balzan Foundation". I also wish to congratulate the other four recipients of international repute receiving the "Humanistic and Scientific Balzan Prizes, 2000" as well as the 67 other international scientists to whom the Balzan Foundation has awarded over 25 million Swiss Francs for their contribution in a variety of multi-disciplinary fields such as the Arts, History, Epidemiology etc. over the last two decades. The presence of a Pakistani on this internationally recognized forum shows that the Balzan prize is conferred irrespective of national boundaries. This will further enhance and foster on a global level the feeling of humanitarianism and brotherhood among various nations regardless of religion, race and creed. In Pakistan, the Edhi Foundation is also t...

  The man regarded as the "father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb", Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, has died aged 85 after being hospitalised with Covid-19. Dr Khan was hailed as a national hero for transforming his country into the world's first Islamic nuclear power. But he was also notorious for having smuggled nuclear secrets to states including North Korea and Iran. Prime Minister Imran Khan said Pakistan had lost a "national icon". "He was loved by our nation bec[ause] of his critical contribution in making us a nuclear weapon state," the prime minister tweeted. Known as AQ Khan, the scientist was instrumental in setting up Pakistan's first nuclear enrichment plant at Kahuta near Islamabad. By 1998, the country had conducted its first nuclear tests. Coming shortly after similar tests by India, Dr Khan's work helped seal Pakistan's place as the world's seventh nuclear power and sparked national jubilation. But he was arrested in 2004 for ille...

  Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar also known as Mohammad Ali was among the passionate fighters of independence who struggled against the British Colonial Powers. He was born in 1878 in Rampur, India. He belonged to the Yousaf Zai clan of the Rohillatribe to a wealthy and enlightened family of Pathans. He was one of the legendry Ali Brothers other then Shaukat Ali and Zulfiqar Ali. Despite the early death of his father, the efforts, determination and sacrifice by his farsighted mother, Abadi Bano Begum, enabled him and his brothers to get good education. Their mother mortgaged almost all her landed property and sent them to the Muhammadan Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh, Both of the Ali Brothers graduated from this College. Mohammad Ali showed exceptional brilliance throughout his College career and stood first in the B.A. examination of the Allahabad University, later in 1898, Mohammad Ali proceeded to Lincoln College, Oxford, for further studies where he got honors degree in Modern Hi...

  Not only the poetic but also the national status of Hafeez Jalandhari needs no introduction. Through poetry, his services to the country and the nation are an example of its own right and an imitation cause for young writers. It would not be wrong to say that his soul belonged to Mujahid and his heart belonged to the poet. He was a poet of poetry and ghazal. However, his greatest achievement is ‘Shahnameh Islam,’ which was published in four volumes. His other significant achievement is the national anthem of Pakistan. He will always be remembered for creating this anthem. This article has all the information about Jalandhari, including Hafeez Jalandhari Biography. HAFEEZ JALANDHARI BIOGRAPHY Jalandhari spent more than half of his life cultivating knowledge and literature. As the originator of the national anthem, he lives and will live in the hearts of Pakistanis with full respect and love. Whether his artwork is a systematic history of Islam, Shahnameh-e-Islam, or national anthe...

Shahid Afridi    There are sultans of swing, magicians of spin and destructive batsmen who call cricket their game and then there is Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi, the one we know as Shahid Afridi and the one his team-mates call 'Lala'. Afridi can easily be considered as Pakistan's most attention-drawing cricketers right from the time his career got underway. In his very first innings in ODI cricket, Afridi broke Sanath Jayasuriya's record, scoring the then fastest ODI century off just 37 balls. The feat's shocking nature was underlined by his inclusion as a leg-spinner replacing the injured Mushtaq Ahmed, with only a penchant for fearless pinch-hitting. It was enough batting prowess for him to feature one-down in a Pakistani middle order comprising of stalwarts and experienced players like Ramiz Raja, Ejaz Ahmed and Saleem Malik. He was merely a 16-year old lad and that performance quickly shifted focus from his bowling to willow-accompanying wonders. Soon,...

   General Parvez Musharaf His week, a special court found former Pakistani ruler General Pervez Musharraf guilty of high treason under article 6 of Pakistan’s constitution — for suspending the constitution when he imposed a state of emergency in November 2007 — and sentenced him to death. Article 6 holds that a person who “abrogates or subverts or suspends or holds in abeyance” the country’s constitution has committed high treason. Musharraf can appeal the verdict in the Supreme Court. Given that he is currently living in Dubai, the sentence is unlikely to be carried out, even if it is upheld by the Supreme Court. Nevertheless, this is an unprecedented verdict and an unprecedented ruling against a former army chief, and it serves as an unmistakable blow to Pakistan’s powerful military. It has ignited a legal and political firestorm in Pakistan. The background The verdict against Musharraf caps a six-year trial since he was first booked for high treason in court in December 20...

Liaquat Ali Khan Liaquat Ali Khan (1896-1951) was the first prime minister of Pakistan. He played an important role in the negotiations leading to the creation of Pakistan and then in the consolidation of the new state. On Oct. 1, 1896, Liaquat Ali Khan was born at Karnal in Punjab, India. His family were wealthy landowners who later moved to the United Provinces. He was educated at Aligarh and Oxford University. After qualifying as a barrister in England in 1922, he returned to India. Liaquat was elected to the Legislative Council of the United Provinces in 1926, where he served for the next 14 years. During this period he was active in the affairs of the Muslim League, and in 1937 he became its secretary. Genial and able to mingle easily with all classes, he was a useful counterpoise to the austere Mohammad Ali Jinnah, with whom he worked closely in building up the Muslim League as an effective political organization after 1937. Liaquat was elected to the Central Legislative Assembly...

 Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, for whom educational reform was a way of life A Raj loyalist or a social reformer who transformed education for Muslims — regardless of how he is perceived, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan left an indelible mark on India. His legacy is a complicated one — he was a “loyal servant” of the British administration before the revolt of 1857. He even penned a pamphlet titled The Causes of the Indian Revolt to explain the reasons of the revolt from a “native perspective”. However, witnessing the near annihilation of the Muslim elites prompted Sir Syed Ahmad Khan to take up the case of Muslims and his life-long journey as an Islamic reformer and educationist is a testament to his dedication. “Post-ghadar (revolt), I was not disappointed by looting of my house and loss of belongings. I was disturbed due to the ruination of my qaum,” Khan said. He initially thought to leave the country but decided against it later. “I gave up the idea of migration and decided to struggle for the reb...

  Allama Iqbal was born on 9th November 1877 at Sialkot. He received his early education at his home town. Allama Iqbal passed his matriculation in 1893 and intermediate in 1895 from Mission School Sialkot. He passed his graduation in 1897 from Government College Lahore and in the year 1899 he did his Master in Philosophy. After doing M.A. he started his career as a lecturer of philosophy and taught for some time at Oriental College and Government College Lahore. In the year 1905 he went to England for higher education and he stayed there for three years. In the year 1907 he received his Ph.D. degree from Munich University Germany. In the year 1908, he passed barristery from England and in the same year he returned India. After his arrival in India he joined Government College and taught for three year. In the year 1911 he resigned from his Government service and started his career as a lawyer. He started his political career in 1926 and elected in 9 member of Punjab Legislative Co...