Watan Hamara Azad Kashmir Explained

Our Country is Free Kashmir
Author:Hafeez Jalandhari
Lyrics Date:1960s
Country:Azad Kashmir
Prefix:State

"Watan Hamārā Āzād Kashmīr" (Urdu: {{nq|وطن ہمارا آزاد کشمیر), officially known as the Anthem of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is the national anthem of the state of Azad Kashmir, administered by Pakistan. It is based on a poem of the same name written in the mid-1960s by Hafeez Jalandhari.[1] It was inspired during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National anthems founder remembered. 2009 . Dawn.com. Jalandhari also wrote the Kashmiri anthem Watan Hamara Azad Kashmir among several other patriotic songs during the Pak-India war in 1965.
  2. Web site: Jalandhri confined himself for 3 months to write National Anthem . 2016. He wrote many patriotic songs during the Indo Pakistani War of 1965. He also took part in the war of 1948 on Kashmir and got injuries on his arm and leg.
  3. Web site: آزاد جموں و کشمیر Anthem -- National Anthems of the World.
  4. Web site: آزاد کشمیر کا قومی ترانہ،ایک نئی بحث. ibcurdu. 2016-03-17.