Muhammad Iqbal Bahoo, is a Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

i sufi singer. He was born in Gurdaspur

Gurdaspur

Gurdaspur is a city in the state of Punjab, situated in the northwest part of the Republic of India. It is located in the center of and is the administrative head of Gurdaspur District. It was the location of a fort which was famous for the siege it sustained in 1712 from the Mughals...

, Punjab

Punjab (India)

Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...

, India

India

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, but migrated to Pakistan after Independence, and settled in Lahore. Iqbal Bahu mastered the Sufi tradition of the well-known Sufi saint Sultan Bahu. He sings many Sufi songs for Radio Pakistan and Pakistan Television

Pakistan Television Corporation

The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore...

 and was awarded the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz

Tamgha-i-Imtiaz

Tamgha-i-Imtiaz , English: Medal of Excellence, is state organized honour of State of Pakistan. It is the fourth-highest decoration given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements. While, it is civilian award, it can also be bestowed to Military officers of the Pakistan Armed Forces...

 honor by the Government of Pakistan

Government of Pakistan

The Government of Pakistan is a federal parliamentary system, with an indirectly-elected President as the Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Pakistani Armed Forces, and an indirectly-elected Prime Minister as the Head of Government. The President’s appointment and term are...

 in 2008.

Awards

• Tamgha-i-Imtiaz
  Tamgha-i-Imtiaz
  Tamgha-i-Imtiaz , English: Medal of Excellence, is state organized honour of State of Pakistan. It is the fourth-highest decoration given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements. While, it is civilian award, it can also be bestowed to Military officers of the Pakistan Armed Forces...
  
  
• Sultan Bahu Award
• National Award, PTV
  Pakistan Television Corporation
  The Pakistan Television Corporation is Pakistan's national television broadcaster. The first live transmission of PTV began on November 26, 1964, in Lahore...
  
  

TAMGHA E IMTIAZ
Graduate Award
PTV Award
Baba Fareed Award
Hazrat Sultan Bahoo Award
International Sufi Festival Award
Red Crescent Awards
6th PTV National Award
Nigar Award
Kalam-e-Bahoo Award
State life Insurance Award Kuwait
State Life Insurance of Pakistan Award Kuwait
Pakistan National Organization Award Kuwait
World Performing Award
Herf-O-Awaz Awards

External links

• A delightful confluence of cultures - The Tribune