Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, (born on October 13, 1948, in Faisalabad), was a Pakistani singer who is considered one of the greatest performers of qawwali. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan was arguably among the most blessed and celebrated artists the world has ever witnessed. He was instrumental in redefining qawwali and popularizing it all across the globe. Music was in his blood as he was born in a singing family which owned 600 years of qawwali tradition. He had an extraordinary quality of singing in the high pitch for a long duration and this quality won him numerous accolades. He was often referred as ‘Shehanshah of Qawwalis’ and his name entered the Guinness Book of World Record for releasing the highest number of qawwali albums (125). Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan gave his first public performance at the young age of 16. His talent was evident then and subsequently through his versatility and unmatched talent, he became a renowned artist all across the globe. He gave live performances in over 40 countries and made qawwali famous worldwide. He is also associated with various international bands too. He was contracted by various international music labels like the Virgin Records, EMI, and Real World among others. He won admiration from American audience after performing at Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York in the year 1989. For his contribution to qawwali music, he was conferred with numerous awards and most notable of them being President of Pakistan's Award and UNESCO Music Prize among various others.
Arfa Karim
Arfa Karim Randhawa was born on 2nd February 1995 in the city of Faisalabad. In 2004, Arfa passed the MCP test and won the title of “World’s Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional.” She kept the title by 2008. She also received numerous national awards in Pakistan like Fatima Jinnah Gold Medal in the field of Science and Technology, Salam Pakistan Youth Award, President’s Award for Pride of Performance and many more. Arfa was the voice of Pakistan and she had represented the country at many international platforms. The co-founder of Microsoft Bill Gates invited Arfa Karim to his headquarters in the USA. Arfa Karim sadly passed away on the evening of January 14, 2012, due to a severe episode of epileptic seizure damaging her brain tissues permanently. Following that seizure, Arfa also suffered from a cardiac arrest. Arfa envisioned much in the field of health, education, and a separate IT city.
Saeed Ajmal
Saeed Ajmal (born on October 14, 1977) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer, who played all forms of the game. He is a right-arm off-spin bowler who bats right handed. Regarded as one of the best spinners in the world of his era, Ajmal was ranked at number 1 bowler in ODI and T20 rankings and on number 2 in Tests at various times between 2011 and 2014. At domestic level in Pakistan, he represented Faisalabad with whom he won the 2005 ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup, Khan Research Laboratories and Islamabad. Ajmal made his ODI debut for Pakistan in July 2008 at the age of 30, and a year later played his first test match. He helped Pakistan win the 2009 ICC World T20. He was awarded with the third highest civilian award of Pakistan, Sitara-e-Imtiaz for his excellent services to the national cricket team by President of Pakistan on March 23, 2015.