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Parveen Shakir Parveen Shakir 1952 - 1994 Poet ,civil servant who brought a feminine voice
Suraiya Shahab Suraiya Shahab 1945 - 2019 Journalist, poet, and script-writer
Nasir Durrani Nasir Durrani 1957 - 2021 Police officer and former Inspector General
Mumtaz Hamid Rao Mumtaz Hamid Rao 1941 - 2011 Journalist, writer, editor-in-chief
Allama Khalid Mahmood Allama Khalid Mahmood 1925 - 2020 Islamic scholar and jurist
Abdul Qadeer Khan Abdul Qadeer Khan 1936 - 2021 Founder of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program
Prince Ali Khan Prince Ali Khan 1911 - 1960 Racehorse owner and diplomat
Asim Butt Asim Butt 1978 - 2010 Painter and sculptor
Qalandar Momand Qalandar Momand 1930 - 2003 Poet and scholar of Pashto and Persian
Ismael Shah Ismael Shah 1962 - 1992 Film actor
Madeeha Gauhar Madeeha Gauhar 1956 - 2018 Theatre director and founder of Ajoka Theatre
Ghulam Farid Sabri Ghulam Farid Sabri 1930 - 1994 Qawwali singer, member of the Sabri Brothers
Mamnoon Hussain Mamnoon Hussain 1941 - 2021 12th President of Pakistan
Sara Shagufta Sara Shagufta 1954 - 1984 Poet
Khalilullah Khalili Khalilullah Khalili 1907 - 1987 Poet, Historian
Ishfaq Ahmad Khan Ishfaq Ahmad Khan 1930 - 2018 Nuclear physicist and metallurgical engineer
Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi 1966 - 2020 Founder and leader of Tehreek-e-Labbaik
Ahmed Rushdi Ahmed Rushdi 1934 - 1983 Folk singer and musician
Naimatullah Khan Naimatullah Khan 1930 - 2020 Mayor of Karachi
Seema Begum Seema Begum 1947 - 2019 Stage and film actress
Hajra Masroor Hajra Masroor 1930 - 2012 Writer, feminist and activist
Waheed Murad Waheed Murad 1938 - 1983 Actor, producer and script writer
Syed Ali Nawab Syed Ali Nawab 1925 - 1994 Engineer officer and engineer in chief
Abdul Jabbar Junejo Abdul Jabbar Junejo 1923 - 1989 Civil servant, historian, biographer, author
Umer Shareef Umer Shareef 1955 - 2021 Comedian, actor, director, producer, writer
Iskander Mirza Iskander Mirza 1899 - 1969 First president and last governor-general
Raja Muhammad Sarwar Raja Muhammad Sarwar 1910 - 1948 Captain in Pakistan Army
Faiz Ahmad Faiz Faiz Ahmad Faiz 1911 - 1984 Poet and journalist
Pappu Sain Pappu Sain 1925 - 2021 Sufi dhol player
Maki Kureishi Maki Kureishi 1927 - 1995 Poet, writer, broadcaster
Obaidullah Aleem Obaidullah Aleem 1939 - 1998 Poet and activist who opposed martial law
Naseem Begum Naseem Begum 1936 - 1971 Film playback singer
Malik Ishaq Malik Ishaq 1959 - 2015 Senior commander of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan
Mohammed Ikramullah Mohammed Ikramullah 1903 - 1963 Foreign secretary and ambassador
Akhtar Hameed Khan Akhtar Hameed Khan 1914 - 1999 Comilla Model and Orangi Pilot Project
Nurul Amin Nurul Amin 1893 - 1974 Prime Minister of Pakistan
Nazar ul Islam Nazar ul Islam 1939 - 1994 Film director and filmmaker
Ali Sufiyan Afaqi Ali Sufiyan Afaqi 1933 - 2015 Journalist, film producer, director, writer
Anwar Pirzada Anwar Pirzada 1939 - 2007 Journalist, columnist, writer
Razia Butt Razia Butt 1924 - 2012 Novelist, playwright, and drama writer
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan 1948 - 1997 Singer and master of Qawwali style
Abdus Salam Abdus Salam 1926 - 1996 Theoretical physicist and professor
Muhammad Anwar Khan Muhammad Anwar Khan 1915 - 2005 Engineer officer and engineer in chief of Army
Shoaib Hashmi Shoaib Hashmi 1938 - 2023 Playwright, actor and academic
Qavi Khan Qavi Khan 1932 - 2023 Film, television and stage actor, film producer
Annie Ali Khan Annie Ali Khan 1980 - 2018 Journalist and author
Hassan Sadpara Hassan Sadpara 1964 - 2016 Mountaineer and adventurer
Israr Ahmed Israr Ahmed 1932 - 2010 Founder of Tanzeem-e-Islami and Quranic scholar
Anjuman Shehzadi Anjuman Shehzadi 1987 - 2011 Stage and film actress
Kazi Zainul Abedin Kazi Zainul Abedin 1892 - 1962 Poet and scholar of Pashto and Persian
Altaf Fatima Altaf Fatima 1927 - 2018 Novelist, playwright, and drama writer
Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla 1902 - 1953 Composer of the national anthem of Pakistan
Amir Mehdi Amir Mehdi 1913 - 1999 High altitude porter
Ghazala Javed Ghazala Javed 1988 - 2012 Pashto playback singer
Ahmed Parvez Ahmed Parvez 1926 - 1979 Painter
Fahmida Riaz Fahmida Riaz 1946 - 2018 Poet, writer and feminist of Urdu
Mazhar Kaleem Mazhar Kaleem 1942 - 2018 Writer, playwright and broadcaster
Askari Mian Irani Askari Mian Irani 1940 - 2004 Painter and art activist
Mujeeb Alam Mujeeb Alam 1948 - 2004 Film playback singer
Tahir Shamsi Tahir Shamsi 1962 - 2021 Bone marrow transplant physician
Majid Jahangir Majid Jahangir 1949 - 2023 Comic actor
Roohi Bano Roohi Bano 1951 - 2019 TV actress and model
Muhammad Mehmood Alam Muhammad Mehmood Alam 1935 - 2013 Flying ace and war hero
Wali ur Rehman Wali ur Rehman 1970 - 2013 Senior commander of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan
Asif Farrukhi Asif Farrukhi 1959 - 2020 Editor of Dunyazad and co-founder
Riazuddin Riazuddin 1930 - 2013 Theoretical physicist and director of TPG
Asad Abbas Asad Abbas 1985 - 2023 Singer and winner of Pakistan Sangeet Icon
Aijaz Ahmad Aijaz Ahmad 1941 - 2022 Civil servant, historian, biographer, author
Fatima Ali Fatima Ali 1989 - 2019 Chef, restaurateur and television personality
Sadequain Sadequain 1930 - 1987 Painter and poet
Anwarul Haq Anwarul Haq 1917 - 1995 Chief Justice of Pakistan and member
Malik Saad Malik Saad 1959 - 2007 Police officer and former Chief
Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi 1919 - 2016 Organic chemist and natural product researcher
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan 1890 - 1988 Founder of Khudai Khidmatgar and ally
Rahimuddin Khan Rahimuddin Khan 1926 - 2022 Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
Afsar Madad Naqvi Afsar Madad Naqvi 1933 - 1997 Sculpture, painting, murals
Dadi Leela Dadi Leela 1916 - 2017 Music teacher and women's rights activist
Faisal Masud Faisal Masud 1958 - 2021 Director of Exemplar Care
Alam Lohar Alam Lohar 1928 - 1979 Folk singer and musician
Chaudhry Aslam Khan Chaudhry Aslam Khan 1967 - 2014 Police officer and head of the Anti-Extremist
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto 1928 - 1979 President and prime minister of Pakistan
General Muhammad Zia ul Haq General Muhammad Zia ul Haq 1924 - 1988 Sixth President and Chief Martial Law
Saadat Hasan Manto Saadat Hasan Manto 1912 - 1955 Short story writer
Khawaja Khurshid Anwar Khawaja Khurshid Anwar 1912 - 1984 Filmmaker, writer, director and music composer
Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali 1944 - 2020 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan
Ayub Ommaya Ayub Ommaya 1930 - 2008 Inventor of the Ommaya reservoir
Asma Nabeel Asma Nabeel 1979 - 2021 Writer, columnist and journalist of Punjabi
Rahim Gul Rahim Gul 1951 - 2017 Squash player, coach
Maqbool Ahmed Sabri Maqbool Ahmed Sabri 1945 - 2011 Qawwali singer, member of the Sabri Brothers
Khalid Saeed Butt Khalid Saeed Butt 1948 - 2023 Painter and miniaturist
Colin David Colin David 1937 - 2008 Painter and sculptor
Fazal Haq Mujahid Fazal Haq Mujahid 1954 - 1997 Military and political leader against Soviet Union
Jan Mohammad Baloch Jan Mohammad Baloch 1950 - 2012 Boxer and coach
Meherban Karim Meherban Karim 1979 - 2008 Mountaineer
Abdul Sattar Edhi Abdul Sattar Edhi 1928 - 2016 Founder of Edhi Foundation
Afra Bukhari Afra Bukhari 1938 - 2022 Writer, columnist and journalist
Munawar Sultana Munawar Sultana 1924 - 2007 Film playback singer
Rahimullah Yusufzai Rahimullah Yusufzai 1954 - 2021 Journalist, political and security analyst
Nadira Nadira 1968 - 1995 Film actress and dancer
Fatima Surayya Bajia Fatima Surayya Bajia 1930 - 2016 Novelist, playwright, and drama writer
Zia Muhiuddin Zia Muhiuddin 1931 - 2023 Actor, broadcaster and poet
Masood Fakhri Masood Fakhri 1932 - 2016 Left winger for East Bengal, Mohammedan
Ahmad Mallah, Haji Ahmad Mallah, Haji 1877 - 1969 Poet and translator of the Quran
Amanat Ali Khan Amanat Ali Khan 1922 - 1974 Classical vocalist and ghazal singer
Khalida Hussain Khalida Hussain 1937 - 2019 Novelist, playwright, and drama writer
Shabbir Mirza Shabbir Mirza 1946 - 2023 Actor and comedian
Pervez Musharraf Pervez Musharraf 1943 - 2023 Chief of Army Staff and 10th President
Khawar Rizvi Khawar Rizvi 1938 - 1981 Poet and scholar of Urdu and Persian
Iqbal Bano Iqbal Bano 1928 - 2009 Ghazal singer
Abdur Rahman Chughtai Abdur Rahman Chughtai 1897 - 1975 Painter and artist
Hanif Mohammad Hanif Mohammad 1934 - 2016 Opening batsman
Laila Shahzada Laila Shahzada 1926 - 1994 Painter and modernist
Amjad Islam Amjad Amjad Islam Amjad 1944 - 2023 Urdu poet, screenwriter, playwright and lyricist
Khan Mohammad Khan Mohammad 1928 - 2009 Cricket player and member of first Test team
Hakim Muhammad Hassan Qarshi Hakim Muhammad Hassan Qarshi 1896 - 1974 Founder of Qarshi Dawakhana
Sumaira Zareen Sumaira Zareen 1923 - 1997 Short story writer
Haziqul Khairi Haziqul Khairi 1931 - 2023 Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court
Ahmed Faraz Ahmed Faraz 1931 - 2008 Urdu poet, scriptwriter founding Director General
Naveed Alam Naveed Alam 1973 - 2021 Field hockey player and coach
Zahid Malik Zahid Malik 1937 - 2016 Journalist, writer, editor-in-chief
Aitzaz Hasan Aitzaz Hasan 1998 - 2014 Student who sacrificed his life to stop a suicide
Muhammad Khan Junejo Muhammad Khan Junejo 1932 - 1993 Tenth Prime Minister of Pakistan
Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari 1892 - 1961 Founder of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam
Alamgir Khan Tareen Alamgir Khan Tareen 1959 - 2023 Businessman and founder of Multan Sultans
Badam Natawan Badam Natawan 1924 - 1988 Poet and translator of the Quran
Abdul Hafeez Pirzada Abdul Hafeez Pirzada 1935 - 2015 Minister of Law and Finance
Shabbir Rana Shabbir Rana 1952 - 2023 Film, television and stage actor, director
Asma Jahangir Asma Jahangir 1952 - 2018 Human rights lawyer and social activist
Attiqur Rahman Attiqur Rahman 1918 - 1996 Poet and scholar of Sindhi literature
Rizwan Wasti Rizwan Wasti 1937 - 2011 Television actor, banker, and newscaster
Khawaja Nazimuddin Khawaja Nazimuddin 1894 - 1964 Second Governor-General and Prime Minister
Lubna Agha Lubna Agha 1949 - 2012 Painter and art activist
Sadaf Naeem Sadaf Naeem 1982 - 2022 Journalist, news reporter, model, and TV host
Inayat Hussain Bhatti Inayat Hussain Bhatti 1928 - 1999 Film playback singer, film actor, producer
Obaidullah Akhund Obaidullah Akhund 1968 - 2010 Defence Minister
Malik Ghulam Muhammad Malik Ghulam Muhammad 1895 - 1956 Third Governor-General of Pakistan
Sardar Mohammad Khan Sardar Mohammad Khan 1915 - 1998 Punjabi-Urdu dictionary
Zaitoon Bano Zaitoon Bano 1938 - 2021 Novelist, poet, short story writer, fiction writer
Sahabzada Yaqub Khan Sahabzada Yaqub Khan 1920 - 2016 Foreign Minister of Pakistan
Harichand Megha Dalaya Harichand Megha Dalaya 1921 - 2004 Inventor of spray-drying buffalo milk
Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed 1914 - 1958 Recipient of Nishan-e-Haider
Khurram Murad Khurram Murad 1932 - 1996 Islamic scholar and writer
Musarrat Hussain Musarrat Hussain 1951 - 2008 Surgeon General of Pakistan Army
Moin Akhter Moin Akhter 1950 - 2011 Television, film and stage artist, humorist
Javed Iqbal Javed Iqbal 1961 - 2001 Serial killer and pederast
Rashid Sabir Rashid Sabir 1945 - 2012 Writer, dramatist, teacher
Iftikhar Janjua Iftikhar Janjua 1922 - 1971 Major General of Pakistan Army
Uzra Butt Uzra Butt 1917 - 2010 Film actress, director and producer
Ather Shah Khan Jaidi Ather Shah Khan Jaidi 1943 - 2020 Comedian, writer and poet
Junaid Jamshed Junaid Jamshed 1964 - 2016 Qawwali singer and music director
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  • 1. Ahmad Mallah, Haji

    Died: 1969 A.D
    Slogan: Quran is the word of God, the light of guidance,the source of wisdom, and the fountain of knowledge.

    Ahmad Mallah, Haji was a Sindhi poet and translator of the Quran. He was born in a village called Kundi in Badin District, Sindh, in 1877. His father was Nangio Mallah, a farmer and a religious scholar. Ahmad Mallah received his early education from his father and then from various teachers in Sindh. He learned Arabic, Persian, Urdu and English languages. He also studied Islamic sciences and literature. He was a moderate Islamic scholar and a follower of the Chishti Sufi order. He wrote poetry in Sindhi and Urdu languages, and also translated some Persian and Arabic works into Sindhi. His most famous and remarkable work is his poetic translation of the Quran in Sindhi language, which he completed in 1958. He named it Noor-ul-Quran (The Light of the Quran). It is considered to be the first and the best poetic translation of the Quran in Sindhi language. It is also a masterpiece of Sindhi poetry and literature. He also wrote a commentary on his translation, explaining the meanings and interpretations of the Quranic verses. He died in 1969 and was buried in Badin.

  • 2. General Agha Muhammed Yahya Khan

    Died: 1980 A.D
    Slogan: Pakistan is my country and I will defend it.

    General Agha Muhammed Yahya Khan was a Pakistani military officer and politician who served as the third president of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971. He also served as the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Army from 1966 to 1971. He was born in Peshawar in 1917 to a wealthy family of landowners. He graduated from the Indian Military Academy and was commissioned to the British Indian Army in 1939. He fought in the Second World War in the Mediterranean theatre against the Axis powers and rose to major military positions in the British infantry division. Following the creation of Pakistan in 1947, he was promoted to several ranks in the Pakistan Army. In 1951, he became the commander-in-chief, succeeding General Douglas Gracey. From 1954 to 1958, he served in the civilian government as Defence and Home Minister and supported president Iskandar Ali Mirza's decision to impose martial law against prime minister Feroze Khan's administration on 7 October 1958. Soon after, Yahya had himself declared president, and Mirza was exiled. Yahya reorganized the administration and acted to restore the economy through agrarian reforms and stimulation of industry. Foreign investment was also encouraged. Yahya introduced the system of "basic democracies" in 1960. It consisted of a network of local self-governing bodies to provide a link between the government and the people. A national referendum among all those elected confirmed Yahya as president. He was reelected under this system in 1965, against a strong challenge from an opposition united behind Fatima Jinnah, the sister of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. When the United States began to rearm India after China's invasion of northern India in 1962, Yahya established close relations with China and received substantial military aid from it. In the meantime, Pakistan's dispute with India over Jammu and Kashmir worsened, culminating in the outbreak of war in 1965. After the Tashkent Declaration ended hostilities, he fell out with Khan and was sacked from government, and in December 1967 he founded the PPP. Bhutto denounced the Yahya Khan regime as a dictatorship and was subsequently imprisoned (1968–69). After the overthrow of the Ayub Khan regime by Gen. Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan, national elections were held in 1970. Although Bhutto and his party won a sweeping electoral victory in West Pakistan, the biggest election winner was the Awami League, an East Pakistan-based party that had campaigned for full autonomy for East Pakistan. Bhutto refused to form a government with this separatist party, causing a nullification of the election. The widespread rioting that followed degenerated into civil war, after which East Pakistan, with the help of India, emerged as the independent state of Bangladesh. Yahya resigned from his office in 1971 and was replaced by his foreign minister, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who put him under house arrest. He died of heart failure in 1980. [1]

  • 3. Faiz Ahmad Faiz

    Died: 1984 A.D
    Slogan: Speak, for your lips are free

    Faiz Ahmad Faiz was a Pakistani poet and author of Punjabi and Urdu literature. He was one of the most celebrated, popular, and influential Urdu writers of his time and his works and ideas remain widely influential today in Pakistan and beyond. He was also a teacher, military officer, trade unionist, and broadcaster. He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1962 and the Nishan-e-Imtiaz in 1990. He was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times. He was involved in the Progressive Writers' Movement and the Rawalpindi Conspiracy Case, for which he was imprisoned for four years. He wrote several collections of poetry, such as Naqsh-e-Faryadi, Dast-e-Saba, Zindan-nama, and Nuskha-hai-Wafa. His poems expressed his love for humanity, his longing for freedom, his critique of oppression, and his hope for a better future. He also translated works of other poets, such as Mirza Ghalib, Pablo Neruda, and Bertolt Brecht. He died of a heart attack in Lahore in 1984.

  • 4. Prince Ali Khan

    Died: 1960 A.D
    Slogan: Live and let live

    Prince Ali Khan, also known as Aly Khan, was a Pakistani socialite, racehorse owner and jockey, who was the son of Aga Khan III, the leader of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims, and the father of Aga Khan IV, the current leader. He was born in Turin, Italy, and educated by private tutors in India and France. He joined the French Foreign Legion and the British Army during World War II and was awarded several medals for his service. He was also a prominent figure in the international racing circuit and owned several successful horses. He was married twice, first to Joan Yarde-Buller, an English aristocrat, and later to Rita Hayworth, a famous Hollywood actress. He had three children, one of whom, Prince Karim, succeeded his grandfather as Aga Khan IV in 1957. He was also involved in various philanthropic and diplomatic activities, and served as the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations from 1958 to 1960. He died in a car accident near Paris in 1960, at the age of 48. He was buried in Salamiyah, Syria, where his grandfather had established a religious center.

  • 5. Allama Muhammad Iqbal

    Died: 1938 A.D
    Slogan: Raise your selfhood so high that before every decree,God himself asks you: What is your wish?

    Allama Muhammad Iqbal was a poet, philosopher, and politician who is widely regarded as the spiritual father of Pakistan. He is also known as the poet of the East and the sage of the Ummah. He wrote poetry in Urdu and Persian, and is considered to be one of the greatest poets of the modern era. His poetry is infused with Islamic thought and values, and expresses his vision of a cultural and political ideal for the Muslims of British India. He also wrote several books on philosophy, such as The Development of Metaphysics in Persia, The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam, and The Secrets of the Self. He was a strong advocate of Islamic revivalism and Pan-Islamism, and inspired many Muslim leaders and movements across the world. He was also one of the founding members of the Muslim League, the political party that led the Pakistan Movement. He delivered the famous Allahabad Address in 1930, in which he proposed the idea of a separate Muslim state in northwestern India. He also composed the Tarana-e-Milli (Anthem of the Community), which is the national anthem of Pakistan. He was knighted by the British government in 1922, and was awarded the title of Allama (learned) by his admirers. He died in 1938, after suffering from a throat infection for several months. He was buried in Lahore, where his mausoleum is a national monument.

  • 6. Habib Jalib

    Died: 1993 A.D
    Slogan: Poet can definition inside.

    Habib Jalib was a Pakistani poet and activist who opposed martial law, authoritarianism and state oppression. He was born as Habib Ahmad on 24 March 1928 in a village near Hoshiarpur, Punjab, British India. He migrated to Pakistan after the partition of India and worked as a proofreader for Daily Imroze of Karachi. He was a progressive writer and soon started to grab the audience with his enthusiastic recitation of poetry. He wrote in plain language, adopted a simple style and addressed common people and issues. He was a member of the Progressive Writers' Movement and a follower of Marxism. He opposed military coups and administrators and was duly jailed several times. He wrote poems that inspired the masses and challenged the dictatorship. He also wrote songs for films and television dramas. He died on 12 March 1993 in Lahore due to a lung infection. He was awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz, the nation's second highest civilian award, in 2009. He is regarded as the poet of the masses and a national hero.

  • 7. Abdus Salam

    Died: 1996 A.D
    Slogan: Scientific thought is the common heritage of all mankind.

    Abdus Salam was a Pakistani theoretical physicist and a professor of physics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences. He received his MSc and PhD in physics from Imperial College London under the supervision of Paul Matthews and Abdus Salam. He worked at various institutions, including the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in Trieste, Italy, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). He published several research papers in peer-reviewed journals on topics such as electroweak theory, grand unified theory, quantum mechanics, and cosmology. He was also a devout Muslim, who believed that science and religion were compatible and complementary. He quoted the Quran in his Nobel acceptance speech and advocated for the development of science and technology in the Muslim world. He received many awards and honors, including the Smith's Prize, the Adams Prize, the Royal Medal, the Matteucci Medal, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, and the Copley Medal. He died of Parkinson's disease in Oxford, England, on 21 November 1996. He was 70 years old.

  • 8. Fahmida Riaz

    Died: 2018 A.D
    Slogan: I am not that woman.

    Fahmida Riaz was a Pakistani poet, writer and feminist who was born in Meerut, British India, in 1946. She was the daughter of Riaz-ud-Din Ahmed, an educationist who was involved in developing the modern education system for Sindh province. She moved to Hyderabad, Sindh, with her family after the partition of India in 1947. She studied at the Government College for Women in Hyderabad, and later at the University of Sindh in Jamshoro. She began writing poetry at a young age, and published her first collection of verses, Patthar ki Zuban, in 1967. She married Zafar Ali Ujan, a leftist political activist, in 1971, and moved to Karachi, where she worked as a newscaster for Radio Pakistan. She also started her own Urdu publication, Awaz, which was known for its liberal and progressive content. She faced censorship and persecution from the military regime of General Zia-ul-Haq, who imposed martial law and Islamic laws in Pakistan in 1977. She and her husband were charged with sedition and imprisoned for a year. They fled to India in 1981, where they lived in exile for seven years. During this time, she wrote her second collection of poetry, Badan Dareeda, which was considered controversial and obscene for its erotic and sensual expressions. She also wrote her first novel, Zinda Bahar, which depicted the lives of women in a patriarchal society. She returned to Pakistan in 1988, after the death of Zia-ul-Haq and the restoration of democracy. She continued to write and publish poetry, fiction, and essays, and also translated works from Sindhi, Persian, and English into Urdu. She was influenced by the writings of Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Jalaluddin Rumi, Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, and Shaikh Ayaz. She was also an avid reader of English literature and translated some works of Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, and Adrienne Rich into Urdu. She was a prominent voice of the progressive writers' movement and the women's rights movement in Pakistan. She was also a critic of religious extremism, nationalism, and patriarchy. She received several awards and honors for her literary contributions, including the Pride of Performance in 2010, the Kamal-e-Fun Award in 2013, and the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Karachi Literature Festival in 2017. She died of cardiac arrest in Lahore on 21 November 2018, at the age of 72.

  • 9. Anna Molka Ahmed

    Died: 1994 A.D
    Slogan: Daylight after night. Spring when birds sing. Sunshine after rain. So with life's pain.

    Anna Molka Ahmed was a Pakistani artist and poet who lived in Lahore, Pakistan. Her work has been exhibited in art museums and galleries in Pakistan and the United States, as well as Britain, Japan, Jordan, and Switzerland. Her paintings are part of the permanent collections at the Tate, the British Museum, the Metropolitan Museum, the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, and others. She was also an accomplished writer, having written hundreds of rubaiyat in the style of Omar Khayyam and Sarmad Kashani. She was part of a broader Islamic art movement that emerged independently across North Africa and parts of Asia in the 1950s and known as the Hurufiyya movement. She rejected Western art concepts, and instead searched for a new visual language that reflected her own culture and heritage. She transformed calligraphy into a modern aesthetic, which was both contemporary and indigenous. She painted classical literature from the poetic verses of Ghalib, Iqbal, and Faiz. She received the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) in 1963 and the Pride of Performance Award in 1969 by the President of Pakistan. She was born Molly Bridger to Jewish parents, in London, England on 13 August 1917. Her mother was Polish and father was Russian. She converted to Islam at the age of 18 in 1935, before marrying Sheikh Ahmed in October 1939, who was then studying in London. She studied painting, sculpture and design at St. Martin School of Arts in London, and received a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Art. She moved to Lahore in 1940 and, besides painting, taught fine art at the University of the Punjab. She divorced her husband in 1951, but remained in Pakistan with her two daughters until her death on 20 April 1994. She was 76 years old.

  • 10. Aitzaz Hasan

    Died: 2014 A.D
    Slogan: I am always ready for my country.

    Aitzaz Hasan was a Pakistani student who died on 6 January 2014 while preventing a suicide bomber from entering a school at Hangu village. More than 2,000 students were attending classes at the time of the incident. The institute was later renamed to Aitzaz Hasan Shaheed High School. His death anniversary is observed annually throughout Pakistan on 6 January. Aitzaz was outside the school gate of his Government High School, Ibrahimzai, in Hangu, with two other schoolmates. Aitzaz had not been allowed to attend the morning assembly due to his tardiness that day. A 20-to-25-year-old man approached the gate and stated he was there to "take admission". One of the students noticed a detonator on the man's vest, whereupon Aitzaz's schoolmates ran inside, possibly to raise the alarm, while Aitzaz confronted the suicide bomber, who then detonated his vest. Aitzaz died at the scene. No other students were harmed. Aitzaz's story led to an outpouring of emotion on television and on social media, where the hashtag onemillionaitzazs trended on Twitter. A Facebook page was set up in tribute to his act. Aitzaz's father said that his son made a sacrifice to save the lives of others: "My son made his mother cry but saved hundreds of mothers from crying for their children." Scores of people attended his funeral to pay their respects. A floral wreath was laid on the grave of Aitzaz Hasan on behalf of the Pakistani Army chief. Aitzaz was hailed as a national hero and a martyr by the Pakistani government, media, and public. He was posthumously awarded the Sitara-e-Shujaat (Star of Bravery), the highest civilian award for bravery in Pakistan. He was also named as the Herald 's Person of the Year for 2014. He received tributes from various national and international figures, including Malala Yousafzai, who called him "brave and courageous". A biographical film, Salute, was released in 2016, based on his life and sacrifice.

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