WShoaib Akhtar is a Pakistani cricketer, commentator and YouTuber. He is often known as one of the greatest and fastest bowlers of all time. He is recognised as the fastest bowler in the history of cricket, delivering a world record top speed of 161.3 km/h in a pool match against England during the 2003 Cricket World Cup. Akhtar was nicknamed "Rawalpindi Express" and "Tiger" as a tribute to his hometown and fast bowling. He is also the first bowler to break the 100 mph barrier, doing so twice in his career.
WMuhammad Asad, Arabic: محمد أسد /mʊħʌmmʌd ʌsʌd/, Urdu: محمد أسد, born Leopold Weiss; 2 July 1900 – 20 February 1992) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Muslim journalist, traveler, writer, linguist, political theorist, diplomat and Islamic scholar. Asad was one of the most influential European Muslims of the 20th century. His translation of the Quran in English, "The Message of The Qur'an" is one of the most notable of his works. In Asad's words in "The Message of the Quran": "the work which I am now placing before the public is based on a lifetime of study and of many years spent in Arabia. It is an attempt - perhaps the first attempt - at a really idiomatic, explanatory rendition of the Qur'anic message into a European language."
WAbdul Sattar Edhi was a Pakistani philanthropist, ascetic, and humanitarian who founded the Edhi Foundation, which runs the world's largest volunteer ambulance network, along with various homeless shelters, animal shelters, rehabilitation centres, and orphanages across Pakistan. Following his death, his son Faisal Edhi took over as head of the Edhi Foundation. He is remembered inside and outside of Pakistan as an ambassador to "true Islam" contrasting him with terrorists that dominate media coverage about Muslims.
WSenior Justice Javed Iqbal was a Pakistani philosopher and senior justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. He was internationally known for his acclaimed publications on philosophy of law and modern Islamic philosophy in international and national journals.
WMohammad Asghar Khan, was a Pakistani politician and an autobiographer, later a dissident serving the cause of pacifism, peace, and human rights.
WMuhammad Ayub Khan, was a Pakistani army general and the second President of Pakistan who forcibly assumed the presidency from the first president Iskander Mirza through coup in 1958, the first successful coup d'état of the country. The popular demonstrations and labour strikes which were supported by the protests in East Pakistan ultimately led to his forced resignation in 1969.
WBaba Mohammad Yahya Khan is a Sufi. He is a spiritual mentor of many people around the globe. Baba ji introduces himself as a Durvaish of Malaamti Order of Spiritualism. Baba ji has worked in his life in many international cinemas and stage shows etc. He has performed various roles as Baba Bulleh Shah, Miyan Mohammad Bakhsh and many more on plays broadcast on PTV. Baba ji has spread his Sufi thoughts through various books like Piya Rung Kala, Kajal Kotha, Shab Deeda, Lay Baba Ababeel, etc. His works have been translated in different languages as well. Baba ji was born on 7 September 1936 in Sialkot British India. He is closely related to Allama Iqbal, Wasif Ali Wasif, Ashfaq Ahmad, Bano Qudsia and Mumtaz Mufti and famous Mir Bashir Palmist.
WImran Ahmed Khan Niazi is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Pakistan and the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). Before entering politics, Khan was an international cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team, which he led to victory in the 1992 Cricket World Cup.
WAir Marshal Malik Nur Khan Awan SPk, HJ, HS, HQA, OI(J), NOC, OVN, commonly known as Nur Khan, was a three-star air officer, politician, sports administrator, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force, serving under President Ayub Khan from 1965 until 1969.
WMumtaz Mufti, was a writer from Pakistan.
WGeneral Muhammad Musa Khan, HPk, HQA, HI, HJ, MBE, was a Pakistani four-star general, and the Commander in Chief of Pakistan Army, serving under President Ayub Khan from 1958 until 1966. He later became a politician.
WSir Malik Feroz Khan Noon KCSI, KCIE, OStJ, best known as Feroze Khan, was the seventh Prime Minister of Pakistan, serving in this capacity from his appointment on 16 December 1957, until being removed when the President of Pakistan Iskandar Ali Mirza imposed martial law with the 8 October 1958 Pakistani coup d'état.