Muhammad Iqbal
Muhammad Iqbal (9 November 1877 – 21 April 1938), widely known as Allama Iqbal, was a poet, philosopher and politician, as well as an academic, barrister and scholar in British India who is widely regarded as having inspired the Pakistan Movement. He is called the "Spiritual Father of Pakistan". He is considered one of the most important figures in Urdu literature, with literary work in both Urdu and Persian. Read More
Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Faiz Ahmad Faiz MBE, NI (13 February 1911 – 20 November 1984) was a Indo-Pakistani leftist poet and author and one of the most celebrated writers of the Urdu language. Among other accolades, Faiz was nominated for Nobel Prize in Literature and won the Lenin Peace Prize. Born in Punjab, British India, He went on to serve in the British Indian Army and was awarded in the British Empire Medal. After Pakistan's independence, Faiz became the editor of "The Pakistan Times" and a leading member of the Communist Party before being arrested in 1951 as an alleged part of conspiracy to overthrow the Liaquat administration and replace it with a left-wing government. Read More
Waheed Murad
Waheed Murad (2 October 1938 – 23 November 1983) was a Pakistani film actor, producer and script writer, famous for his charming expressions, attractive personality, tender voice and unusual talent for acting. Waheed is considered as one of the most famous and influential actors of South Asia. He is often referred to as "Chocolaty Hero" or "Chocolate Hero". Born in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan, did graduation from S.M. Arts College Karachi, and then masters in English literature from University of Karachi.He started his film career as cameo in 1959 in the film Saathi when he was 21 years old. His naughty facial gestures, bold romanticism and alluring performance style during picturisation of songs made him immensely popular. Read More
Shoaib Malik
Shoaib Malik (born 1 February 1982) is a Pakistani cricketer and former captain of the team from 2007 to 2009. He made his One-Day International debut in 1999 against the West Indies and his Test debut in 2001 against Bangladesh. On 3rd November, 2015, he announced his retirement from Test cricket to focus on 2019 Cricket World Cup. On 2nd July, 2018, he became the first male cricketer to play 100 T20s. Read More
Shahnaz Sheikh
Born in Sialkot, Shahnaz Sheikh is a retired Pakistani field hockey player. In 2014, he was the head coach of Pakistan National Hockey Team. A forward, Shahnaz Sheikh played between 1969 and 1978. He was capped 68 times and scored 45 goals for the Pakistan National Hockey Team. He won Silver in 1972 and Bronze in 1976 Olympics. Shahnaz won the 1971 Field Hockey World Cup and was runner-up in 1975 and won again in 1978. Shahnaz was one of the most skilled hockey players that Pakistan had produced. At the same time, Shahnaz was also an explosive player who stood tall among his contemporaries and would have easily walked into any field hockey side in the world. Read More