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Dr. Ruth Pfau

• Date of Birth: 9 September 1929
• Date of Death: 10 August 2017
• Other Name: Mother Teresa of Pakistan (due to her work for leprosy patients)

Major Awards:

• Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Pakistan)
• Hilal-e-Pakistan
• Nishan-e-Quaid-i-Azam
• Staufer Medal (Germany)
• Dame of the Order of St. Gregory the Great (by Pope)

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• Mushtaq Ahmed Yusufi was a renowned Urdu humorist and writer.
• By profession, he was a banker, not a full-time writer.
• He was the President of Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI).
• He is famous for works like “Aab-e-Gum” and “Zarguzasht”.

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• Hibba Khatoon was a famous Kashmiri poetess of the 16th century.
• She is known for her lyrical and emotional poetry in the Kashmiri language.
• Her poetry reflects love, separation, and human emotions.

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• Dr. Abdus Salam was the first Nobel Prize recipient of Pakistan.
• He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge (UK).
• He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1979 for his work in electroweak theory.

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• Begum Jahan Ara Shahnawaz was the only Muslim woman who participated in all three Round Table Conferences.
• These conferences were held in London (1930–1932) to discuss constitutional reforms in British India.
• She was a leader of the All India Muslim League.

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• Full Name: Nurul Amin

• Born: 15 July 1893, Shahbazpur, Bengal Presidency, British India

• Died: 2 October 1974 (aged 81), Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan

• Eighth Prime Minister of Pakistan:

  • Term: 7 December 1971 – 20 December 1971

  • Duration: 13 days (shortest tenure of any Pakistani Prime Minister)

• First and Only Vice President of Pakistan:

  • Term: 20 December 1971 – 14 August 1973

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• Born: 1845, Chachran, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Died: 24 July 1901 (aged 56), Chachran, Bahawalpur
  • Resting Place / Mausoleum: Mithankot, Punjab
  • Sufi Order: Member of Chishti Nizami Sufi order
  
  
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The Conclusive Argument From God (Hujjat Allah al Baligha)

The Conclusive Argument of God is the masterwork of Shah Wallah of Delhi (1762)

Originally published on: 1979

Author of Hujjat Allah al Baligha: Shah Waliullah Dehlawi

Editor of Hujjat Allah al Baligha : Marcia Hermansen

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Dr. Zafarullah Khan was Pakistan’s first ambassador to the United Nations in 1947.

He played a key role in representing Pakistan at the UN after independence.

He later served as the President of the UN General Assembly in 1962.

He was also Pakistan’s Foreign Minister from 1954 to 1955.

His efforts helped establish Pakistan’s early diplomatic presence internationally.

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Pakistan Ambassador List 

On July 31, 2020, Mr. Moin ul Haque is the current ambassador of Pakistan to China 

Mansoor Khan has been the Current Ambassador of Pakistan to Afghanistan since 2020.

Lt. Gen. Bilal Akbar is the new ambassador of Pakistan to Saudi Arabia

Ambassador Zahoor Ahmedis the current Ambassador of Pakistan to the UK 2022

Mr. Ahmed Amjad Ali, Ambassador of Pakistan in Iraq

Ambassador Akram is the current ambassador of Pakistan to the UN

The current Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan is Obaid ur Rehman Nizamani.

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Explanation

Al-Hilal in 1912 was Founder Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.