When historians will pen down 2016 for Pakistan, they must write undoubtedly it was a tragic year for Pakistan . Pakistan has lost essential organs of its body.

We lost some of the most iconic personalities who brought fame and prosperity to this country with their talent, humanity and hard work.

  • Fatima Surayya Bajia – February 10, 2016

She was an Urdu novelist, playwright and drama writer of Pakistan. Born on September 1, 1930 in Karnatak, India, she migrated to Pakistan with her family soon after Partition. She has never attended a formal school, all her education took place at home, but instead she is ranked an eminent intellectual, reader and writer.

Talking about her childhood, she said that

"I never attended a formal school. The elders of the family decided that all my education should take place at home. The teacher lived in our home where we were taught discipline along with our education. My family was settled in Hyderabad Deccan, which was then a paramount cultural center in undivided India. Although there were a few prominent schools e.g. Saint Josephs School, although my grandfather could afford the fee (which was Rs. 20), he still preferred to educate us at home. These schools were primarily attended by pampered girls from the elite families of nawabs and jagirdars. From the beginning we were taught self-sufficiency, although we employed 60 to 70 servants, we were not allowed to ask anyone of them for water. There was a huge difference between girls of the elite families and us. My grandfather felt that if we attended such schools, we would suffer from an inferiority complex, but since proper upbringing is not possible without coaching, he decided to carry out our education at home. Nevertheless, we were taught all the subjects that were taught in the formal Hyderabad schools with separate teachers for every subject e.g. calligraphy and math."

Bajia won a lot of awards, including the Pride of performance Award in 1996 for her services to the performing arts in Pakistan. She also remained Advisor to the Chief Minister of Sindh province in Pakistan. In 2012, she was awarded Hilal-i-Imtiaz by President of Pakistan.

Bajia died on 10 February 2016 in Karachi, at the age of 85 from throat cancer.

  • Amjad Fareed Sabri – June 22, 2016

Amjad Fareed Sabri was famous Pakistani sufi singer. He was born on 1st december 1976. He was son of Gulam Fareed Sabri of Sabri brothers.The Sabri Brothers went straight from one of the original Qawwal Gharanas and Amjad was very proud to listen that he is a part of famous Qawwal family. He talked about his first Qawwali training. Amjad Sabri began learning qawwali music from his father at the age of nine.

Amjad Sabri presented the work of his family in the field of qawwali and he travelled widely to India, Europe and America and due to his work he was known as the "rock star" of qawwali.

On 22 June 2016, during Ramadan, he was a guest in morning TV show where his last naat included the words "When I shudder in my dark tomb, dear Prophet look after me", and after that transmission in the evening two motorcyclists opened fire on Sabri's car in liaquatabad Town Karachi, Sabri, an associate and his driver got injured. Sabri was shot twice in the head and once on the ear. and he died shortly after. His murder occurred near an underpass named after his father.

  • Abdul Sattar Edhi – July 8, 2016

Abdul Sattar Edhi was a Pakistani philanthropist, ascetic, and humanitarian who founded the Edhi Foundation which runs hospitals, homeless shelters, rehab centres, and orphanages across Pakistan.

Born in Gujarat, British India, Edhi moved to Karachi where he established a free dispensary for Karachi's low-income residents. Edhi's charitable activities expanded in 1957 when an Asian flu epidemic swept through Karachi. Donations allowed him to buy his first ambulance the same year. He later expanded his charity network with the help of his wife Bilquis Edhi.

Over his lifetime, the Edhi foundation expanded backed entirely with private donations including establishing a network of 1,800 minivan ambulances. By the time of his death Edhi was registered as a parent or guardian of nearly 20,000 children. He is known as Angel of Mercy. "He was referred as Pakistan's version of Mother Teresa and the BBC wrote that he was considered "Pakistan's most respected figure and was seen by some as almost a saint."

"So, many years later there were many who still complained and
questioned, ‘Why must you pick up Christians and Hindus in your
ambulance?’ And I was saying, ‘Because the ambulance is more
Muslim than you’."

— Abdul Sattar Edhi

Edhi resolved to dedicate his life to aiding the poor, and over the next sixty years, he single handedly changed the face of welfare in Pakistan

"People have become educated, but have yet to become human."

— Abdul Sattar Edhi

Abdul Sattar Edhi died on 8 July 2016 at the age of 88 due to kidney failure, His last wishes included the request that his organs were to be donated but due to his ill health. He was laid to rest at the Edhi Village Karachi.

  • Shahlyla Baloch – October 12, 2016

She was the Pakistani celebrities from the sports field. She represented Pakistan at the 2014 SAFF Women's Championship in Islamabad. She was the daughter of Pakistani women's football President and Senator Rubina Irfan and the sister of Balochistan United and National team manager Reheela Zarmeen.

The striker of Pakistani women football team died at the age of 20 in a car accident on October 12, 2016 in DHA Karachi

  • Junaid Jamshed Khan – December 7, 2016

He was a Pakistani television personality, fashion designer, occasional actor, singer, preacher and televangelist. After graduating with a degree in engineering from the university of engineering and technology, Lahore.

Jamshed briefly worked as a civilian contractor and engineer for the Pakistan Air Force before starting his musical career.

Jamshed first gained nationwide international recognition as a singer. His songs "Dil Dil Pakistan" and "Tum Mil Gaye" were the main cause of his fame.

In 2004, Jamshed left both his engineering and music and focused on his religious activities for Islam and reciting nasheeds on TV and releasing them on CD's. Jamshed also owned a clothing boutique with the name "J."

In November 2014, Jamshed was accused of blasphemy and in December 2014, in a video message, he apologized for offending people and making mistakes

Junaid Jamshed and his second wife died on 7 December 2016 when PIA Flight 661 crashed in Havelian. The flight was enroute to Islamabad from Chitral. He was in Chitral with a Tablighi jamaat and was returning to Islamabad.