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Sabz Hilali Parcham

The flag

Pakistan became independent at midnight on 14–15 August 1947 under this flag. It is the flag of the Muslim League, first approved in 1906, with one addition: the white stripe at the hoist, which stands for the religious minorities. Green and white stand for prosperity and peace, the crescent for progress, and the star for knowledge and light. On your relief the white band runs along the west and the crescent and star sit in the green.

Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Flag of Pakistan

Sabz Hilali Parcham

Die Flagge

Unter dieser Flagge wurde Pakistan um Mitternacht vom 14. auf den 15. August 1947 unabhängig. Sie ist die Flagge der Muslimliga von 1906, mit einer Ergänzung: dem weißen Streifen am Mast, der für die religiösen Minderheiten steht. Grün und Weiß stehen für Wohlstand und Frieden, der Halbmond für Fortschritt, der Stern für Wissen und Licht. Auf deinem Relief zieht sich der weiße Streifen durch den Westen, Halbmond und Stern liegen im Grün.

Quellen: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Flag of Pakistan

Personality

Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah

Quaid-e-Azam means “Great Leader”. Jinnah led the Muslim League when it adopted the Lahore Resolution in 1940, and he became the founder and first governor-general of Pakistan. He died in Karachi on 11 September 1948.

Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Mohammed Ali Jinnah · Encyclopaedia Britannica: Lahore Resolution

Persönlichkeit

Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah

Quaid-e-Azam heißt „Großer Führer“. Jinnah führte die Muslimliga, als sie 1940 die Lahore-Resolution annahm, und wurde Gründer und erster Generalgouverneur Pakistans. Er starb am 11. September 1948 in Karachi.

Quellen: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Mohammed Ali Jinnah · Encyclopaedia Britannica: Lahore Resolution

Personality

Allama Muhammad Iqbal

Born in Sialkot in 1877, Iqbal is the national poet of Pakistan, known as the Poet of the East. On 29 December 1930, in Allahabad, he called for a state for the Muslims of north-western India. He wrote in Urdu and Persian, died in Lahore in 1938 and rests beside the Badshahi Mosque. His birthday, 9 November, is Iqbal Day.

Sources: Iqbal.com.pk: Life of Iqbal · Encyclopaedia Britannica: Muhammad Iqbal

Persönlichkeit

Allama Muhammad Iqbal

1877 in Sialkot geboren, ist Iqbal der Nationaldichter Pakistans, der „Dichter des Ostens“. Am 29. Dezember 1930 forderte er in Allahabad einen Staat für die Muslime im Nordwesten Indiens. Er schrieb auf Urdu und Persisch, starb 1938 in Lahore und ruht neben der Badshahi-Moschee. Sein Geburtstag, der 9. November, ist der Iqbal-Tag.

Quellen: Iqbal.com.pk: Life of Iqbal · Encyclopaedia Britannica: Muhammad Iqbal

Anthem

Qaumi Tarana

The music of the national anthem by Ahmed G. Chagla was ready by 1950, and the navy band played it to welcome the Shah of Iran. On 4 August 1954 the cabinet approved the words by the poet Hafeez Jalandhari, without any changes.

Sources: Dawn

Hymne

Qaumi Tarana

Die Musik der Nationalhymne von Ahmed G. Chagla war 1950 fertig, die Marinekapelle spielte sie zur Begrüßung des Schahs von Iran. Am 4. August 1954 genehmigte das Kabinett den Text des Dichters Hafeez Jalandhari, ohne eine einzige Änderung.

Quellen: Dawn

Personality

Abdul Sattar Edhi

Born in 1928, Edhi began in the 1950s with a free medical dispensary and built the Edhi Foundation into the largest ambulance service in Pakistan. He died in Karachi on 8 July 2016.

Sources: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Abdul Sattar Edhi

Persönlichkeit

Abdul Sattar Edhi

1928 geboren, begann Edhi in den 1950er-Jahren mit einer kostenlosen Krankenstation und baute die Edhi-Stiftung zum größten Rettungsdienst Pakistans aus. Er starb am 8. Juli 2016 in Karachi.

Quellen: Encyclopaedia Britannica: Abdul Sattar Edhi

Mountains

Five giants

Of the 14 mountains on Earth higher than 8,000 metres, five stand in Pakistan: K2, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I, Gasherbrum II and Broad Peak. They draw climbers from around the world.

Sources: Gulf News

Berge

Fünf Riesen

Von den 14 Bergen der Erde, die höher als 8.000 Meter sind, stehen fünf in Pakistan: K2, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I, Gasherbrum II und Broad Peak. Sie ziehen Bergsteiger aus aller Welt an.

Quellen: Gulf News

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