Author of national anthem 'Hafeez Jalandhari' remembred.

ISLAMABAD -- Renowned writer, poet and composer of National Anthem of Pakistan 'Hafeez Jalandhari' was remembered on his 38th death anniversary across the country on December 21 to pay rich tributes for his literary and patriotic services.

Jalandhari was born in Jalandhar, Punjab in British India on January 14, 1900. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947Jalandhri migrated to Lahore. From 1922 to 1929, Jalandhri remained the editor of a few monthly magazines namely, Naunehal, Hazaar Dastaan, Teehzeeb-e-Niswan and Makhzin while his first collection of poems Nagma-e-Zar was published in 1935, PTV news channel reported.

Famous for writing the lyrics for `Qaumi Tarana', the national anthem of Pakistan, which he wrote in 1952, Jalandhri actively participated in Pakistan Movement and used his writings to propagate for the cause of Pakistan.

In early 1948, he joined the forces for the freedom of Kashmir and got wounded. Jalandhri wrote the Kashmiri Anthem, 'Watan Hamara Azad Kashmir'. He wrote many patriotic songs during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965

His work of poetry, Shahnam-e-Islam, gave him incredible fame which is a...