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An image of Bano performing for Pakistan Television Network.

The Citizens Archive of Pakistan (CAP)

The Citizens Archive of Pakistan

The Citizens Archive of Pakistan
Karachi, Pakistan

Bano died at age 74, on Tuesday, 21 April 2009, in the eastern city of Lahore. Her legacy continues to live on through the extensive body of work that she left behind. Bano has been a popular cultural icon symbolizing freedom of speech, equality, and social justice.

In a recent demonstration throughout Pakistan on the Women's Rights called Aurat March her ghazal 'Hum Dekheingey' was played by the crowd with loud chanting by the demonstrators, immortalizing her as a symbol of resistance.

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  • Title: An image of Bano performing for Pakistan Television Network.
  • Creator: The Citizens Archive of Pakistan (CAP)
  • Location Created: Karachi, Pakistan
  • Physical Dimensions: 1226 × 1018
  • Type: Digital Scan
  • Rights: Copyright © 2019 by Citizens Archive of Pakistan (CAP). All rights reserved . No part of this image may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including copying, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of Citizens Archive of Pakistan (CAP). This image was donated Khawaja Najam Ul Hasan.
  • Depicted Person: Iqbal Bano
The Citizens Archive of Pakistan

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