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  2. Pakistani folklore - Wikipedia

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    The word qissa is an Arabic word meaning epic legend or a folk tale . The Punjabi language is famous for its rich literature of qisse, most of the which are about love, passion, betrayal, sacrifice, social values and a common man's revolt against a larger system. In the Punjabi tradition, friendship, loyalty, love and qaul (verbal agreement or ...

  3. Altaf Hussain Hali - Wikipedia

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    Hali composed an essay in Arabic that supported the dialectics of Siddiq Hasan Khan, who was an adherent of Wahhabism. His teacher, Maulvi Navazish Ali, belonged to the Hanafi school and when he saw the essay he tore it up. At this time Hali adopted the takhallus "Khasta", which means "the exhausted, the distressed, the heartbroken".

  4. YouTube - Wikipedia

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    YouTube Kids is an American children's video app developed by YouTube, a subsidiary of Google. The app was developed in response to parental and government scrutiny on the content available to children.

  5. Urdu poetry - Wikipedia

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    Urdu poetry (Urdu: اُردُو شاعرى Urdū šāʿirī) is a tradition of poetry and has many different forms. Today, it is an important part of the culture of India and Pakistan . According to Naseer Turabi there are five major poets of Urdu: Mir Taqi Mir (d.1810), Mirza Ghalib (d. 1869), Mir Anees (d.1874), Muhammad Iqbal (d. 1938) and ...

  6. People are sharing hilariously ominous text messages from ...

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    O’Brien, 23, tells TODAY.com the internet trend is entertaining. “In communicating with my parents, the punctuation and phraseology are different and there are ellipses everywhere,” she says ...

  7. Three Hundred Ramayanas: Five Examples and Three Thoughts on ...

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    Three Hundred Rāmāyaṇas: Five Examples and Three Thoughts on Translation" is an essay written by Indian writer A. K. Ramanujan for a Conference on Comparison of Civilizations at the University of Pittsburgh, February 1987. The essay was a required reading on Delhi University's syllabus for history undergraduates from 2006–7 onward. On ...

  8. Ruba'i - Wikipedia

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    This is an example of a ruba'i from Rumis's Divan-e Shams: Anwār-i Ṣalāḥ-i Dīn bar angēkhta bād Dar dīda (w)u jān-i ʿāshiqān rēkhta bād Har jān ki laṭīf gasht u az luṭf guzasht Bā khāk-i Ṣalāḥ-i Dīn dar-āmēkhta bād May the splendors of Salahuddin be roused, And poured into the eyes and souls of the lovers.

  9. Climate change in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Climate change in Pakistan is a major issue for the country. Pakistan is highly vulnerable to climate change. As with the changing climate in South Asia as a whole, the climate of Pakistan has changed over the past several decades, with significant impacts on the environment and people. [1] In addition to increased heat, drought and extreme ...