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• Jinnah Stadium Sialkot

  23 March 2013 ( #Jinnah Park, #India, #Sialkot, #United Nations Human Rights Council, #Sri Lanka, #Saeed Anwar, #Sialkot Stallions, #Pakistan )

  Jinnah Stadium, one of the oldest Cricket stadiums in Pakistan, is located in Sialkot, Pakistan. It is one of the oldest cricket grounds in Pakistan. Before independence, it was called Connelley Park. After independence, it was renamed as Jinnah Park....

• Ghulam Farid Sabri Qawal

  24 March 2013 ( #Ghulam Farid Sabri, #Hindustani classical music, #Qawwali, #Sabri Brother, #Pakistan, #Karachi, #Sufism, #Sabri )

  Ghulam Farid Sabri (1930 - April 5, 1994) was a major Qawwali singer, and a leading member of the Sabri Brothers, a leading qawwali group. He was born in Kalyana, a village in the district of Rohtak in East Punjab, British India in 1930. His family's...

• Taunsa Barrage

  25 March 2013 ( #Indus Basin Project, #Taunsa Barrage, #River Indus, #Pakistan, #TP Link, #Taunsa Sharif, #Punjab, #Ramsar Convention )

  Taunsa Barrage is a barrage on the River Indus in the Muzaffargarh District of Punjab province of Pakistan. It is situated 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Taunsa Sharif and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Kot Addu. This barrage controls water flow in the...

• Kahuta

  27 March 2013 ( #Punjab Pakistan, #Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, #Pakistan Armed Forces, #Kahuta, #Ghulam Ishaq Khan, #Pakistan, #Project-706, #Punjab )

  Kahuta (Urdu: کہوٹہ) is a census-designated town and tehsil in the Rawalpindi District of Punjab Province, Pakistan. The population of the Kahuta Tehsil is approximately 160,000 at the 2008 census. Kahuta is the home to the Kahuta Research Laboratories...

• Muhammad Ayub Khan

  25 March 2013 ( #Liaquat Ali Khan, #India, #Iskander Mirza, #Ayub Khan, #Pakistan, #Soviet Union, #East Pakistan, #Ayub )

  Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969, belonged to the Pashtun Tareen tribe of Abbottabad. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Muhammad Ayub Khan (Urdu: محمد ایوب خان ; May 14, 1907 – 19 April 1974) was a five-star general and a politician, serving...

• Diamer-Bhasha Dam

  23 March 2013 ( #Technology, #Gilgit, #Tarbela Dam, #River Indus, #Diamer-Bhasha Dam, #Watt, #Pakistan, #Gilgit-Baltistan )

  Diamer-Bhasha Dam is an under-construction roller compacted concrete (RCC) dam on the River Indus in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Its foundation stone was laid by Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani of Pakistan on 18 October 2011. Upon completion, Diamer-Bhasha...

• Julian Paul Assange

  22 March 2013 ( #Editor-in-chief, #Sweden, #United States, #Julian Paul Assange, #Julian Assange, #Ecuador, #WikiLeaks, #Australia )

  English: Julian Assange at New Media Days 09 in Copenhagen. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Julian Paul Assange ([ pron.: / ə ˈ s ɑː n dʒ / ] ə- sahnj ; [2] [3] born 3 July 1971) is an Australian editor, activist, publisher and journalist. [4] [5] He is best...

• Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad

  23 March 2013 ( #Shakoor Rana, #Sri Lanka, #Mike Gatting, #Faisalabad, #Pakistan, #Iqbal Stadium, #New Zealand, #Sanath Jayasuriya )

  A test match taking place at Faisalabad's Iqbal Stadium Iqbal Stadium (Urdu: اقبال سٹیڈیم ) is a Test cricket ground in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Previous names for the ground include Lyallpur Stadium, National Stadium, and City Stadium. The current name...

• Kishwar Naheed

  21 March 2013 ( #Lahore, #Kishwar Naheed, #Master of Arts, #Punjab University, #Urdu, #Bulandshahr, #Pakistan, #Pakistan National Council of the Arts )

  Kishwar Naheed ( Urdu : کشور ناہید ) (born 1940) is a feminist Urdu poet from Pakistan . She has written several poetry books. She has also received awards including Sitara-e-Imtiaz for her literary contribution towards Urdu literature . [1] Early life...

• The Chenab River

  21 March 2013 ( #Kashmir, #India, #Chenab River, #Indus Waters Treaty, #Himachal Pradesh, #Pakistan, #Jammu, #Jammu Kashmir )

  A view of River Chenab near Sialkot. The Chenab River ( Urdu : درياۓ چناب ), ( pron.: / tʃ ə ˈ n ɑː b / , Punjabi : ਚਨਾਬ, canāb , Hindi : चनाब, literally: 'Moon(Chan) چن River(aab)' آب) is a major river of Jammu and Kashmir and the Punjab in Pakistan...

• Ata ul Haq Qasmi

  21 March 2013 ( #Qasmi, #Nawaz Sharif, #Ata ul Haq Qasmi, #Norway, #Urdu, #Thailand, #Columnist, #Pakistan )

  English: Atta ulhaq qasmi visting OSLO, Norway (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Ata ul Haq Qasmi ( Urdu : عطا الحق قاسمی ) is a Pakistani Urdu language columnist and poet. He has written many articles on different subjects for the leading newspapers of Pakistan....

• Mount Kilimanjaro

  21 March 2013 ( #Mount Kilimanjaro, #Kibo, #Africa, #Tanzania, #Aconcagua, #Google, #Kilimanjaro Region, #Mountain )

  Mawenzi, Mountain in Kilimanjaro area, in Tanzania. Seen from Kibo hut (in foreground). (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Kilimanjaro , with its three volcanic cones , Kibo , Mawenzi , and Shira , is a dormant volcanic mountain in Kilimanjaro National Park ,...

• Sohail Rana

  21 March 2013 ( #Bachelor of Arts, #Waheed Murad, #Sohail Rana, #Music of Pakistan, #Ahmed Rushdi, #Pakistan, #Doraha, #Armaan )

  Sohail Rana (born 1938) is a Pakistani music composer for films . He was introduced by actor Waheed Murad in Pakistan film industry and gained popularity when singer Ahmed Rushdi sang his compositions in such films like Arman and Doraha . [1] He is now...

• Dudiptsar Lake

  21 March 2013 ( #Kaghan Valley, #Lulusar-Dudipatsar National Park, #Kunhar River, #Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, #Dudipatsar, #Pakistan, #Travel and Tourism, #Saiful Muluk National Park )

  English: A view of Dudipatsar Lake. in Lulusar-Dudipatsar National Park One of the most beautiful lakes in Pakistan I have ever seen (Author:Ch. Muhammad Umer, July-2004) ch.umer@gmail.com (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Dudiptsar Lake or Dudipat Lake is a...

• The Soan River

  21 March 2013 ( #Soan River, #Ling Stream, #John Soane Museum, #John Soane, #Pakistan, #Simly Dam, #Kak Pul, #London )

  The Swaan river cuts through Himalayan hills and creates many gorges, one of them is here. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Soan ( Urdu : سون) (preferred), Sawaan ( Urdu : سواں), Sawan or Sohan River is a river in Punjab , Pakistan . Location and geography...

• Jehlam River

  21 March 2013 ( #Kashmir, #India, #Chenab River, #Kashmiri, #Jhelum River, #Pakistan, #Rigveda, #Jhelum )

  English: The Jehlum River Bridge at Jehlum from Sarai Alamgir side. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Jehlam River or Jhelum River Urdu : دریاۓ جہلم , ( pron.: / ˈ dʒ eɪ l ə m / ) ( Sanskrit : वितस्ता, Kashmiri : Vyeth, Hindi : झेलम, Punjabi : ਜੇਹਲਮ ( Gurmukhi...

• Zahida Hina

  21 March 2013 ( #Zahida Hina, #World Literature, #Urdu, #Pakistan, #Short story, #Pakistani, #Literature, #Arts )

  Zahida Hina ( Urdu : زاہدہ حنا) (born 1946) is a noted Urdu columnist, essayist, short story writer, novelist and dramatist from Pakistan . Life Zahida was born on October 5, 1946 in the Sasaram town of Bihar , India . After the partition of India , her...

• Confucius

  21 March 2013 ( #Confucianism, #Lu (state), #China, #Confucius, #550s BC, #Qin Dynasty, #Analects, #Golden Rule )

  The teaching Confucius. Portrait by Wu Daozi, 685-758, Tang Dynasty. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Confucius (551–479 BCE) [1] was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history. The philosophy of...

• The Neelum River

  21 March 2013 ( #Line of Control, #Kashmir, #India, #Neelum River, #Krishansar Lake, #Jhelum River, #Pakistan, #Azad Kashmir )

  Banjosa, Rawalakot (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Neelum River ( Hindi : नीलम नदी, Urdu : دریائے نیلم ), or Kishanganga ( Sanskrit / Hindi : कृष्णगंगा नदी, Urdu : کِشڻ گنگا ندی ), is a river in the Kashmir region of India and Pakistan. Geography The Neelam...

• Farzana Raja

  20 March 2013 ( #Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, #Farzana Raja, #Pakistan People, #Yousaf Raza Gillani, #Benazir Income Support Programme, #United Nations Development Fund for Women, #Pakistan, #Benazir Bhutto )

  Farzana Raja, Federal Minister, Pakistan - 'How does the region make sense of a world characterized by pronounced fragility and heightened uncertainty?' - 2011 Horasis Global Arab Business Meeting (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Farzana Raja (born January 2,...

• Islahuddin

  21 March 2013 ( #India, #2010 FIFA World Cup, #International Hockey Federation, #Pakistan, #Islahuddin Siddique, #Hockey World Cup, #World Cup, #Meerut )

  2009 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup: India vs New Zealand (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Islahuddin Siddique is a field hockey player from Pakistan. He was born on January 10, 1948 in Meerut, India. A right winger from Pakistan, he led Pakistan to Hockey World...

• The Satluj River

  21 March 2013 ( #India, #Indus River, #Hindu Kush, #Lake Rakshastal, #Indus Waters Treaty, #Himachal Pradesh, #Sutlej, #Pakistan )

  13-10-08 217 CONFLUENCE OF INDUS RIVER N (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The Satluj River ( Urdu : درياۓ ستلُج ), (alternatively spelled as Sutlej River) ( Bengali : শতদ্রু, Punjabi : ਸਤਲੁਜ, and Hindi : सतलज) is the longest of the five rivers that flow through...

• Zamir Jafri

  19 March 2013 ( #Lahore, #Punjab University, #Urdu, #Pakistan, #Karachi, #Islamia College, #Pakistani, #Zamir Jafri )

  Famous Urdu Humorous Poet Zamir Jafri (January 1, 1916 – May 12, 1999) was a Pakistani poet born in Dina Jhelum. He became famous for his Urdu hu morous poetry and also wrote humorous columns in the newspapers and periodicals. After graduating from Punjab...

• Panjnad River

  21 March 2013 ( #Indus, #Indus River, #Panjnad, #Sutlej, #Punjab region, #Pakistan, #Punjab, #Sindh )

  English: Footbridge on the Indus River, Pakistan Français : Pont piétonnier sur l'Indus au Pakistan (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Panjnad River ( Urdu / Punjabi Shahmukhi : پنجند, Punjabi Gurmukhi ਪੰਜਨਦ) (panj = five, nadi = river) is a river at the extreme...

• Yahya Khan

  25 March 2013 ( #Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, #Khan, #Ayub Khan, #Pakistan, #Chief Martial Law Administrator, #Operation Grand Slam, #Yahya Khan, #East Pakistan )

  Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan, [1] (Urdu: آغا محمد یحیی خان قزلباش ; February 4, 1917 – August 10, 1980), was a senior Army Commander who was the third President of Pakistan, and the military dictator [2] from 1969 until the dissolution of East-Pakistan, in...