Farida Khanum is renowned Pakistani Ghazal singer. Farida Khanum has been given the title "Malika-e-Ghazal" (Queen of Ghazal) in tribute to her singing talents. Farida Khanum lives in Lahore, Punjab and performs at select musical gatherings. In 2005, she was awarded the Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Pakistan's highest civilian honors) by President Pervaiz Musharraf. In poetry (and as the lyrics in songs), the ghazal (Arabic: غزل; Turkish gazel) is a poetic form consisting of couplets which share a rhyme and a refrain. ... The Minar-e-Pakistan represents Pakistani independence The Hazuri Bagh, looking towards the Roshnai Gate Lahore (Urdu: لاہور) is a major city of Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ... The Punjab or Panjab (Punjabi: ) province of Pakistan is the countrys most populous region and is home to the Punjabis and various other groups. ... Flag of the President of Pakistan The President of Pakistan (Sadr-e-Mamlikat or صدرِ مملکہ in Urdu) is Head of State of Pakistan. ... General Pervez Musharraf (born August 11, 1943, Delhi, India) became de facto ruler (using the title Chief Executive and assuming extensive power) of [[the office of President of Pakistan (becoming Head of State) on June 20, 2001. ...

Her family was from Punjab. Farida Khanum born in Calcutta and raised in Amritsar. She migrated to Pakistan after independence in 1947. Her sister Mukhtar Begum and the renowned maestro of Patiala Gharana, Ustad Ashiq Ali Khan trained her in initial years. She usually sticks to classical Raagas and minimalist accompaniment. Farida Khanum is a God sent gift to all music lovers. Her voice is a ghazal in it's own right. It's like as if she knows love and it is transcended in the way she carries the words on her voice-vintage wine-the older it get's the better it tastes. Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 The Punjab (meaning: Land of five Rivers; also Panjab, Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬ, Shahmukhi: پنجاب) is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. ... This article is on Calcutta/Kolkata, the city. ... Amritsar (Punjabi: , , Hindi: . ), meaning Pool of the Nectar of Immortality, is the administrative headquarter of the Amritsar District in Punjab, India. ...

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