140th Death anniversary of Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib

ISLAMABAD (APP): The 140th death anniversary of Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib, a great classical Urdu and Persian poet, was observed in the literary circles of the country. He was born in Agra, the former capital of the Mughal Empire, now part of India's...

Munir Niazi’s 5th death anniversary observed

ISLAMABAD: Fifth death anniversary of renowned Urdu and Punjabi poet Munir Ahmed Niazi was observed on Monday. Munir Niazi was born in Khanpur, a village near Hoshiarpur, India, on April 19, 1928. He hailed from the famous Niazi tribe. He got primary...

Arif Lohar

Arif Lohar (Punjabi, Urdu: عارف لوہار) (born 1966) is a Pakistani folk singer. He usually sings with native musical instrument resemblingtongs (called a 'chimta'). His folk music is representative of traditional folk heritage of the Punjab. He...

Inayat Hussain Bhatti

Inayat Hussain Bhatti (1928–1999) was a Pakistani singer, actor, producer, director, script writer, social worker, columnist, religiousscholar and a protagonist of the development of Punjabi language and literature. Inayat Hussain Bhatti was born...

Alam Lohar

Muhammad Alam Lohar (Urdu: محمد عالم لوہار) was a prominent Punjabi folk music singer of Pakistan.He died in 1979 in an accident.[1] He is also credited with popularizing the term and song Jugni. Alam Lohar was born in the small village...

Roshan Ara Begum

Roshan Ara Begum (1917 - December 6, 1982) became one of the most important woman in the history of Hindustani classical music. In Pakistan she is revered as Mallika-e-Mauseeqi or Queen of Music. As the daughter of Ustad Abdul Haqq Khan, Roshan Ara linked...