On the occasion of the centenary celebration of the birth of the great thinker, poet and writer Allama Dr. Muhammad Iqbal (1877 to 1938), celebrations were held at all stations of Radio Pakistan. In these programs, well-known personalities of the country presented their views on Iqbal's personality, thought and art. The singers presented Kalam-e-Iqbal in their melodious voices. From Lahore station, Sheikh Abdul Qadir, Dr. MD Taseer, Dr. Saeedullah, Maulana Ghulam Rasool Mehr, Sufi Tabasim, Khalifa Abdul Hakeem and Nazir Niazi highlighted the thought and philosophy of Iqbal. Atiya Faizi's English speech IQBAL AS I KNOW HIM was broadcast from Karachi station in 1948. From Radio Lahore on April 21, 1948, the feature "Alam-e- Soz-o-Saz" written by Faiz Ahmed Faiz was effective. A series of programs were presented by Radio Pakistan Karachi, Rawalpindi, Lahore and other stations under the title Mard Momin K. Ishaq Amar Tasri from Karachi Station, later Hameed Naseem, Maulana Salahuddin Ahmed and Sufi Tabasim from Lahore continued to transmit and promote the Kalam and Payam-e-Iqbal. "Iqbal's influence on different minds" Radio Pakistan Peshawar Dr. Raziuddin's thought-provoking speech with this title is also a part of Iqbaliyat. Hameed Naseem's program from Radio Pakistan Karachi, "Masjid e Qurtuba" was always memorable, and a series of speeches was broadcast from Radio Pakistan Rawalpindi under the title "Chiragh-i-Rah". Radio Pakistan broadcasted the poem "Shikwah o Jawab-i-Shikwah" in the voices of Umm e Kulsoom and Malkah Tarnam Noor Jahan. Centenary celebrations were organized on the birth anniversary of Allama Iqbal in 1977. The programs of the first part consisted of January to April 21, 1977. The second part consisted of programs from April 22, 1977 to the end of the year. In addition to special national programs, regional and all radio stations special programs were also included.

1. Humaira Jameel, Matalib-o-Sharah-e-Kuliyat-e-Iqbal, (Lahore: Shehbaz Printers, Lahore, 2020), p. 113

2. Fateh Muhammad Malik, Iqbal's Political Perspective in Ahang, Karachi, Issue, 17, 1 to 15 September 1983, p. 12

3. Humaira Jameel, Matalib-o-Sharah-e-Kuliyat-e-Iqbal, p. 208

4. Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Khutba-e-Allahabad, edited and compiled by Afshan Nigar, in Ahang, Karachi, Issue 4, April 2022 , p. 15

5. Fateh Muhammad Malik, Iqbal's Political Perspective, p. 12

6. Dr. Justice (Retd.) Javed Iqbal, Iqbaliat and Radio Pakistan in Ahang, Karachi, Issue 8, 9 August, September 1998, p. 23

7. Ibid

8. Ibid

9. Dr. Iqbal Khan Asadi, Radio Pakistan Karachi ki Pachas Sala Ilmi aur Adabi Khidmaat, (Karachi: A.G. Printing Services, 2011), p. 71

10. Dr. Justice (Retd.) Javed Iqbal, Iqbaliat and Radio Pakistan in Ahang, Karachi, Issue, 8, 9. August, September 1998), p. 23

11. Afshan Nigar, Shairi Ahang ka Husn in Ahang, Karachi, Issue, Diamond Jubilee Issue, August 2022), p. 14-15

12. Justice (Retired) Dr. Javed Iqbal, Iqbaliyat and Radio Pakistan, Mahobala, p. 23

13. Ibid

14. Ibid, p. 23, 24

15. Shaheen and Allama Iqbal, Cover of Ahang, 1 April 1949, Karachi, Issue, 4, April 2014, p. 36

16. Editor Ahang, cover, p. 36

17. Allama Iqbal, handwritten cove of Ahang, April (1949), p. 7

18. Dr. Justice (Retd.) Javed Iqbal, Iqbaliat and Radio Pakistan, p. 24

19. Ibid

20. Ibid

21. Ibid

22. Ibid

23. Allama Iqbal's birthday, special broadcast programs of Radio Pakistan Karachi, in Ahang (Karachi, issue, 8, 16ta30, April 1977), p. 37

24. Ibid, special broadcast programs of Radio Pakistan Karachi, Ibid, p. 39

25. Ibid, special broadcast programs of Radio Pakistan Lahore, Ibid, p. 38

26. Ibid, special broadcast programs of Radio Pakistan Peshawar Program, Ibid, p. 40

27. Ibid, Radio Pakistan Hyderabad Special Broadcast Program, Ibid, p. 41

28. Ibid, Radio Pakistan Multan Special Broadcast Program, Ibid, p. 42

29. Ibid, Radio Pakistan Quetta Special Broadcast Program, Ibid, p. 43

30. Ibid, Radio Pakistan Bahawalpur Special Broadcast Program, Ibid, p. 44

31. Ibid, Radio Pakistan Special Broadcast National Program, Iqbal's Centenary Celebrations Week, in Ahang, Karachi, Issue, 21, 1st to 15th November 1977, p. 41

32. Allama Iqbal's Birthday, Radio Pakistan Lahore Special Broadcast Program, Ibid, p. 46

33. Ibid, Radio Pakistan Karachi Special Broadcast Program, Ibid, p. 45

34. Ibid, Radio Pakistan Peshawar, Special Broadcast Program, Ibid, p. 48

35. Iqbal's Day, Radio Pakistan Hyderabad, Special Broadcast Program, Ibid, p. 49

36. Allama Iqbal's Birthday, Radio Pakistan Multan, Special Broadcast Program, Ibid, p. 50

37. Ibid, Radio Pakistan Quetta, Special Broadcast Program, Ibid, p. 51

38. Allama Iqbal's Birthday Celebration, Special Broadcast Program of Total Broadcast Duration, Ibid, p. 19

Bibliography:

1. Asadi, Iqbal Khan, Dr., Radio Pakistan Karachi ki Pachas Sala Ilmi aur Adabi Khidmaat, Karachi: A.G. Printing Services, 2011

2. Jameel, Humaira, Matalib-o-Sharah-e-Kuliyat-e-Iqbal, Lahore: Shehbaz Printers, Lahore, 2020, p. 113

Magazines:

1. Ahang (Fortnightly): P-B-C, Karachi, April 16, 1977

2. ____, May 16, 1977

3. ____, July 16, 1977

4. ____, August 16, 1977

5. ____, September 16, 1977

6. ____, October 1, 1977

7. ____, October 16, 1977

8. ____, November 1, 1977

9. ____, December 1, 1977

10. ____, August, 1998

11. ____, April, 2014

21. ____, August, 2014

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