Explanation

• Allama Muhammad Iqbal wrote “Fatima bint Abdullah”.
• He honoring a young Muslim girl who supplied water to wounded soldiers in Libya.
• The poem highlights her courage, sacrifice and service.

Additional information:

• Iqbal was born on 9 November 1877 in Sialkot.
• He was died on 21 April 1938 in Lahore.
• He is known as Poet of the East (شاعرِ مشرق).
• Famous works: Bang-e-Dra, Bal-e-Jibril, Zarb-e-Kalim, and Asrar-e-Khudi.

Last verified on 22-10-2026

Explanation

• Author: Shuja Nawaz, a Pakistani-American author and South Asia analyst.
• Publication year: 2019 (Penguin Random House India edition).
• Main topic: Pakistan’s complex relationship with the United States and its regional neighbours, particularly Afghanistan and India.

Last verified on 14-10-2026

Explanation

• Author: Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman
• English edition published: 1961
• Urdu edition published: 1967
• Nature of book: Autobiography / Memoirs
• Topic: Pakistan Movement and political struggle

Last verified on 18-01-2026

Explanation

• Author: Choudhry Muhammad Ali.
• Publication year: 1967.
• Subject: The Pakistan Movement, the partition of British India, and the establishment of Pakistan.
• Author’s role: Choudhry Muhammad Ali served as the fourth Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1955 to 1956.

Last verified on 14-10-2026

Explanation

• I. H. Qureshi (Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi) was a Pakistani historian and scholar who wrote The Struggle for Pakistan.
• The book was published in 1965.

Additional information:

• Ayesha Jalal is also a well-known historian who wrote The Struggle for Pakistan: A Muslim Homeland and Global Politics (2014).

Last verified on 13-10-2026