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Hassan Nisar
Hassan Nisar ( Punjabi, Urdu: ; born 5 July 1951) is a Pakistani journalist, newspaper columnist, TV news analyst,'People are misinterpreting what I said', Hassan Nisar explains PTI support comment Pakistan Today (newspaper), Published 18 January 2019, Retrieved 18 February 2019 and . Early life and education Hassan Nisar was born on July 5, 1951 in , Punjab into a literary[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Abid Ali (actor)
Abid Ali (; 29 March 1952 – 5 September 2019) was a Pakistani actor, director and producer. Ali acted in over 200 films and numerous television dramas, but is best known for his role as Dilawar Khan in the 1979 PTV classic drama '' Waris''. Early and personal life Born and educated in Quetta, Abid Ali was attracted to the arts from an early age, writing stories and painting in his childhood and teenage years. Abid Ali was married twice. From his first marriage to actress and singer Humaira Ali (née Chaudhry),Khushbakht Shahid (21 April 2018)"Pakistani mother-daughter celebrities who were too good to be ignored"''The Business Recorder'' (newspaper), Retrieved 3 June 2019. he had three daughters, including the supermodel-turned-actress Iman Ali as well as the actress and singer Rahma Ali. Career Radio and acting He first joined Radio Pakistan in Quetta before going to Lahore after some struggle and launched a successful TV career with PTV's drama serial ''Jho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistani Male Journalists
Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as 85-90% of the population follows Sunni Islam. A majority of around 97% of Pakistanis are Muslims. The majority of Pakistanis natively speak languages belonging to the Indo-Iranic family ( Indo-Aryan and Iranic subfamilies). Located in South Asia, the country is also the source of a significantly large diaspora, most of whom reside in the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, with an estimated population of 4.7 million. The second-largest Pakistani diaspora resides throughout both Northwestern Europe and Western Europe, where there are an estimated 2.4 million; over half of this figure resides in the United Kingdom (see British Pakistanis). Ethnic subgroups Ethnically, Indo-Aryan peoples comprise the majority of the population in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1951 Births
Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United Kingdom announces abandonment of the Tanganyika groundnut scheme for the cultivation of peanuts in the Tanganyika Territory, with the writing off of £36.5M debt. * January 11 – In the U.S., a top secret report is delivered to U.S. President Truman by his National Security Resources Board, urging Truman to expand the Korean War by launching "a global offensive against communism" with sustained bombing of Red China and diplomatic moves to establish "moral justification" for a U.S. nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. The report will not not be declassified until 1978. * January 15 – In a criminal court in West Germany, Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald", wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Jang
The ''Daily Jang'' () is an Urdu language newspaper headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. It is considered one of Pakistan's newspaper of record and a leading newspaper of Pakistan. History It is the oldest newspaper of Pakistan in continuous publication since its foundation in 1939 from Delhi, British India, first published in 1941 during World War II, hence the name (Jang) translating to "war" in Urdu. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, then young Mir Khalil-ur-Rahman became one of the pioneering publishers in Karachi, Pakistan. Its current group chief executive and editor-in-chief is Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman. Past editors and contributors have included Mahmood Shaam, Nazir Naji and Shafi Aqeel. List of columnists Its list of columnists includes Irshad Ahmed Haqqani, Saleem Safi, Hassan Nisar, Ghazi Salahuddin, Wajahat Masood, Hafeez Ullah Niazi, Irshad Bhatti, Mazhar Barlas, Ata ul Haq Qasmi, Ansar Abbasi, Anwar Ghazi, Ali Moeen Nawazish, and Yasir Pirza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geo News
Geo News () is a old technology foundation Pakistani news channel owned by the Jang Media Group. It was launched in October 2002 as the news and current affairs program was under its flagship channel Geo TV, which later in 2004, Geo TV decided to launch its own news channel Geo TV is the biggest news channel in Pakistan today. History Geo News was launched in October 2002 as Geo TV. In June 2014, Geo News was suspended for their accusation against the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency and its then-chief Zaheer-ul-Islam for attacking its journalist Hamid Mir. In 2018, the employees of Geo News were not paid for three months and the editor-in-chief was Summons, summoned to explain the situation. Imran Aslam (journalist), Imran Aslam, an executive of Geo Network said, "This is an attempt to financially cripple the organization into submission." The news channel owner has also been summoned by the court in the past on the issue of non-payment of employee salaries. Contro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kebab
Kebab ( , ), kebap, kabob (alternative North American spelling), kebob, or kabab (Kashmiri spelling) is a variety of roasted meat dishes that originated in the Middle East. Kebabs consist of cut up ground meat, sometimes with vegetables and various other accompaniments according to the specific recipe. Although kebabs are typically cooked on a skewer over a fire, some kebab dishes are oven-baked in a pan, or prepared as a stew such as '' tas kebab''. The traditional meat for kebabs is most often lamb meat, but regional recipes may include beef, goat, chicken, fish, or even pork (depending on whether or not there are specific religious prohibitions). Etymology The word kebab has ancient origins. It was popularized in the West by Turks to refer to a range of grilled and broiled meat, which may be cooked on skewers, including stews, meatballs, and many other forms. The word likely came to English in the late 17th century from the Persian , partly through Hindustani, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tikka (food)
Tikka (pronounced �ɪkkaː is a dish consisting of pieces of meat or vegetarian alternatives whose origins are traced back to ancient Babylon. The term 'tikka' was given in the Mughal era. It is made by marinating the pieces in spices and yogurt, and cooking them in a tandoor. Tikka is popular throughout the Indian subcontinent and also in the United Kingdom. Etymology ''Tikka'' is a Chaghatai word which has been commonly combined with the Hindi-Urdu word ''masala'' — itself derived from Arabic — with the combined word originating from British English. The Chaghatai word ''tikka'' itself is a derivation of the Common Turkic word ''tikkü'', which means "piece" or "chunk". Origin The precise origin of the dish is uncertain. Recipes for cooked meat enriched with spices and mixed within a sauce date back to 1700 BCE found on cuneiform tablets near Babylon, credited to the Sumerians. During the Mughal dynasty, the Mughals called "boneless pieces of cooked meat" ''Tikka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dahi Vada
Dahi vada or Dahi Bada ( Devnagari: दही वड़ा) is a type of ''chaat'' (snack) originating from the Indian subcontinent. It is prepared by soaking vadas (fried lentil balls) in thick dahi (curd). Names Dahi vada is also known as "dahi vade" (दही वडे) in Marathi, ''dahi barey/dahi balley'' (دہی بھلے/دہی بڑے) in Urdu, ''dahi bada''/''dahi vada'' (बड़ा बड़ा/दही वड़ा) in Hindi, ''dahi bhalla'' (دہی بھلا/ਦਹੀ ਭੱਲਾ) in Punjabi, ''thayir vadai(தயிர் வடை)'' in Tamil, ''thairu vada(തൈര് വട)'' in Malayalam, ''perugu vada'' in Telugu, ''mosaru vade''(ಮೊಸರು ವಡೆ) in Kannada, ''dahi bara'' (ଦହି ବରା) in Odia and ''doi bora'' (দই বড়া) in Bengali. History A recipe for dahi wada (as ''kshiravata'') is mentioned in ''Manasollasa'', a 12th-century Sanskrit encyclopedia compiled by Someshvara III, who ruled from present-day Karnataka. Tod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imran Khan
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi (born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician, philanthropist, and former cricketer who served as the 19th prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022. He was the founder of the political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its chairman from 1996 to 2023. Born in Lahore, Khan graduated from Keble College, Oxford. He began his international cricket career in a 1971 Test series against England. Khan learned reverse swing bowling from Sarfraz Nawaz and passed on this technique to Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, who developed and popularised it in subsequent years. He was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1983. Khan is also credited with advancing the idea of neutral umpiring in cricket during his captaincy. Khan led Pakistan to its first-ever Test series victories in India and England during 1987. He was awarded the International Cricketer of the Year award in 1989. Playing until 1992, he captained the Pakist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
