Anwar Maqsood, Playwright, Poet, Television Host

Anwar Maqsood, playwright, poet, television host, satirist, humorist, infrequent actor and painter. He has worked in the entertainment industry for over 35 years. Career, He has worked as a host for a variety of shows on PTV. His work has included Studio Dhai (Studio 2:30) and then Studio Ponayteen (Studio 2:45) along with Show Sha and numerous other shows. His work incorporates humour, satire, and an approach to hard subjects in lighter vein.

Bano Qudsia, Writer, Playwright

Bano Qudsia, (born 1928) is a writer, intellectual, playwright and spiritualist who wrote Urdu novels and short storiesregarded among the best Urdu novelists and short story writers of modern times.She is best known for her novel Raja Gidh.She has written for television and stage in both the Urdu and Punjabi languages.

Abdul Qadir, Cricketer

Abdul Qadir Khan, former Pakistani international cricketer, later commentator and was recently the Chief Selector of Pakistan Cricket Board. He resigned from the post because of his differences with the top brass of Pakistan cricket board. His main role was as a leg spin bowler.

Arif Lohar, Folk singer

Arif Lohar, Folk singer. He usually sings with native musical instrument chimta. His folk music is representative of traditional folk heritage of the Punjab. He is the son of folk singer Alam Lohar.

Javed Chaudhry, Newspaper Columnist

Javed Chaudhry, newspaper columnist. His series of columns have been published in six volumes in Urdu language. His most notable column ZERO POINT has great influence upon people of Pakistan especially Youth and Muslims of Pakistan.

Kamran Khan, Journalist / Anchor

Kamran Khan, journalist and Pakistan's Geo TV's lead anchor during special news and landmark events. Kamran is also in charge of The News Intelligence Unit (NIU), where he manages investigative reports for The News International. His first stint on television as an anchor was on Geo’s programme, “Frontline.”

Syed Talat Hussain, Host / Journalist

Syed Talat Hussain, Executive director of AAJ Television and hosts the famous show Live with Talat. He writes for Newsline, Daily Dawn, Time Magazine, Daily Times (Pakistan), Daily Express and occasionally contributes to India Today. Recently he joined Dawn News and doing News Night With Talat.

Abdur Rahman Chughtai, painter and intellectual

Abdur Rahman Chughtai (1899–1975) was a painter and intellectual from Pakistan who was best known for his "Chughtai" style of art, as well has his designs of postage stamps. He was awarded Pakistan's Hilal-i-Imtiaz in 1960, and the President of West Germany awarded him a Gold Medal in 1964 for his accomplishments.

Ismail Gulgee, Calligraphy, Painting and Sculptures

Ismail Gulgee - The Gulgeez (October 25, 1926 – December 16, 2007 ) Pride of Performance, Sitara-e-Imtiaz (twice), Hilal-e-Imtiaz, was an award-winning, globally famous Pakistani artist born in Peshawar. He was Ismaili Nizari Muslim (Aga Khani) by faith. He was a qualified engineer in the U.S.

Sadequain, Calligraphy, Painting and Murals

Sadequain (1930 to February 10, 1987), Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Pride of Performance, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, also often referred to as Sadequain Naqqash, was a world-renowned Pakistani artist, best known for his skills as a calligrapher and a painter. He is considered as one of the finest painters and calligraphers Pakistan has ever produced.

Shakir Ali, Modern Artist

Shakir Ali (1914–1975) was an influential modern Pakistani artist and art teacher. He was the principal of the National College of Arts in Lahore. He joined Mayo School of Art as Lecturer in Art in 1954 and after the upgrading of Mayo School as National College of Arts in 1958, he became its first Pakistani principal in 1962. Widely known to have inspired cubism among the artists of Lahore, he had a huge following of artists in Pakistan, most of whom were his students including Jamil Naqsh, Bashir Mirza, Ahmed Parvez and others. Shakir Ali has spent 7 years in Bombay and 5 in London to learn classic and modern art. He came back to Pakistan in 1952.

Anna Molka Ahmed, Painter

Anna Molka Ahmed (1917 to 1994) was a famous Pakistani artist and pioneer of fine arts in the country after its independence in 1947. She was a professor of fine arts at the University of the Punjab in Lahore. She was born to Jewish parents, in London, United Kingdom. Her mother was Polish and father was a Russian.

Ajab Gul, Actor / Film Director

Ajab Gul, an actor turned director and producer of Pakistani film industry. He has starred in a string of successful television serials like Fareb, Pyas and Girift,. His directorial debut was the film Khoey Ho Tum Kahan, which had a decent theatrical run upon its release in 2001. Among the high points of the film was its phenomenal soundtrack composed by Zain and some stunning cinematography. However,

Anjuman, Film Actress

Anjuman, Pakistani film actress. She was one of the most successful Punjabi film heroines of Pakistan during the 1980s and early 90s. Her real name is Anjuman Shaheen and she was born in Bahawalpur.

Afzal Khan (Jan Rambo)

Afzal Khan, Pakistani TV, film and stage actor and comedian. He rose to fame by playing a role nicknamed John Rambo in PTV's famous comedy show Guest House. He later assumed John Rambo as his unofficial screen name taken from the Sylvester Stallone character John Rambo. Most movie credits to list him as Rambo.

Babra Sharif, Film Actress

Babra Sharif, an actress in the Pakistani film industry during the 1980s and late 1970s. She started her career in television commercials. She made her presence felt in a 'Jet' washing powder commercial and came to be known as 'Jet' powder girl. Fair-haired, attractive and intelligent, Babra soon became a household name.

Humayun Saeed, Actor, Model and producer

Humayun Saeed, a Pakistani actor, model and producer. Career, Saeed first appeared on television at the end of 1995. He accepted roles in various drama serials, appearing alongside other actors such as Aamina Haq and Faryal Gohar. Taking up modeling as a side-by-side profession, Saeed soon received coverage for "his looks, his etiquette and above all, for his impressive voice." His first television play was 'Ye Jahan.' In 1996, he was declared Best Actor,

Javed Sheikh, Actor, Director and Producer

Javed Sheikh, a Pakistani actor, director and producer who is involved with Bollywood, Lollywood, and Pollywood films. Career, Sheikh's first movie as actor was the Lollywood film Dhamaka, released on 14 December 1974. He since acted in over 100 Urdu films from the 1970s through to the early 2000s.

Ali Zafar, Musician, Actor and Model

Ali Zafar, musician, actor, painter and model, popular for his music, including his hit songs like Channo, Rangeen, Chal Dil Merey, Dekha, Masty and Sajania. He started his singing career with the song Jugnuon Se Bhar Le Aanchal in the film Shararat, directed by actress and director Samina Peerzada. He has sold more than seven million copies worldwide.

Ashfaq Ahmed, Writer, Broadcaster

Ashfaq Ahmed, (August 22, 1925 – September 7, 2004) was a distinguished writer, playwright, broadcaster, intellectual and spiritualist. His prime qualities of heart and hand earned appreciations across the borders. He was regarded by many as the best Urdu Afsana (short-story) writer after Saadat Hasan Manto, Ismat Chughtai and Krishan Chander following the publication of his famous short-story "Gaddarya" [The Shepherd] in 1955.

Alamgir, Pop Singer

Alamgir, pop singer of the 1970s, who is in fact one of the pioneers of the Urdu pop music in Pakistan. His style of singing is inspired by legendary playback singer Ahmed Rushdi.
Career, He studied in B A F Shaheen College, Dhaka, East Pakistan. At the age of around 15, he moved to Karachi, West Pakistan in search of a future in the music industry. He had brought nothing else with him but a guitar and a passion to sing. He settled in the PECHS area of Karachi and started singing in the evenings at a small cafe called “Cafe D Khan” on Tariq Road. He would not get paid for his gig, but

Imran Khan, Politician / Cricketer

Imran Khan, politician and former Pakistani cricketer, playing international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century and being a politician since the mid-1990s. Currently, besides his political activism, Khan is also a philanthropist, cricket commentator and Chancellor of the University of Bradford.
Khan played for the Pakistani cricket team from 1971 to 1992 and served as its captain intermittently throughout 1982-1992. After retiring from cricket at the end of the 1987 World Cup, he was called back to join the team in 1988. At 39, Khan led his teammates to Pakistan's first and only World Cup victory in 1992.