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Ans: Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai (1689-1752) is the greatest Sindhi poet, his book “Shah jo Risalo” is his eternal masterpiece. Sachal Sarmast was another contemporary of Shah Abdul Latif, Bhitai. In addition to Sindhi he also composed poetry in Hindi, Urdu, Siraiki, Punjabi and Persian, his couplets number about nine lac. In the same period … Read more
Ans: Punjabi language: . Punjabi is an old language spoken mostly in the province of Punjab. A group of experts establishes its origin to the ancient Harappa civilization, (between 1000 to 2500 BC). They believe that the language, the Dravidians (the indigenous South Asian people) spoke was the mother of Punjabi language Generally, Baba Fareed … Read more
Ans: The non-Muslim citizens rendered great services for their motherland, following are a few examples: . Shehbaz Bhatti (minister) . Aradeshir Cawas Ji (journalist) . Dr. Abdussalam (physicst, nobel laureate) . Raja Tredev Roy (minister) . Jogindarnath Mandal (minister) . J. Salik (minister) . Nancy Nasim (principle I.C.G. Islamabad) . Karan Singh (writer) .Sworan Singh … Read more
Ans: Society and Culture: Society is, “An enduring and cooperating social group whose members have developed organized patterns of relationship through interaction with one another.” (Marriam Webster). Terms ‘culture’ and ‘civilization’ cover all the three phases of human life, the past, the present and the future. Culture is multi-dimensional. It implies a nation’s way of … Read more
Ans: Condition of Health Facilities in Pakistan: . Our health indicators show that Pakistan is a backward country. We spend only 1.2 percent of our GDP on health services. According to latest available statistics (2019) 189 out of one lac mothers die during childbirth, 41 out of every 1000 babies die during or immediately after … Read more
Ans: Rural Urban Divide: Major portion of our population still lives in rural areas. According to 1981 census only 28 percent of our population lived in cities, remaining 72 percent lived in rural areas. In 2017 census, 8 percent decrease in the rural population was recorded, according to new figures 64 percent of our population … Read more
Ans: Kashmiri literature: Kashmiri literature has a strong Islamic background. Muslim preachers started reaching Kashmir immediately after the advent of Islam. Centuries later 37 thousand Kashmiri non-Muslims embraced Islam with the efforts of a great Muslim saint Shah-e-Hamadan. He was an excellent poet and a man of letters. It was his imprint on Kashmiri language … Read more
Ans: Balochi: Balochs were divided into clans and tribes. Every tribe had its own poet who composed poetry to admire the heroes of his tribe and condemn and humiliate the tribe’s enemies. Since the Balochi language had no script, this poetry travelled from one generation to another generation only through word of mouth. Different genres … Read more
Ans: Pushto: . Pushto is the language of valiant KPK people. It is spoken in the area between river Indus right bank and Hindu Kush Mountains, as well as some pockets of Balochistan province. This language probably originated 5000 years back in the Bakht area of Afghanistan, its name Bakhtu or Pushto has been derived … Read more
Ans: Sindhi: . The languages or dialects spoken by the people living on both banks of the River Indus had different names in different areas, these were Punjabi, Siraiki, and Sindhi, Remains of Harrappa and Mohenjodaro reveal that people of ancient Indus Civilization had learnt the art of writing. . After the advent of the … Read more