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Ghulam Sarwar Sr.
Ghulam Sarwar Sr. (1954 – 10 October 2024), was a Pakistani footballer who played as a midfielder. Sarwar played for the Pakistan national team in the 1970s, and captained the national team on several occasions. Club career Hailing from Lyari, Sarwar rose through the ranks from school football. During the 1970s, several local leagues were launched across the Middle East, where several Pakistani players represented club sides in these leagues and some of these players even coached the clubs’ new youth setups. Subsequently, Sarwar moved to the United Arab Emirates, where he featured for Emirates Club in the mid-1970s. He played for the Abu Dhabi based club alongside national teammate Ali Nawaz Baloch at the top-tier UAE Football League. Both also played for Pakistan Airlines simultaneously. International career Sarwar made his international debut with Pakistan in 1969. During his career, he visited Iran, Turkey, Russia, Sri Lanka, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan National Football Team
The Pakistan national football team () represents Pakistan in men's international Association football, football in FIFA-authorized events and is controlled by the Pakistan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Pakistan. Pakistan became a member of FIFA in 1948 and joined the Asian Football Confederation in 1950. Pakistan's national team debuted in 1950 and has yet to qualify for the FIFA World Cup finals. Pakistan has never qualified for any major tournament outside the South Asian region, although on regional level the team has won the 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament, and has achieved gold at the Football at the South Asian Games, South Asian Games in Football at the 1989 South Asian Games, 1989 and Football at the 1991 South Asian Games, 1991. Pakistan had a brief period of emergence in the 1950s and early 1960s, but as the global popularity of football surged, the sport’s standing in Pakistan deteriorated. The standard achieved in the early y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qadir Bakhsh
Ghulam Qadir Bakhsh (10 October 1946 – 2008), was a Pakistani footballer who played as a midfielder. Nicknamed as ''Putla'', Qadir played in the 1960s and 1970s and captained the Pakistan national team in 1970. Early life Bakhsh was born on 10 October 1947 in the Lyari locality of Karachi. He studied at Jamia Islamia Khada School and Private Education till intermediate level, where he started playing football at school level. He later joined local club Baghdad Sports. Club career Bakhsh played football at senior level for Dhaka PIDC, Dhaka Mohammedan, Dilkusha SC, and Victoria SC in the Dhaka First Division League. He also played for PWD Sports Club and Karachi Municipal Corporation football teams in 1971 and the latter in 1972. He captained Sindh Red that clinched the 1975 National Football Championship at Quetta. International career Bakhsh was noticed while playing for the Karachi Division team that beat a Turkish visiting team 4–0 in a charity match played to bene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Ghafoor (footballer)
Abdul Ghafoor (3 August 1938 – 7 September 2012), known by his nickname Majna, was a Pakistani professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Ghafoor also captained the Pakistan national football team during the Football at the 1974 Asian Games, 1974 Asian Games. He was nicknamed the ''Pakistani Pelé'' and ''Black Pearl of Pakistan'', for his resemblance to the Brazilian football legend and his playing abilities, and is regarded as one of the earliest legends in Pakistan football history. Early life Ghafoor was born in Saifi Lane, Baghdadi, Karachi, Baghdadi, a neighbourhood of Lyari in Karachi in British India on 3 August 1938. Belonging to the Siddi, Sheedi community, his grandparents reportedly migrated from Africa and settled in Saifi Lane. Ghafoor was fond of football since early age, and often ran away during classes to nearby ground to join boys playing football. Ghafoor claimed that he had to sell his school bags in order to buy sports shoes. He was popularly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moosa Ghazi
Moosa Ghazi (; 1937 – 12 May 2003) was a Pakistani Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), left winger. Ghazi represented the Pakistan national football team in the 1950s to 1960s, and was member of the national squad which finished finalists at the 1962 Merdeka Tournament. Considered as one of the earliest legends in Pakistan football history, he was renowned for his performances at the wing and goalscoring abilities. Early life Ghazi hailed from the locality of Lyari in Karachi in British Raj, British India. He belonged to the ''Makrani Baloch'' community (also known as Siddi, Sheedi) of Sudanese descent. Club career Keamari Mohammedan Ghazi started playing football with Karachi club Keamari Mohammedan alongside his brother Abid Ghazi. East Bengal Ghazi played for East Bengal FC, East Bengal from 1956 to 1958. He scored 50 goals for East Bengal Club, being their highest scorer in 1956 and 1957. He scored a brilliant goal wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Umer
Muhammad Umer Baloch Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, TI FIFA Order of Merit, FIFAOM (; 1935 – 21 March 2004), alternatively spelled Mohammad Omer and popularly known as Captain Umer, was a Pakistani professional footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. Renowned for his goal-scoring abilities, prolific finishing, and hat-tricks, he is widely considered as one of the greatest Pakistani footballers of all time. Since 1965, Umer is the List of top international men's football goalscorers by country, all-time top goalscorer of the Pakistan national football team, Pakistan national team. Starting his sport career in clubs in Karachi, Umer later represented Mohammedan SC (Kolkata), Kolkata Mohammedan in the late 1950s. In his first year, he became the Calcutta Football League, Calcutta League's top scorer, while also guiding Mohammedan to the title, also captaining the side to win the 1960 Aga Khan Gold Cup. He continued his professional career in various clubs in East Pak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Sindh
The Government of Sindh () () is the provincial government of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the 1973 Constitution, in which 30 Districts of 7 Divisions under its authority and jurisdiction. The province's executive head and head of the government is the Chief Secretary Sindh. All officers and cabinet members report to the Chief Secretary. The Chief Secretary is an appointed official by the Prime Minister of Pakistan. The Chief Secretary of Sindh is usually a Grade 22 officer, belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service. Although the Governor is the head of the province on paper, it is largely a ceremonial position; and the main powers lie with the Chief Secretary of Sindh and Chief Minister of Sindh. The province is governed by a unicameral legislature with the head of government known as the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister, invariably a leader of a political party represented in the Assembly, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistani Rupee
The Pakistani rupee (; ISO code: PKR; symbol: ; abbreviation: Re (singular) and Rs (plural)) is the official currency in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the State Bank of Pakistan. It was officially adopted by the Government of Pakistan in 1949. Earlier the coins and notes were issued and controlled by the Reserve Bank of India until 1949, when it was handed over to the Government and State Bank of Pakistan, by the Government and Reserve Bank of India. In Pakistani English, large values of rupees are counted in thousands; lac (hundred thousands); crore (ten-millions); arab (billion); kharab (hundred billion). Numbers are still grouped in thousands History The word ''rūpiya'' is derived from the Sanskrit word ''rūpya'', which means "wrought silver, a coin of silver", in origin an adjective meaning "shapely", with a more specific meaning of "stamped, impressed", whence "coin". It is derived from the noun '' rūpa'' "shap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The News International
''The News International'', published in broadsheet size, is one of the largest English language newspapers in Pakistan. It is published daily from Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi/ Islamabad. An overseas edition is published from London that caters to the Pakistani community in the United Kingdom.Profile of Pakistani newspaper The News International on mondotimes.com website Retrieved 22 September 2017. Publication ''The News International'' was launched in 1991. ''The News International'' and its Sunday version ''The News on Sunday'' is published by the Jang Group of Newspapers, publisher of the ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan International Airlines
Pakistan International Airlines, commonly known as PIA, is the flag carrier of Pakistan. With its primary hub at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, the airline also operates from its secondary hubs at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore and at Islamabad International Airport. Founded on 29 October 1946 by Mirza Ahmad Ispahani and Adamjee Haji Dawood as Orient Airways, the airline was initially based in Calcutta, British India, before shifting operations to the newly independent state of Pakistan in August 1947. Orient Airways was nationalised to form the Pakistan International Airlines Corporation (PIAC). The new airline commenced international services in 1955 to London, via Cairo and Rome. In 1964, it became the first non-Communist airline to fly to China. The airline assisted in the establishment of Emirates in 1985. In 2004, PIA became the launch customer of the Boeing 777-200LR. On 10 November 2005, PIA used the Boeing 777-200LR to complete the world's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament
The 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament also called Quaid-e-Azam Birth Centenary International Football Tournament, was the first edition of the Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament. The event was held at the Hockey Stadium in Karachi, Pakistan. Overview Originally scheduled for 22 October, the tournament was initially designed with two groups, Group A consisting of Chinese team Guangdong, Afghanistan, and Pakistan Greens (the national A team), and Group B comprising Malaysia, Mauritius, and Pakistan Reds (the B team). However, in early October, the tournament's start date was abruptly moved up to 12 October. Malaysia (originally set to arrive on the 18th) and Mauritius (on the 19th) were unable to adjust their travel plans on short notice. As a result, only Group A matches were played in the initial days of the tournament. By 16 October, the Pakistan Football Federation declared that the tournament would only include Group A, citing Malaysia's withdrawal. Additiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup
The Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup was an annual football tournament held in Ghazi Stadium, Afghanistan. The football tournament was part of a festival of sporting and cultural events staged annually in Kabul from 1974 till 1977 to commemorate the anniversary of the Republic of Afghanistan, following its foundation on 17 July 1973 when Mohammad Daoud Khan came to power following the 1973 Afghan coup d'état. It was stopped following Daoud's assassination on 28 April 1978 during a coup d'état (the Saur Revolution) which formed the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. The anniversary of the Saur Revolution was also celebrated with a similar ''Jashn'' festival later on in 1979, which was won by Pamir Dushanbe for the fifth consecutive time. The 1976 edition also featured the official national teams of India and Pakistan. Etymology The festival was referred to as ''Jashn-e-Jamhouriat'' (), ''Jashn-e-Kabul'', or simply ''Jashn''. It was also referred to in the Kabul Times newsp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
