Absar Ahmed

Absar Ahmed is a Pakistani researcher and archivist of national songs as well as a journalist, broadcaster, and songwriter.

Absar Ahmed
ابصار احمد
Born1988
Karachi, Pakistan
Occupations
  • Archivist
  • researcher
  • songwriter
  • journalist
Years active2005 – present
OrganizationRadio Pakistan
Television
WebsitePak Patriotic Liberary

Life and career

Absar was born in Karachi in 1988. He started his career in 2005 as an intern with Geo TV. Later, he has also been working at ARY News, Express TV, and PTV as a host, researcher, and scriptwriter. He has broadcast some shows and scripted documentaries on Radio Pakistan.

Reportedly, Absar is the first archivist of Pakistan who has preserved more than four and a half thousand rare or almost lost national and patriotic songs.[1][2][3][4] Along with this collection, he has also written several research articles on national songs adapted to music, which have been published in Pakistan's reliable newspapers and magazines, including the Pakistan Army's journal Hilaal.[5][6]

Books
  • Ye Naghme Pakistan Ke (2021) — a catalog and history of Pakistani national songs from 1945 to present.[7]

Radio shows and documentaries
  • Absar Ahmed Ke Sath
  • Awaz-e-Pakistan[8]
  • Tehreek e Pakistan Key Sitare[9]

Songs
  • Heeray Jaisay Saal
  • Pakistan Ki Main Taqdeer
  • Raddul Fasad
  • Din Aaya Takbeer ka
  • Azb ki hai Zarb
  • Lab pe Khan Liaqaut Ali Zaroor Aya- Shaheed-e-Millat
  • Arz - E-Pakistan Tere Jan Nisaron Ko Salam
  • Main Hoon Pakistan

References
  1. Sadiqui, Waseem (8 April 2015). "سرکاری میڈیا بھی نایاب ملی نغمے مجھ سے مانگتا ہے: ابصار احمد". Voice of America (Urdu).
  2. "'میرے پاس کچھ ایسے ملی نغمے بھی ہیں جو ریڈیو پاکستان کے پاس بھی نہیں'". Voice of America (Urdu). 1 August 2022.
  3. "Meet the collector, preserver of Pakistan's national songs". MM News. 14 August 2022.
  4. "قومی نغموں کا سب سے بڑا ذخیرہ". The Independent Urdu. 29 July 2019.
  5. Ahmed, Absar. "دل دل پاکستان …نغماتِ وطن کا ایک عہد تمام ہوا". Hilaal. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  6. "Afkar: Interview of Absar Ahmed, Archivist of Pakistani National Songs". Radio Pakistan. October 30, 2022.
  7. "پاکستانی قومی نغمات کو ڈیجیٹلائزڈ کیا جائے :صدرِ مملکت ڈاکٹر عارف علوی". UrduPoint. 28 August 2021.
  8. "Awaz-e-Pakistan". Radio Pakistan. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  9. "Tehreek e Pakistan Key Sitare". Radio Pakistan. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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