Happy Birthday, Pakistan and PDF

[VCheng]

20th July 1947:

Lord Mountbatten visits Lahore to meet with the Punjab Partition Committee. It was agreed that in case of the Boundary Award placing Lahore in West Punjab, the remnants of the East Punjab government would leave by the midnight of Aug 14/15, or vice versa.

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Also on this day:

1810 Colombia declared independence from Spain.

1861 The Congress of the Confederate States began holding sessions in Richmond, Va.

1871 British Columbia joined the confederation as a Canadian province.

1881 Sioux Indian leader Sitting Bull surrendered to federal troops.

1917 The World War I draft lottery began.

1944 Adolf Hitler was only slightly wounded when a bomb planted by would-be assassins exploded at the German leader's Rastenburg headquarters.

1944 President Franklin D. Roosevelt was nominated for an unprecedented fourth term at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

1976 America's Viking 1 robot spacecraft landed on Mars.

1977 A flash flood hit Johnstown, Pa., killing 80 people and causing $350 million in damage.

1990 A federal appeals court set aside Oliver North's Iran-Contra convictions.

1993 White House deputy counsel Vince Foster was found shot to death in a park near Washington, D.C., in an apparent suicide.

1999 After 38 years at the bottom of the Atlantic, astronaut Gus Grissom's Liberty Bell 7 Mercury capsule was recovered.

2007 The Senate Judiciary Committee voted almost totally along party lines, 13-6, to approve Elena Kagan to be the Supreme Court's fourth female justice.

 

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The Punjab Boundary Commission started its public hearings in Lahore on 21st July till 31st July 1947.

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In other events on 23rd July:

1829 William Austin Burt of Mount Vernon, Mich., received a patent for his typographer, a forerunner of the typewriter.

1885 Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States, died in Mount McGregor, N.Y., at age 63.

1914 On July 23, 1914, Austria-Hungary issued an ultimatum to Serbia following the killing of Archduke Francis Ferdinand by a Serb assassin; the dispute led to World War I.

1945 French Marshal Henri Petain, who had headed the Vichy government during World War II, went on trial, charged with treason.

1952 Egyptian military officers led by Gamal Abdel Nasser overthrew King Farouk I.

1967 Rioting that claimed some 43 lives erupted in Detroit.

1984 Vanessa Williams became the first Miss America to resign her title, because of nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine.

1986 Britain's Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey in London. (The couple divorced in 1996.)

2000 Tiger Woods became the youngest golfer to complete a career Grand Slam when he won the British Open at age 24.

2001 Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Eudora Welty died in Jackson, Miss., at age 92.

2003 Massachusetts' attorney general issued a report saying clergy members and others in the Boston Archdiocese probably sexually abused more than 1,000 people over six decades.

2009 Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox pitched the 18th perfect game in major league history, a 5-0 win over Tampa Bay.

 

[VCheng]

Also on Jul 23:


from: First of Three Million : Image of the Day

Forty years ago, after more than a decade working to leave our planet, NASA launched an unprecedented mission to look back at home. Four decades later, the Landsat program is still going strong, with more than three million images of Earth in its archives and a new mission slated for launch in 2013.

On July 23, 1972, the Earth Resources Technology Satellite (later renamed Landsat 1) lifted off on a Thor-Delta (Delta 900) rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The first images from the satellite’s Multispectral Scanner System (MSS) were received a day later by scientists gathered at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. The very first image in the Landsat archive is the MSS image above, showing the greater Dallas area of Texas on July 25, 1972. The resolution is 60 meters per pixel in this false-color image, where shades of red indicate vegetated land and grays and whites are urban or rocky surfaces.

Scientists involved in the mission weren't sure what to expect of the MSS, which used new fiber-optic technology, took pictures in four different bands of the spectrum, and scanned the Earth in strips. (More conventional television-style cameras—known as return beam vidicons (RBV)—had been expected to be the main workhorse of the satellite.) A group of scientists and technicians gathered at NASA Goddard with great anticipation, as the first MSS transmission was translated onto film by an electron beam recorder and then put into a viewing device.

As the imagery scrolled into view, there were clouds...and then more clouds...and then land. But something looked strange. A technician in the room lamented: “lt’s terrible. It has moiré patterns.” But after figuring out the location of the image—the Ouachita Mountain region in southeastern Oklahoma—scientists realized that the imagery was showing circular outcrops of the ancient fold mountains.

Any lingering anxiety in the room quickly turned to excitement, and skeptics were promptly converted into supporters. The well-known U.S. Geological Survey cartographer Alden Colvocoresses, who had been cynical about any cartographically accurate data being collected with “a little mirror in space,” turned to his colleagues after seeing the MSS imagery and said: “Gentlemen, that’s a map.”

 

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July 25th:

1593 France's King Henry IV converted from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism.

1848 Arthur James Balfour, the British statesman best remembered for issuing the British declaration of support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine, was born. Following his death on March 19, 1930, his obituary appeared in The Times.

1868 Congress passed an act creating the Wyoming Territory.

1952 Puerto Rico became a self-governing commonwealth of the United States.

1956 The Italian liner Andrea Doria collided with the Swedish ship Stockholm off the New England coast, claiming the lives of 51 people.

1965 Bob Dylan shocked his fans at the Newport Folk Festival by playing electric guitar.

1975 The musical "A Chorus Line" opened on Broadway.

1978 The first baby conceived by in-vitro fertilization was born in Oldham, England.

1984 Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to walk in space.

1994 Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Jordan's King Hussein signed a declaration at the White House ending their countries' 46-year state of war.

2000 Texas Gov. George W. Bush selected Dick Cheney to be his running mate on the Republican presidential ticket.

2008 California became the first state to ban trans fats from restaurant food.

 

[VCheng]

Some historical information about the Boundary Commissions:

Two Boundary Commissions were set up each consisting of four judges of Provincial High Courts and the names of members of the Commission were announced on 30 June with Sir Cyril Radcliffe as the Chairman of both the Commissions (Keesings Contemporary Archives. Vol. VI 1946-48. Bristol: Keesings' Publications. p 8696). The Punjab Boundary Commission included Justice Din Mohammad and Justice Mohammad Munir on behalf of the Muslim League, and Justice Mehr Chand Mahajan and Justice Tej Sindh on behalf of the Congress. The Bengal Boundary Commission consisted of Justice Abu Saleh Mohammad Akram and Justice S.A. Rahman representing the Muslim League and Justice C.C. Biswas and Justice B. K. Mukerji representing Congress (Ali, Chaudhury Muhammad. 1967: The Emergence of Pakistan. New York/ London: Columbia University Press. p 204). The Commissions were charged with the task of dividing both Punjab and Bengal on the basis of ascertaining the contiguous majority areas of Muslims and non-Muslims and in so doing it could also take into account 'other factors' (Ali, Chaudhury Muhammad. 1967: The Emergence of Pakistan. New York/ London: Columbia University Press. pp 204-205; Lakhanpal, P.L. 1958. Essential Documents and Notes on Kashmir Dispute. New Delhi, International Publications. p34).

 

[Awesome]

Oye kya tum log thanday parhay huay ho!

Its the 65th Birthday yaar! and 7th one for us!

We need to be energized, mulk ko azeem se azeemtar banana hai!

I know the chips are down... But its all a himmat and hope ki game. All great people in history had to undergo a lot of adversity but those who just merely survived came out kicking.

Uth Jawana Video [HD] by Soch Band - YouTube

Saahn tutde tutde kehnda... Uth Jawanaaaaaaa!

 

[VCheng]

PDF's 7th birthday? Why don't you (or other seniors) add some PDF milestones too that as a newcomer I do not have any knowledge of, eh Asim?

 

[Awesome]

PDF's 7th birthday? Why don't you (or other seniors) add some PDF milestones too that as a newcomer I do not have any knowledge of, eh Asim?

It's all a haze, dunno where the years went.

Aata hay yaad mujhko guzra hua zamana
Woh baagh ki baharein woh sabka chehchahana

 

[Awesome]

For some reason the symbolism in these lines sums my feeling towards our work on this forum. Note - talking about symbolism only not the literal meaning or even what Iqbal directly intended.


Hum Se Pehle Tha Ajab Tere Jahan Ka Manzar
Kahin Masjood The Pathar, Kahin Maabood Shajar

Khugar-e-Paikar-e-Mahsoos Thi Insaan Ki Nazar
Manta Phir Koi Un-Dekhe Khuda Ko Kyunkar

Tujh Ko Maalum Hai Leta Tha Koi Naam Tera?
Quwwat-e-Baazoo-e-Muslim Ne Kiya Kaam Tera

Bas Rahe The Yahin Saljuq Bhi, Toorani Bhi
Ahl-e-Chin Cheen Mein, Iran Mein Sasaani Bhi

Issi Maamoore Mein Aabad The Yoonani Bhi
Issi Dunya Mein Yahudi Bhi The, Nusraani Bhi

Par Tere Naam Pe Talwar Uthai Kis Ne
Baat Jo Bigri Huwi Thi, Woh Banaai Kis Ne

The Hameen Ek Tire Maarka Aaraaon Mein!
Khushkion Mein Kabhi Larte, Kabhi Dariyaon Mein,

Deen Azaanen Kabhi Europe Ke Kaleesaaon Mein
Kabhi Africa Ke Tapte Huwe Sehraaon Mein.

Shan Ankhon Mein Na Jachti Thi Jahan Daron Ki
Kalima Parhte The Hum Chaon Mein Talwaron Ki

Hum Jo Jeete The To Jnagon Ki Musibat Ke Liye
Aur Merte The Tere Naam Ki Azmat Ke Liye

Thi Na Kuch Taeg-Zani Apni Hukumat Ke Liye
Sar-Bakaf Phirte The Kya Dehar Mein Doulat Ke Liye

Qaum Apni Jo Zar-o-Maal-e-Jahan Par Marti,
But Faroshi Ke Iwaz But Shikni Kyon Karti?

Tal Na Sakte The Agar Jang Mein Arh Jate The
Paon Sheron Ke Bhi Maidan Se Ukhar Jate The

Tujh Se Sarkash Huwa Koi To Bighar Jate The
Taeg Kya Cheez Hai, Hum Toup Se Larh Jate The

Naqsh Tauheed Ka Har Dil Pe Bithaya Hum Ne
Zer-e-Khanjar Bhi Yeh Paigham Sunaya Hum Ne

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Koh Mein, Dasht Mein Le Kar Tera Pegham Phire
Aur Maaloom Hai Tujh Ko, Kabhi Nakaam Phire !

Dasht To Dasht Hain, Darya Bhi Na Chhore Hum Ne
Bahr-e-Zulmaat Mein Daura Diye Ghore Hum Ne

Safah-e-Dahar Se Baatil Ko Mitaya Hum Ne
Nau-e-Insaan Ko Ghulami Se Chhuraya Hum Ne

Tere Kaabe Ko Jabeenon Se Basaya Hum Ne
Tere Quran Ko Seenon Se Lagaya Hum Ne

Phir Bhi Hum Se Yeh Gila Hai Ke Wafadar Nahin
Hum Wafadar Nahin, Tu Bhi To Dildar Nahin!

Ummatain Aur Bhi Hain, In Mein Gunahgar Bhi Hain
Ejz Wale Bhi Hain, Mast-e-Mai-e-Pindar Bhi Hain

In Mein Kahil Bhi Hain, Ghafil Bhi Hain, Hushyar Bhi Hain
Saikron Hain Ke Tere Naam Se Baizar Bhi Hain

Rehmatain Hain Teri Aghiyar Ke Kashaanon Par
Barq Girti Hai To Bechare Musalmanon Par





Boott Sanam Khanon Mein Kehte Hain, Musalman Gye
Hai Khushi In Ko Ke Kaabe Ke Nigehban Gye

Manzil-e-dehr Se Unthon Ke Hudi Khawan Gye
Apni Baghlon Mein Dabaye Huwe Quran Gye

Khandah Zan Kufr Hai, Ehsas Tujhe Hai Ke Nahin
Apni Touheed Ka Kuch Paas Tujhe Hai Ke Nahin

Ye Shikayatt Nahin, Hain Un Ke Khazane Maamur
Nahin Mehfil Mein Jinhain Baat Bhi Karne Ka Shaur

Qehar To Ye Hai Ke Kafir Ko Milain Hoor-o-Qasoor
Aur Bechare Musalman Ko Faqat Wada-e-Hoor

Bani Aghyar Ki Ab Chahne Wali Dunya
Reh Gyi Apne Liye Aik Khiyali Dunya

Hum To Rukhsat Huwe, Auron Ne Sanbhali Dunya
Phir Na Kehna Huwi Touheed Se Khali Dunya

 

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The silence in this thread is sad, but telling.

 

[Jango]

14 days to go gents and ladies.

The silence in this thread is sad, but telling.

It's all to do with the time. As the time gets closer, more activity!

 

[Imran Khan]

Laborer busies in preparation of National Flags in connection of the “Independence Day” celebrations at paper market in Karachi on Tuesday, July 31, 2012.

 

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[AHMED85]

Once upon a time we celebrating the 14th August just present in this pic....
...................................Very heart touching pic..........................................