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Khawar Maneka
Bushra Bibi (born 1970s) is a Pakistani faith healer and politician. She is married to Imran Khan who was the prime minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022. Early life Bushra Bibi was born in Pakpattan, located 250 km southwest of Lahore, in the early 1970s into a conservative, politically active landowning family in central Punjab. She belongs to the Wattoo clan, a landowning Jat group, of whom the Manekas are a sub-clan. Personal life First marriage Bushra married Khawar Maneka in 1989. Khawar Maneka was a senior Customs official and a son of Ghulam Muhammad Maneka, a former federal minister in Benazir Bhutto's cabinet. His brother Ahmad Raza Maneka is currently a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, and is affiliated with the PML-N. They divorced in 2017. She has three daughters and two sons from her first marriage. Her sons graduated from the Aitchison College in Lahore in 2013, and pursued higher education abroad. Her eldest daughter Mehru Maneka is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spouse Of The Prime Minister Of Pakistan
First ladies and gentlemen of Pakistan () is an unofficial title traditionally given, often interchangeably, to the wife or husband of the president and prime minister of Pakistan. The current position First Ladies of Pakistan is Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, daughter of the former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and the current president Asif Ali Zardari. Along with their spouse and children, the First Lady or Gentleman is a member of the First Family of Pakistan. Consorts, first ladies and first gentlemen List of consorts ( monarchs of Pakistan – position abolished in 1956) List of first ladies ( governor-generals of Pakistan – position abolished in 1956) List of first ladies and gentlemen of Pakistan (head of state – president of Pakistan) Spouse of the prime minister of Pakistan See also *Family of head of state and government in Pakistan References {{First Ladies and Gentlemen * Spouses of prime ministers of Pakistan Spouses of Pakistani politicians Pakis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto (21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 11th prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990, and again from 1993 to 1996. She was also the first woman elected to head a democratic government in a Muslim-majority country. Ideologically a liberalism, liberal and a secularism, secularist, she chaired or co-chaired the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) from the early 1980s until Assassination of Benazir Bhutto, her assassination in 2007. Of mixed Sindhis, Sindhi, Persians, Persian, and Kurds, Kurdish parentage, Bhutto was born in Karachi to a Bhutto family, politically important, wealthy aristocratic family. She studied at Harvard University and the University of Oxford, where she was President of the Oxford Union. Her father, the PPP leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Zulfikar Bhutto, was elected prime minister on a socialism, socialist platform in 1973. She returned to Pakistan in 1977, shortly before her father was Operation Fair Play, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pir (Sufism)
''Pir'' () or ''Peer'' is a title for a Sufi spiritual guide. They are also referred to as a '' Hazrat'' (from ) . The title is often translated into English as "saint". In Sufism, a Pir's role is to guide and instruct his disciples on the Sufi path. This is often done by general lessons (called ''Suhbas'') and individual guidance. Other words that refer to a Pir include ''Murshid'' () and ''Sarkar'' (). The title ''Pir Baba'' (from ) is common in the Indian subcontinent used as a salutation to Sufi masters or similarly honored persons. After their death, people visit their tombs or mausolea, referred to as dargah or maqbara. An alternative title is Pirzada or Peerzada. The people having this title are also called Shah. The title is most used by Pirs of Sindh. The title is common in Iran, India and Afghanistan. Pir-o-Murshid is a Persian term that is often used in Sufism Sufism ( or ) is a mysticism, mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faith Healer
Faith healing is the practice of prayer and gestures (such as laying on of hands) that are believed by some to elicit divine intervention in spiritual and physical healing, especially the Christian practice. Believers assert that the healing of disease and disability can be brought about by religious faith through prayer or other rituals that, according to adherents, can stimulate a divine presence and power. Religious belief in divine intervention does not depend on empirical evidence of an evidence-based outcome achieved via faith healing. Virtually all scientists and philosophers dismiss faith healing as pseudoscience.See also: Claims that "a myriad of techniques" such as prayer, divine intervention, or the ministrations of an individual healer can cure illness have been popular throughout history. There have been claims that faith can cure blindness, deafness, cancer, HIV/AIDS, developmental disorders, anemia, arthritis, corns, defective speech, multiple sclerosis, skin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrine Of Baba Farid
The Shrine of Baba Farid (; ) is a 13th-century Sufi shrine located in Pakpattan, Punjab, Pakistan dedicated to the Punjabi Sufi mystic and poet Baba Farid. The shrine is one of the most important in Pakistan, and was among the first Islamic holy sites in South Asia – providing the region's Muslims a local focus for devotion. The shrine is also revered by Sikhs, who include Baba Farid's poetry into the Guru Granth Sahib – regarded by Sikhs to be the eternal Guru. The shrine played a central role in the conversion of locals to Islam over the course of several centuries. Chiefs of the highly revered shrine once controlled a politically autonomous state that was defended by soldiers drawn from local clans that pledged loyalty to the shrine and descendants of Baba Farid. Today the shrine is considered to be the most significant in Punjab, and attracts up to two million visitors to its annual ''urs'' festival. Location The shrine is located in the town of Pakpattan, in the Paki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sufism
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn (newspaper)
''Dawn'' is a Pakistani English language, English-language newspaper that was launched in British Raj, British India by Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1941. It is the largest English newspaper in Pakistan, and is widely considered the country's newspaper of record. ''Dawn'' is the flagship publication of the Dawn Media Group, which also owns local radio station ''CityFM89'' as well as the marketing and media magazine ''Aurora''. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistan's founding father, launched the newspaper in Delhi on 26 October 1941, with the goal of establishing it as a mouthpiece for the All-India Muslim League. The first issue was printed at Latifi Press on 12 October 1942. Based in Karachi, it also maintains offices in Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and the capital city of Islamabad, in addition to having correspondents abroad. , it has a weekday circulation of over 109,000. The newspaper's current chief editor is Zaffar Abbas. History ''Dawn'' began as a weekly publication, based in New Delh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maryam Riaz Wattoo
Bushra Bibi (born 1970s) is a Pakistani faith healer and politician. She is married to Imran Khan who was the prime minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022. Early life Bushra Bibi was born in Pakpattan, located 250 km southwest of Lahore, in the early 1970s into a conservative, politically active landowning family in central Punjab. She belongs to the Wattoo clan, a landowning Jat group, of whom the Manekas are a sub-clan. Personal life First marriage Bushra married Khawar Maneka in 1989. Khawar Maneka was a senior Customs official and a son of Ghulam Muhammad Maneka, a former federal minister in Benazir Bhutto's cabinet. His brother Ahmad Raza Maneka is currently a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, and is affiliated with the PML-N. They divorced in 2017. She has three daughters and two sons from her first marriage. Her sons graduated from the Aitchison College in Lahore in 2013, and pursued higher education abroad. Her eldest daughter Mehru Maneka is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mian Atta Muhammad Manika
Mian Atta Muhammad Manika () is a Pakistani Punjabi politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2002 to May 2018. He is the husband of Parveen Akhtar. Early life and education He was born on 10 October 1945. He has the degree of Master of Arts which he received from Government College University, Lahore in 1966. Political career He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (J) from Constituency PP-159 Okara in the 1993 Pakistani general election. Manika was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-113 Okara-IV in 1989 where he remained until 1990. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency PP-227 (Pakpattan-I) in the 2002 Pakistani general election. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-227 (Pakpattan-I) in the 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aitchison College
Aitchison College is an elite private, boarding school, boarding Junior School, Secondary School for boys in Lahore, Pakistan. It has educated Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime ministers, including Imran Khan, Feroz Khan Noon, president of Pakistan, presidents, lawyers, cricketers, and politicians. It is often described as the Eton College, Eton of Pakistan. Aitchison was originally formed on 2 January 1886 in then British India, as the Punjab Chiefs' College and was renamed Aitchison College on 13 November 1886. However, the inception of the college can be traced back to 1868 as the Wards School in Ambala, after which it became Chiefs' College in Lahore. It is a member of the G30 Schools, G30 Schools of the World. Aitchison College is also the only school in Pakistan's history to be listed in the Carfax ranking of the top 125 institutions of the world The current serving Principal of Aitchison is former Lahore University of Management Sciences Economics Professor, Sayed Muhamma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divorce In Pakistan
Divorce in Pakistan is mainly regulated under the Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act 1939 amended in 1961 and the Family Courts Act 1964. Similar to global trends divorce rate is increasing gradually in Pakistan too. In Punjab (Pakistan), in 2014 khula cases registered were 16,942 that rose to 18,901 cases in 2016. In 2019 in Karachi 11,143 cases filed, 2020 first quarter 3,800 cases filed, one and half year preceding to June 2020 cases filed were 14,943; out of which 4,752 disposed of effecting 2,000 women divorced in 2019 affecting 2100 children. According to Aizbah Khan of Bol news, Pakistan's prime minister Imran Khan holds popularity of Hollywood and Bollywood films to be responsible for increase in divorce rate in Pakistan. Legal provisions and issues According to Pakistani conservative Islamic scholarship provision of giving written notice to spouse for divorce is incompatible with Islamic laws and practices and they pressure the government to revoke such provisions. Sect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
