The sisters also teamed up with veteran singer Sajjad Ali to sing a heartwarming song Aye rooh-e-Quaid aaj k din hum tujh se wada kerte hain. Nerissa, Beena and Shabana Benjamin, popularly known as Benjamin sisters, stole the hearts of Pakistanis with a song Khayal rakhna. Singers from minority communities also give some great hits. Alamgir’s Allah ka inaam yeh azaad watan and Maaon ki dua poori hui, and Shahnaz Begum’s Sohni dharti Allah rakhe, Diya jalaye rakhna hai and Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan reflected love of these artists towards their motherland. The 1970s was the era of Alamgir and Shahnaz Begum. The bravery and enthusiasm of each Pakistani to stand behind the army in times of war could not be better expressed than in Apni jaan nazar karon by Late Mehdi Hassan.Ĭhaand meri zameen and Aye watan pyare watan by Ustad Amanat Ali Khan and Aye nigar-e-watan tu salamat rahe (Habib Wali Muhammad) were the major hits, written by Jamiluddin Aali.
The songs sung during the 1965 war, Aye raah-e-haq kay shaheedo and Aye watan kay sajeele jawaano, by Naseem Begum and Madam Noor Jahan respectively, extended deep empathy towards our martyred soldiers and their families. Hum to sirf unwaan thay, asal dastaan tum ho, was his message to the people of Pakistan to work for the prosperity of this country. Mir-e-karwaan hum thay, rooh-e-karwaan tum ho. Mehdi Hassan in 1962, in his enticing voice sang Yeh watan tumhara hai, and instilled passion into the nation to own this land. Sung by Dilshad Begum, this song is a sincere prayer to see Pakistan rise and shine for ever when it says, “Ta qayamat yeh jhanda humaara rahe”. It was aired on Radio Pakistan after Jinnah’s address to the nation on August 14, 1947. One more anthem (tarana) Chaand roshan chamakta sitara rahe, written by Shaukat Thanvi, attained more significance as it had the approval of our beloved Quaid. Chhagla in 1949 and written by Hafeez Jalandhari in 1952, its harmonious tune is alone sufficient to leave any Pakistani in tears. Pak sar zamin shad bad, the national anthem reminds us the sacrifices of people for this country and the mass migration of people at the time of partition. On any national occasions, such songs are played on the streets of the country where people, especially youth dance and sing to these tunes which we have forgotten. In 74 years of Pakistan’s history, many beautiful songs were produced. “Millat ka Pasban Hai Muhammad Ali Jinnah,” a song written by Mian Bashir Ahmed, a leading member of the All India Muslim League, and sung by Munawwar Sultana and Qadir Faridi in 1947 for Radio Pakistan Lahore, was a fitting tribute to the Father of the Nation.
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