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Agha Ibrahim Akram Agha Ibrahim Akram 1923 - 1989 Civil servant, historian, biographer, author
Akhtar Hameed Khan Akhtar Hameed Khan 1914 - 1999 Comilla Model and Orangi Pilot Project
Rasul Bux Palejo Rasul Bux Palejo 1930 - 2018 Founder and leader of Awami Tahreek
Massoud Nawabi Massoud Nawabi 1954 - 2010 Poet, Writer, Director, Cultural Personality
Muhammad Hussain Najafi Muhammad Hussain Najafi 1932 - 2023 Founder and leader of Tehreek-e-Labbaik
Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum Sufi Ghulam Mustafa Tabassum 1899 - 1978 Poet, scholar and translator who wrote
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto 1928 - 1979 President and prime minister of Pakistan
Ahmed Rushdi Ahmed Rushdi 1934 - 1983 Folk singer and musician
Mir Nooruddin Mengal Mir Nooruddin Mengal 1952 - 2010 Baloch nationalist leader and former senator
Haseena Moin Haseena Moin 1941 - 2021 Screenwriter and playwright of social
Allama Muhammad Iqbal Allama Muhammad Iqbal 1877 - 1938 Poet, philosopher, and politician
Rukhsana Noor Rukhsana Noor 1959 - 2017 Journalist, poet, and script-writer
Zaitoon Bano Zaitoon Bano 1938 - 2021 Novelist, poet, short story writer, fiction writer
Lubna Agha Lubna Agha 1949 - 2012 Painter and art activist
Zafar Muhammad Khan Zafar Muhammad Khan 1942 - 1971 Naval captain and commanding officer
Bano Qudsia Bano Qudsia 1928 - 2017 Writer, playwright and intellectual
Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali 1944 - 2020 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan
Munawar Sultana Munawar Sultana 1924 - 2007 Film playback singer
Afzal Tauseef Afzal Tauseef 1936 - 2014 Writer and columnist
Nazia Hassan Nazia Hassan 1965 - 2000 Pop singer and songwriter
Nurul Amin Nurul Amin 1893 - 1974 Prime Minister of Pakistan
Javed Iqbal Javed Iqbal 1961 - 2001 Serial killer and pederast
Wasif Ali Wasif Wasif Ali Wasif 1929 - 1993 Teacher and columnist
Sara Suleri Goodyear Sara Suleri Goodyear 1953 - 2022 Author, professor of English
Abdul Qadeer Khan Abdul Qadeer Khan 1936 - 2021 Founder of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program
Firdous Begum Firdous Begum 1947 - 2020 Film actress and producer
Fahmida Riaz Fahmida Riaz 1946 - 2018 Poet, writer and feminist of Urdu
Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari 1892 - 1961 Founder of Majlis-e-Ahrar-ul-Islam
Iqbal Bano Iqbal Bano 1928 - 2009 Ghazal singer
Muhammad Anwar Khan Muhammad Anwar Khan 1915 - 2005 Engineer officer and engineer in chief of Army
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy 1892 - 1963 Prime Minister of Bengal and Pakistan
Khurram Murad Khurram Murad 1932 - 1996 Islamic scholar and writer
Abdul Qadir Abdul Qadir 1955 - 2019 Leg spin bowler
Maki Kureishi Maki Kureishi 1927 - 1995 Poet, writer, broadcaster
Faheem Hussain Faheem Hussain 1942 - 2009 Theoretical physicist and professor
Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi 1919 - 2016 Organic chemist and natural product researcher
Iftikhar Janjua Iftikhar Janjua 1922 - 1971 Major General of Pakistan Army
Mehdi Hassan Mehdi Hassan 1927 - 2012 Ghazal singer and playback singer
Sarfraz Rafiqui Sarfraz Rafiqui 1935 - 1965 Flying ace and war hero
Ahmad Nadeem Qasimi Ahmad Nadeem Qasimi 1916 - 2006 Poet and journalist
Ashraf Abbasi Ashraf Abbasi 1923 - 2014 Politician and first male Deputy Speaker
Mujeeb Alam Mujeeb Alam 1948 - 2004 Film playback singer
Amjad Sabri Amjad Sabri 1976 - 2016 Qawwali singer and Sufi proponent
Khadija Mastoor Khadija Mastoor 1927 - 1982 Dramatist and short story writer
Khalilullah Khalili Khalilullah Khalili 1907 - 1987 Poet, Historian
Ismael Shah Ismael Shah 1962 - 1992 Film actor
Ghulam Muhammad Qasir Ghulam Muhammad Qasir 1944 - 1999 Poet, linguist and scholar
Anwarul Haq Anwarul Haq 1917 - 1995 Chief Justice of Pakistan and member
Harichand Megha Dalaya Harichand Megha Dalaya 1921 - 2004 Inventor of spray-drying buffalo milk
Musarrat Hussain Musarrat Hussain 1951 - 2008 Surgeon General of Pakistan Army
Mumtaz Hamid Rao Mumtaz Hamid Rao 1941 - 2011 Journalist, writer, editor-in-chief
Syed Saleem Shahzad Syed Saleem Shahzad 1970 - 2011 Investigative journalist and author
Israr Ahmed Israr Ahmed 1932 - 2010 Founder of Tanzeem-e-Islami and Quranic scholar
Wali ur Rehman Wali ur Rehman 1970 - 2013 Senior commander of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan
Abdul Sattar Edhi Abdul Sattar Edhi 1928 - 2016 Founder of Edhi Foundation
Anjuman Shehzadi Anjuman Shehzadi 1987 - 2011 Stage and film actress
Sardar Mohammad Khan Sardar Mohammad Khan 1915 - 1998 Punjabi-Urdu dictionary
Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui 1938 - 2017 Chief Justice of Pakistan
Ishrat Hussain Usmani Ishrat Hussain Usmani 1917 - 1992 Nuclear physicist and chairman of PAEC
Badam Natawan Badam Natawan 1924 - 1988 Poet and translator of the Quran
Abdul Ghafoor Majna Abdul Ghafoor Majna 1938 - 2012 Footballer
Mohammad Ali Jinnah Mohammad Ali Jinnah 1876 - 1948 Founder and first governor-general of Pakistan
Alamgir Khan Tareen Alamgir Khan Tareen 1959 - 2023 Businessman and founder of Multan Sultans
Ather Shah Khan Jaidi Ather Shah Khan Jaidi 1943 - 2020 Comedian, writer and poet
Nasir Durrani Nasir Durrani 1957 - 2021 Police officer and former Inspector General
Obaidullah Aleem Obaidullah Aleem 1939 - 1998 Poet and activist who opposed martial law
Fazal Mahmood Fazal Mahmood 1927 - 2005 Leg spin bowler
Mazhar Kaleem Mazhar Kaleem 1942 - 2018 Writer, playwright and broadcaster
Sadequain Sadequain 1930 - 1987 Painter and poet
Ghazala Javed Ghazala Javed 1988 - 2012 Pashto playback singer
Dorab Patel Dorab Patel 1917 - 1995 Chief Justice of Pakistan and member
Abdul Hafeez Kardar Abdul Hafeez Kardar 1925 - 1996 Cricketer and politician
Samina Raja Samina Raja 1970 - 2021 Urban planner, food systems researcher
Fahmida Hussain Fahmida Hussain 1948 - 2020 Writer, feminist, and linguist
Colin David Colin David 1937 - 2008 Painter and sculptor
Mirza Adeeb Mirza Adeeb 1914 - 1999 Dramatist and short story writer
Asim Butt Asim Butt 1978 - 2010 Painter and sculptor
Asma Nabeel Asma Nabeel 1979 - 2021 Writer, columnist and journalist of Punjabi
Raja Muhammad Sarwar Raja Muhammad Sarwar 1910 - 1948 Captain in Pakistan Army
Ahmad Mallah, Haji Ahmad Mallah, Haji 1877 - 1969 Poet and translator of the Quran
Qasim Mehdi Qasim Mehdi 1941 - 2016 Molecular biologist and professor
Tariq Jameel Paracha Tariq Jameel Paracha 1950 - 2023 Film, television and stage producer, actor
Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla Ahmed Ghulamali Chagla 1902 - 1953 Composer of the national anthem of Pakistan
Abdul Rahman Pazhwak Abdul Rahman Pazhwak 1919 - 1995 Diplomat, Poet
Naseem Thebo Naseem Thebo 1948 - 2012 Writer, teacher
Majid Jahangir Majid Jahangir 1949 - 2023 Comic actor
Asim Jamil Asim Jamil 1990 - 2023 Director of AJW Industry
Haziqul Khairi Haziqul Khairi 1931 - 2023 Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court
Ishfaq Ahmad Khan Ishfaq Ahmad Khan 1930 - 2018 Nuclear physicist and metallurgical engineer
Shahida Qazi Shahida Qazi 1944 - 2023 Journalist, academic, and script-writer
Shahlyla Baloch Shahlyla Baloch 1996 - 2016 Pakistan national women's team
Khalid Saeed Butt Khalid Saeed Butt 1948 - 2023 Painter and miniaturist
Shabbir Mirza Shabbir Mirza 1946 - 2023 Actor and comedian
Abdul Hafeez Mirza Abdul Hafeez Mirza 1939 - 2021 Tourism worker and educationist
Jon Elia Jon Elia 1931 - 2002 Poet and philosopher of Urdu and Persian
Amina Nazli Amina Nazli 1914 - 1996 Writer, editor, and feminist activist
Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar 1899 - 1958 Member of the Working Committee
Farman Fatehpuri Farman Fatehpuri 1926 - 2013 Linguist, researcher, writer, critic and scholar
Munawar Zarif Munawar Zarif 1940 - 1976 Film actor and comedian
Anna Molka Ahmed Anna Molka Ahmed 1917 - 1994 Painter and poet
Akbar Khan Akbar Khan 1946 - 2023 Actor, painter and sculptor
Ahmed Parvez Ahmed Parvez 1926 - 1979 Painter
Naveed Alam Naveed Alam 1973 - 2021 Field hockey player and coach
Naushaba Burney Naushaba Burney 1932 - 2016 Journalist, social activist, and editor
Nausheen Masud Nausheen Masud 1978 - 2023 Actor, producer, writer, and host
Janullah Hashimzada Janullah Hashimzada 1969 - 2009 Bureau Chief
Prince Ali Khan Prince Ali Khan 1911 - 1960 Racehorse owner and diplomat
Anwar Pirzada Anwar Pirzada 1939 - 2007 Journalist, columnist, writer
Shaikh Ayaz Shaikh Ayaz 1923 - 1997 Short story writer
Safwat Ghayur Safwat Ghayur 1959 - 2010 Police officer and commandant
Annie Ali Khan Annie Ali Khan 1980 - 2018 Journalist and author
Parveen Shakir Parveen Shakir 1952 - 1994 Poet ,civil servant who brought a feminine voice
Askari Mian Irani Askari Mian Irani 1940 - 2004 Painter and art activist
Abdus Salam Abdus Salam 1926 - 1996 Theoretical physicist and professor
Tahir Shamsi Tahir Shamsi 1962 - 2021 Bone marrow transplant physician
Ahmed Faraz Ahmed Faraz 1931 - 2008 Urdu poet, scriptwriter founding Director General
Sir Feroze Khan Noon Sir Feroze Khan Noon 1893 - 1970 Seventh Prime Minister of Pakistan
Mumtaz Rashidi Mumtaz Rashidi 1934 - 2004 Social worker and writer
Abdul Malik Kasi Abdul Malik Kasi 1937 - 2021 Minister of Railways and Health
Abdul Hafeez Pirzada Abdul Hafeez Pirzada 1935 - 2015 Minister of Law and Finance
Habib Jalib Habib Jalib 1928 - 1993 Poet and activist who opposed martial law
Aijaz Ahmad Aijaz Ahmad 1941 - 2022 Civil servant, historian, biographer, author
Aliya Nazir Aliya Nazir 1976 - 2023 Fashion designer and co-founder
Fariha Razzaq Haroon Fariha Razzaq Haroon 1956 - 2018 Journalist, academic, and script-writer
Fakhruddin Ebrahim Fakhruddin Ebrahim 1928 - 2020 Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan
Eqbal Mehdi Eqbal Mehdi 1946 - 2008 Painter and artist
Ismail Gulgee Ismail Gulgee 1926 - 2007 Painter and sculptor
Shoaib Hashmi Shoaib Hashmi 1938 - 2023 Playwright, actor and academic
Qazi Ashfaq Qazi Ashfaq 1967 - 2001 Footballer
Riazuddin Riazuddin 1930 - 2013 Theoretical physicist and director of TPG
Sartaj Aziz Sartaj Aziz 1929 - 2023 Foreign minister and national security advisor
Saadat Hasan Manto Saadat Hasan Manto 1912 - 1955 Short story writer
Abdul Jabbar Junejo Abdul Jabbar Junejo 1923 - 1989 Civil servant, historian, biographer, author
Meherban Karim Meherban Karim 1979 - 2008 Mountaineer
Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto 1953 - 2007 First woman leader of a Muslim nation
Najma Sadeque Najma Sadeque 1943 - 2015 Journalist, activist, and writer
Ashfaq Ahmed Ashfaq Ahmed 1925 - 2004 Writer, playwright and broadcaster
Mushtaq Ahmed Baig Mushtaq Ahmed Baig 1951 - 2008 Surgeon General of Pakistan Army
Saeed Rashid Saeed Rashid 1927 - 1999 Poet and scholar of Sindhi literature
General Muhammad Zia ul Haq General Muhammad Zia ul Haq 1924 - 1988 Sixth President and Chief Martial Law
Khalid Iqbal Khalid Iqbal 1929 - 2014 Painter and sculptor
Mohammad Ali Bogra Mohammad Ali Bogra 1909 - 1963 Third Prime Minister of Pakistan
Masood Fakhri Masood Fakhri 1932 - 2016 Left winger for East Bengal, Mohammedan
Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar 1897 - 1960 Sixth Prime Minister of Pakistan
Khawaja Khurshid Anwar Khawaja Khurshid Anwar 1912 - 1984 Filmmaker, writer, director and music composer
Naimatullah Khan Naimatullah Khan 1930 - 2020 Mayor of Karachi
Rubina Qureshi Rubina Qureshi 1940 - 2022 Singer, songwriter and folk icon of Sindhi
Yousaf Shakeel Yousaf Shakeel 1938 - 2023 Actor, playwright and academic
Arthur Nayyar Arthur Nayyar 1950 - 2016 Playback singer, ghazal singer
Chaudhry Fazal Ellahi Chaudhry Fazal Ellahi 1904 - 1982 Fifth President of Pakistan
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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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