shaheed


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shaheed

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shahid

n
1. (Islam) (in Islam) a deceased person who has lived a life in accordance with the will of Allah
2. (Islam) (in Islam) a martyr to the Islamic faith
3. (Other Non-Christian Religions) (in Sikhism) a martyr to the Sikh faith
[Arabic šahīd witness]
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Noun1.shaheed - Arabic term for holy martyrs; applied by Palestinians to suicide bombers
Arabic, Arabic language - the Semitic language of the Arabs; spoken in a variety of dialects
martyr, sufferer - one who suffers for the sake of principle
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SHIKARPUR -- The 75th death anniversary of Shaheed Allah Bux Soomro was observed by Soomra Itheehad City Shikarpur, Jeay Sindh Mahaz [JSM] Shikarpur and Rawadari Tehreek Shikarpur at Hathi gate Shikarpur, here on Tuesday.
Sitara-i-Basalat: Commodore Adnan Khaliq, Brig Khalid Farid, Capt Faisal Javeed Sheikh ((PN), Lt Col Tauqeer Haider (Shaheed), Wing Commander Fayyaz Ather Malik (Shaheed), Maj Faheem Badshah Afridi, Maj Muhammad Imran Khan (Shaheed), Maj Mudasar Sagheer (Shaheed), Capt Syed Junaid Ali Arshad (Shaheed), Sub Saeed Khan (Shaheed), Naib Sub Muhammad Ali, Hav Atta Ur Rehman (Shaheed), Sep Sajid Ali (Shaheed) and chef Nazakat Ali.
Names of those who have been honoured for gallantry: Abdul Ghani (late) (Sindh), Saifur Rehman Shaheed (Gilgit Baltistan), retired Captain Syed Ahmad Mobin Zaidi Shaheed (Punjab), Zahid Mehmood Gondal Shaheed (Punjab), Muhammad Ashraf Noor Shaheed, Hamid Shakeel Sabir Shaheed, Maulana Hassan Jan Shaheed and Dr Mufti Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi Shaheed.
Fazal Mabud brother of Shaheed Sub Inspector Sultan Mehmood; Mohammad Riaz brother of Constable Shaheed Munir Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz brother of Shaheed Tahir Nawaz, Noman Khan brother of Shaheed LHC Adnan Aslam, Mohammad Ramzan Father of Shaheed H.C Abdul Qayyum, Jannat Mir Father of Shaheed Constable Jehnazeb, Akbar Nawaz Father of Shaheed Constable Sabir Nawaz and Prof.
Saira Bibi (wife of Shaheed Constable Muhammad Tariq) Haji Sadiq (father of Shaheed Constable Khurram Shahzad) and Naseer Khan father of Shaheed Constable Sajeed Khan) received President's Police Medals.Laptops were announced for the children of Shuhada, Kashish (daughter of Shaheed Amir Nawaz, Uzma Amin (daughter of Shaheed Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Iqrar Amin), Muhammad Faisal (son of Shaheed Inspector Khalil ur Rehman) Sunbal (daughter of Shaheed Inspector Tahir Mehmood) Muskan (daughter of Shaheed Sub-Inspector Muhammad Akbar, Sada Bibi (daughter of Shaheed Constable Bakht Rasheed) Muhammad Jalal Khan (son of Muhammad Iqbal Marwat).
PESHAWAR -- The Inspector General of Police Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Nasir Khan Durrani announced sending the name of Shaheed Head Constable Mian Naseem Ullah Khan to the govt for Quaid-e-Azam police medal and naming a school in his native village after shaheed\'s name.
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Abbas Araqchi blasted UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, for his biased reports, and said there is no ground for his visit to the country.
According to IESCO spokesman, the power supply of different feeders and grid stations would remain suspended for the period from 10:00am to 04:00pm, Fazaia,Tarlai, High Way feeders, 09:00am to 02:00pm, Zaraj-1, Dk Awan, Mehboob Shaheed, New Rawat, Eid Gah, Raja Sultan, New Malpur, Kurri Road, Khanna-II, Muslim Town, Sarafa Bazar, Quaid Abad, Dk; Hukamdad, Mohan Pura, PEPSI, AFIC, CGH, Media Town-II, Rehmadabad-I and II, Walayat Complex, Jahangir
Fazal Mabud, brother of Shaheed Sub-Inspector Sultan Mehmood; Mohammad Riaz, brother of Shaheed Constable Munir Ahmed; Mohammad Nawaz, brother of Shaheed Tahir Nawaz; Noman Khan, brother of Shaheed LHC Adnan Aslam, Mohammad Ramzan, father of Shaheed Head Constable Abdul Qayyum; Jannat Mir, father of Shaheed Constable Jehnazeb; Akbar Nawaz, father of Shaheed Constable Sabir Nawaz; and Prof Asmatullah, brother of Shaheed Inspector Najeebullah, received the Quaid-i-Azam Police Medals, while Saira Bibi, wife of Shaheed Constable Mohammad Tariq; Haji Sadique, father of Shaheed Constable Khurram Shahzad; and Naseer Khan, father of Shaheed Constable Sajeed Khan received the President's Police Medals.
Riaz Shaheed, Sagherpur, C.W.O feeders, 09:00am to 16:00pm Sowan, AWHS-1, Park View, Zaraj-1, S.Shaheed, W.Complex feeders, 07:00am to 19:00pm CMH Jhelum (Exempted), F-1 (F.T.M), F-5 (Jada), F-3 (Gul Afshan), Zubair Shaheed, F-6 Machine Moh, F-8 Civil Line, Akram Shaheed, F-7 (Katchery), Ajmal Shaheed, Sanghoi, Nathwala, Safdar Shaheed, F-13 (Garmala), Sana Ullah Shaheed, F-10 (Kala Base), F-9 (Chak Daulat), Pakhwal, F-2 (Chip Board), Jakkar, Domeli, Bhagwal, Padial, Hasnote feeders, 09:30am to 14:30pm Pak View, AOWHS/DHA-1, Jail Park, Car Chowk, Morgah, Pindi Board, Walayat Complex, Ex.
BADIN -- Shaheed Fazal Rahu had sacrificed his life for the cause of democracy and uplift of the poor people and elimination of poverty and raised his voice for the rights of farmers and common people.
TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of Iran's Human Rights Council Mohammad Javad Larijani blasted UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran Ahmed Shaheed for his biased report, and said Shaheed has merely parroted the allegations made by the terrorist groups against Tehran.