Pakistan qaumi tarana urdu
The anthem was also played during the Prime Minister's visit to the United States. Although it was approved for playing during the visit of the Shah, official recognition was not given until August 1954. The anthem without lyrics was performed for Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan and later for the National Anthem Committee on August 10, 1950. The national anthem is played during any event involving the hoisting of the flag, for example Pakistan Day (March 23) and Independence Day (August 14). Unofficially, the anthem is sometimes referred to by its first line " Pāk sarzamīn shād bād" (Urdu: "Blessed be the sacred land"). The lyrics allude to a "Sacred Land" referring to Pakistan and a "Flag of the Crescent and Star" referring to the national flag. The three stanza composition is unique in a way that no part of the anthem repeats itself. The music for the anthem had been composed in 1950 and had been used on several state occasions before being officially adopted in 1954. The music of the anthem was composed by Chagla with lyrics written by Jullundhri. Chagla produced the musical composition in collaboration with another committee member and assisted by the Pakistan Navy band. The NAC also examined several different tunes and eventually selected the one presented by Chagla and submitted it for formal approval.
The committee chairman, the Federal Minister for Education, Fazlur Rahman, asked several poets and composers to write lyrics but none of the submitted works were deemed suitable. In 1950, the impending state visit of the Shah of Iran resulted in the Pakistani Government asking the NAC to submit an anthem without delay. The committee had some difficulty at first in finding suitable music and lyrics. The Committee members included several politicians, poets and musicians such as Abdur Rab Nishtar, Ahmad G. In December 1948, the Government of Pakistan establishhed the National Anthem Committee (NAC), which was initially chaired by the Information Secretary, Sheikh Muhammad Ikram. The prizes were announced through a government press advertisement published in June 1948. Ghani from Transvaal, South Africa, offered two prizes of five thousand rupees each for the poet and composer of a new national anthem for the newly independent state of Pakistan. 6 Controversial previous national anthem claim.