Professor Syed Ahmed Shah Patras Bokhari (1898–1958) was a Pakistani educationist, essayist, broadcaster and diplomat. Before the formation of Pakistan in 1947, he was the Director General, All India Radio. Primarily, he was a Professor of English Literature and, thus, served as the Principal of Government College Lahore. The famous Urdu poet, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, and the leader of free verse in Urdu, Noon Meem Rashid, were among his famous students. After the formation of Pakistan, he served as the permanent representative of Pakistan in the United Nations from 1949–52. He died during his diplomatic service and is buried in New York, USA. 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... // Overview All India Radio (AIR for short) is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India), an autonomous corporation of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. ... Government College,now officially referred to as Government College University Lahore is a public university located in Lahore, second largest city of Pakistan. ... The phrase Zaban-e Urdu-e Mualla written in Urdu Urdu () is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan family that developed under Persian, Turkish, and Arabic influence in South Asia during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire (1200-1800). ... Faiz Faiz Ahmed Faiz (فيض ١حمد فيض), (1984 - 1911) is considered by many to be a poet in the great tradition of Urdu poets like Ghalib and Iqbal. ... The phrase Zaban-e Urdu-e Mualla written in Urdu Urdu () is an Indo-European language of the Indo-Aryan family that developed under Persian, Turkish, and Arabic influence in South Asia during the Delhi Sultanate and Mughal Empire (1200-1800). ... Nazar Mohammed Rashid (1910 – October 9, 1975), commonly known as Noon Meem Rashid or N.M. Rashid, was an influential poet of modern Urdu poetry. ... United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ...

A. S. Bokhari was born in Peshawar, NWFP, and educated in Government College, Lahore. His thin volume of essays, Patras Kay Mazameen (Essays of Patras), is considered as an asset of Urdu humor. Due to his global vision, he was known as ‘a citizen of the world.’ Peshāwar (پیشاور) literally means City on the Frontier in Persian and is known as Pai-khawar in Pashto. ... North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is geographically the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. ...

External links

• Official website
• A citizen of the world
• Pakistan’s Mission in the UN