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A subset of Founding Fathers of Pakistan met in Lahore in 1940 to discuss the idea of Pakistan. The Founders and activists of the Pakistan Movement, also known as Founding Fathers of Pakistan (Urdu:بانیانِ پاکستان; Romanization lit.:bəŋɨaɪaɪ-e-Pəkɨstəŋ), were the political leaders and statespersons who participated in the success of the political movement, following the ...
Federal Urdu University (Abdul-Haq campus), Karachi [2] Occupation(s) Researcher, scholar and a literary critic: Era: 20th century: Organization: Anjuman-i Taraqqi-i Urdu: Known for: Compiling a Standard English-Urdu Dictionary and a lifetime dedication to the promotion of Urdu language: Title: Baba-e-Urdu (lit. ' Father of Urdu ') Signature
In the 20th century, the Barelvi movement spread beyond India to other parts of South Asia and the Muslim world, and became known as Ahl e sunnat wal jamat. The movement has also been associated with political movements in Pakistan, particularly the Jamiat Ulma-e-Pakistan party, which has advocated for the rights of Muslims in the country.
Qandeel Baloch (Urdu: قندیل بلوچ; 1 March 1990 - 15 July 2016), birth name Fouzia Azeem (Urdu: فوزیہ عظیم), was a Pakistani model, actress and feminist activist. She was the country's first social media celebrity. [1]
Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen (Pashto: منظور احمد پښتين; Urdu: منظور احمد پشتین) is a Pashtun human rights activist against enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and other human rights abuses against Pashtun population in Pakistan.
The Baloch Long March was a protest movement led by Mahrang Baloch and other Baloch women activists from the BYC, journeying from Turbat to Islamabad, to protest human rights violations and enforced disappearances in Balochistan. [16] [17] [1] According to the BYC, the protestors were abducted by the ISI, [18] and detained by Islamabad Police. [19]
The Mujib Bahini, also known as Bangladesh Liberation Force (BLF), was an armed force formed during the Bangladesh Liberation War to fight against Pakistan in 1971. [2] The force was mainly composed of activists drawn from the Awami League and its student front, the Chhatra League. At its height, it had reportedly 10,000 members.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Pakistan) [9] (Urdu: متحدہ قومی موومنٹ (پاکستان) Muttahidah Qọ̄mī Mūvmaṅṫ Pākistān abbr. MQM-P) is a social liberal, Muhajir nationalist, and secularist political party. [10] [3] The leader of the party is Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui. [9] The party's symbol is the kite.