Torana-i-Pakistan

This article is about Pakistan Zindabad (anthem). For other uses, see Pakistan Zindabad § Media.
Torana-i-Pakistan
English: "Tarana of Pakistan"
তারানা-ই-পাকিস্তান
ترانۂ پاكستان
National anthem of East Pakistan
Also known asপাকিস্তান জিন্দাবাদ (English: "Long Live Pakistan")
LyricsGolam Mostofa, 1956
MusicNazir Ahmed, 1956
Adopted23 March 1956
Relinquished26 March 1971
Succeeded by"Amar Sonar Bangla"

"Torana-i-Pakistan",[a] more popularly known as "Pakistan Zindabad",[b] was an alternative national anthem sung by people of East Pakistan during its existence until liberation of Bangladesh in 1971. The song is in Bengali, the language of East Pakistan, and was adopted from a poem by an East Pakistani poet Golam Mostofa with the name of Tarana-i-Pakistan in 1956.[1][2] It was composed by Nazir Ahmed.[3] The song was sung during school assemblies in East Pakistan by school children.[4]


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  1. ^ Bangla Shahitto. Dhaka: Jatiyo Shikkhakrom O Patthopustok Board. 1996.
  2. ^ Islam, Shahidul (2012). "Mostafa, Golam". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  3. ^ Hayat, Anupam (2012). "Ahmed, Nazir". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  4. ^ রোমেনা লেইস. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 9 Dec 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2024.