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Manzoor Ali Khan
Ustad Manzoor Ali Khan () (1922 – 9 September 1980) was a Pakistani singer belonging to the Gwalior gharana singing style, one of the oldest singing traditions in Hindustani classical music. Born in Shikarpur, Sindh, Pakistan, he was the first classical musician of the twentieth century who knew about the regional music of Sindh. Early life Manzoor's father had migrated from Gurdaspur, Punjab, British India and came to live at Khairpur, Sindh because of the ruling Talpurs, who were quite fond of his music. In a short period of time, the family shifted to Shikarpur. Manzoor was born in 1922 in Shikarpur, Sindh, Pakistan. He studied there up to secondary school level and later moved to Tando Adam Khan with his father in 1940. Musical career Manzoor Ali Khan took musical lessons from his father, Jamalo Khan and another musician Seendho Khan. His parents took him to musical events in Sindh and Punjab. He was a maestro in singing "Tappa", a kind of classical music, in Paki ...
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Shikarpur, Sindh
Shikarpur (; ') is a city and the capital of Shikarpur District in Sindh province of Pakistan. It is situated about 29 km west of the right bank of the Indus River, Indus, with a railway station, 37 km north-west of Sukkur. It is the List of most populous cities in Pakistan, 42nd largest city of Pakistan by population according to the 2017 census. History Shikarpur was founded in 1677 as the hunting ground of Mahar (tribe), Mahars. Shikarpur, the seat of civilisation, culture, trade and commerce acquired political and economic importance because of its strategic location on the map of Sindh, being directly accessible to those who came from Central and West Asia through the Bolan Pass. In the early 17th century this emerald city in the northern Sindh province of Pakistan became the nucleus of a historical trade center on a caravan route through the Bolan Pass into Afghanistan. Shikarpur became the core of manufactures including brass and metal goods, carpets, cotton clot ...
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Pakistan Television Corporation
Pakistan Television Corporation (; reporting name: PTV); also known as ''Pakistan Television'', is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster founded by the Government of Pakistan, operating under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It was established on 26 November 1964, with a pilot television station established at Lahore. History Background The idea of establishing a media and television industry was conceived in late 1956 and created by the privately set up national education commission with the support of President Ayub Khan in 1960. In 1961, the private sector media mogul and industrialist Syed Wajid Ali launched a television industrial development project, bringing the role of Ubaidur Rahman, an electrical engineer in the Engineering Division of Radio Pakistan, as the project director of the first television station in Lahore. Ali reached a milestone in 1961 after establishing a private television broadcasting company with the cooperation of Nippon Electr ...
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1980 Deaths
Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – In Saudi Arabia, 63 Islamist insurgents are beheaded for their part in the siege of the Great Mosque in Mecca in November 1979. * January 14 – Congress (I) party leader, Indira Gandhi returns to power as the Prime Minister of India. * January 20 – At least 200 people are killed when the Corralejas Bullring collapses at Sincelejo, Colombia. * January 21 – The London Gold Fixing hits its highest price ever of $843 per troy ounce ($2,249.50 in 2020 when adjusted for inflation). * January 22 – Andrei Sakharov, Soviet scientist and human rights activist, is arrested in Moscow. * January 26 – Israel and Egypt establish diplomatic relations. * January 27 – Canadian Caper: Six United States diplomats, posing as Canadians, mana ...
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1922 Births
Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann, the day after Éamon de Valera resigns. * January 11 – The first successful insulin treatment of diabetes is made, by Frederick Banting in Toronto. * January 15 – Michael Collins (Irish leader), Michael Collins becomes Chairman of the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State. * January 26 – Italian forces occupy Misrata, Italian Libya, Libya; the Pacification of Libya, reconquest of Libya begins. February * February 6 ** Pope Pius XI (Achille Ratti) succeeds Pope Benedict XV, to become the 259th pope. ** The Washington Naval Treaty, Five Power Naval Disarmament Treaty is signed between the United States, United Kingdom, Empire of Japan, Japan, French Third Republic, France and Kingdom of Italy, Italy. Japan returns some ...
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Poet
A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator (thought, thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral tradition, oral or literature, written), or they may also performance, perform their art to an audience. The work of a poet is essentially one of communication, expressing ideas either in a literal sense (such as communicating about a specific event or place) or metaphorically. Poets have existed since prehistory, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary greatly in different cultures and periods. Throughout each civilization and language, poets have used various styles that have changed over time, resulting in countless poets as diverse as the literature that (since the advent of writing systems) they have produced. History Ancient poets The civilization of Sumer figures prominently in the history of early poetry, a ...
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Sufi
Sufism ( or ) is a mysticism, mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic Tazkiyah, purification, spirituality, ritualism, and Asceticism#Islam, asceticism. Practitioners of Sufism are referred to as "Sufis" (from , ), and historically typically belonged to "orders" known as (pl. ) — congregations formed around a grand (saint) who would be the last in a Silsilah, chain of successive teachers linking back to Muhammad, with the goal of undergoing (self purification) and the hope of reaching the Maqam (Sufism), spiritual station of . The ultimate aim of Sufis is to seek the pleasure of God by endeavoring to return to their original state of purity and natural disposition, known as . Sufism emerged early on in Islamic history, partly as a reaction against the expansion of the early Umayyad Caliphate (661–750) and mainly under the tutelage of Hasan al-Basri. Although Sufis were opposed to dry legalism, they strictly obs ...
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Naseem Kharal
Naseem Ahmed Kharal () (June 29, 1939 – July 14, 1978) was a Sindhi people, Sindhi short story writer.Daily Dawn on July 15, 2003 He was born on June 29, 1939, in Kharalabad, Khairpur District of British India, what subsequently became Pakistan. Personal life Son of Abdul Kareem Kharal from District Khairpur, who was a Kharal Jat Muslim, Jatt landlord, Naseem was the eldest of all the seven siblings, four brothers and two sisters. He married his cousin, a daughter of Abdul Raheem Kharal, Chief Justice of Khairpur Mir's, and has six children. He gained a Bachelor of Arts and a LLB, law degree and became a landlord.Maroo Jee Malir Ja, By Khadim Hussain Chandio, p. 731-2 Although a qualified lawyer, he never practiced law and stuck to his roots of agriculture. His work includes ''Pahrein Murad'', ''Kafir'', ''34 dar'' and his published books are ''Shabnam Shabnam Kanwal Kanwal'' (1966), ''Akhyoon Arsiyoon'' (1968), ''Khirnda Khatinhar'', ''Chotihoon Dar'' (1973) and ''Dummy''. He ...
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Ghous Ali Shah
Sayyid, Syed Ghous Ali Shah (Urdu: سید غوث علی شاہ; born 1 January 1934) is a Pakistani people, Pakistani politician and jurist. He was Chief Minister of Sindh, Pakistan from 1985 to 1988. He has also remained the Defence Minister of Pakistan from 1991 to 1993 and the Education Minister of Pakistan from 1997 to 1999. He has been elected the Member of National Assembly of Pakistan from his native Constituency NA-215 Khairpur as a result of the 2013 Pakistani general election. Education Ghous Ali Shah was born in 1934. He received his secondary education in Naz High School, Khairpur, Pakistan, Khairpur. In the 1950s the School had qualified teachers from all over the country and was one of the most reputed institutions of Sindh. His name is engraved on a plaque and hung up on the "Distinguished Students" board. He graduated from the Sindh Muslim College of the University of Karachi, Pakistan. He did his LLB from the Sindh Muslim Law College of the University of Karac ...
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Chief Minister Of Sindh
The chief minister of Sindh (, —), is the elected head of government of Sindh and serves alongside the Chief Secretary. Murad Ali Shah is the current Chief Minister of Sindh, serving since 26 February 2024. The chief minister is the head of the provincial government alongside the Chief Secretary. The Chief Minister of Sindh is elected by the Provincial Assembly of Sindh and is the leader of the provincial Legislature. The office of Chief Minister is located in Karachi, the capital of the Sindh province and is known as the ''CM Secretariat''. Eligibility The Constitution of Pakistan sets the principle of qualifications which one must meet to be eligible to the office of the Chief Minister. A Chief Minister must be: * a citizen of Pakistan * should be a member of the provincial legislature. The Chief Minister is elected by a majority in the provincial legislative assembly. This is procedurally established by the vote of confidence in the legislative assembly, as suggested ...
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Sassui Palijo
Sassui Palijo ( Sindhi: سسئي پليجو) is a politician and a columnist from Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan. Palijo is currently affiliated to Pakistan Peoples Party, served as a Senator on women's reserved seat from Sindh from 2015 to 2021. She is also a two-time Member of the Sindh Provincial Assembly from PS-85 (Thatta-II). Early life and education She was born on 10 January 1976 into a Sindhi Muslim family, in Jungshahi, Thatta. She is a double graduate, with an undergraduate degree in law from London and an MA in political science from University of Sindh (1989). Political career She was first elected Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from Mirpur Sakro area of constituency PS-85 (Thatta-II) in 2002 and later in 2008, when she was the only directly elected female assembly member in Sindh out of 168 assembly members. She served as the Minister for Culture in the Sindh cabinet led by chief minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah from 2008 to 2013. Her efforts led to the sh ...
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Government Of Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan () (abbreviated as GoP), constitutionally known as the Federal Government, commonly known as the Centre, is the national authority of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a federal republic located in South Asia, consisting of four provinces and one federal territory. The territories of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir are also part of the country but have separate systems and are not part of the federation. Under the Constitution, there are three primary branches of a government: ''the legislative'', whose powers are vested in a bicameral Parliament; ''the executive'', consisting of the president, aided by the Cabinet which is headed by the prime minister; and ''the judiciary'', with the Supreme Court. Effecting the Westminster system for governing the state, the government is mainly composed of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, in which all powers are vested by the Constitution in the Parliament, the prime minister an ...
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