The life story of the distinguished captain of the merchant navy and the world-renowned intellectual *Captain Mohammad Akram*

(Dr.Izhar Ahmad Gulzar, Faisalabad/ Pakistan)

Floating on water is as old as the history of man. In ancient times, when people saw the trunk of a tree floating in a river, they must have known that wood can float in water. They used to cross the rivers riding on these trunks.

After that, they made a big board by combining many pieces of wood, on which many men could sit and goods could also be carried from one place to another. He said that even this method is not safe. Now he made a boat or a boat in the form of hollow wood by joining the planks in which four or six people sat down and started traveling.

Till that time, the boat was running only on the flow of the river. With the invention of the sail, it started to be driven in the opposite direction as well. When man crossed the rivers and lakes, the brave sailors drove the boat for some distance along the sea. Robert Fulton, an American, built a steam-powered ship in 1807. Slowly, the shipbuilding industry continued to develop. After that, new researches were carried out in shipbuilding and after a while sea travel became comfortable and safe. Although ships conquered the storms, there was an equal fear of sinking them. Finally, an Englishman, Lionel Leokin, built a lifeboat.

Gradually improved it and removed its flaws. Now this lifeboat is able to safely remove 25 people from the sea during accidents. Today's ships have cinemas, playgrounds and swimming pools for the comfort and convenience of passengers. There are also ponds. Separate ships are built for war. The shipping industry is very extensive and also an important means of trade between different countries.These ships are operated by highly trained and qualified professionals.

Mohammad Akram, the captain of the ships who closely observes the entire system of the sea world, spent 39 years on the blue waters of the same ships and served as a captain on various commercial ships around the world. He has displayed a huge map of the seas of the marine world at his house. The journey of ships presents a mysterious and terrifying scene. Passengers die while traveling in ships, terrible incidents like sinking of ships also happen. There are.

Captain Muhammad Akram has seen all these terrible scenes with his own eyes. Captain Muhammad Akram started his career with Pakistan Shipping Corporation, then after he passed the second officer exam, he joined different private shipping companies around the world and worked as a captain on different ships.

He says that when a passenger dies during the journey due to natural death or any other reason, it becomes difficult to handle his body during the long journey. Therefore, it becomes compulsory to tie the dead body in the water and leave it in the sea so that The pieces of wood should go under. the water and the fishes will make them their food. Captain Muhammad Akram said that there is only one ocean on the planet, which is called the global ocean, which covers about 71% of the outer surface of the world. It flows from one corner of the ocean to the other without any obstacles. 97% of total water. The huge sea is called Ocean.

While the relatively small sea is called the sea. For many years, geographers have divided this global ocean into four parts, including the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean.

In addition to these oceans, they have also defined small bodies of salt water, including seas, gulfs, and the ends of rivers. In the year 2000, the Fifth Sea was officially recognized.

Some experts say seven seas instead of five, about which poets say that the beloved has gone across seven seas. The legendary captain Muhammad Akram, who has served in international shipping for 39 years, has seen these islands and these seas closely with his own eyes. And it is the largest ocean in the world. He said that it covers 80% of the world's area and is almost equal to the land area.

Captain Muhammad Akram said about the Pacific Ocean that there are about 25,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean, which is more than the total number of islands in the ocean around the world. Its average depth is 13215 feet. While its deepest point is "Mariana Trench" near Japan. And its depth is 35 thousand 840. Captain Muhammad Akram said about the Atlantic Ocean. That it is the largest ocean in the world. It is more than 767.6 million square kilometers wide. He said that it has the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean Sea and the North Sea. The Atlantic Ocean. The average depth is 12880 feet.

Captain Muhammad Akram said that the Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean in the world and its area is 68566000 square kilometers. It is located between Africa, South Asia and Australia. The average depth of the Indian Ocean is more than 13 thousand feet.

Captain Muhammad Akram said about the fourth sea that it is the smallest sea. And it is spread over 14056000 square kilometers. Most of the year, the sea is covered by frozen polar ice caps.

About the world of the seas, Captain Muhammad Akram said that the depth of the sea hides many mysteries and terrible things. Scientists on earth could not reveal them even after centuries. Captain Muhammad Akram said that most of the sea is immersed in darkness. Because light can only reach a depth of 200 meters in the sea, the entire area after that is dark, which is called the aphonic zone.

Captain Muhammad Akram continued his conversation and added that even if we put the whole world and all its resources, we cannot eliminate the depth of the sea, but even after that, the sea will remain two kilometers deep.

Captain Muhammad Akram further said that it is almost impossible to retrieve objects that sink in great depth due to water pressure, like the Titanic ship could not be retrieved even after a hundred years. He said that the sea is made up of thousands of islands and viruses. There are also houses and the main cause of these germs is the human being. In this regard, scientists also say that according to an estimate, eight million tons of garbage are found in the oceans that have been thrown by humans. If we use only 1.0% of energy, we can generate enough electricity, which will be five times more than the electricity demand of the whole world. Captain Muhammad Akram also told a very interesting thing that there are about 20 million tons of gold in the sea water around the world. But so far no low-cost method has been discovered with the help of which this gold can be obtained. could

Captain Muhammad Akram, who has seen the world of the sea and the blue waters of the sea closely, is a worldly intellectual who spent his whole life working in difficult and harsh conditions. He has served in key positions in merchant ships of different countries for 39 years.

Captain Muhammad Akram said about his country that the negative and positive nature of a country's economy can be estimated from the lack or excess of imports or exports of that country. Since 1947, the role of shipping in the economy of Pakistan has been very important. Yes, there is a dire need to further promote this industry.

We all know that Pakistan is a maritime country, despite having a long coastline stretching for thousands of kilometers, we have not been able to become a maritime nation, one of the reasons for which is the lack of maritime science, experience in shipping companies and ports. Lack of manpower and the third major reason is political interference which has been playing a negative role in creating positive employment opportunities.

To develop Pakistan's shipping industry, there is a need to increase the number of ships and boats and provide employment to skilled people on them. The shipping industry of Pakistan has been suffering from many problems in the last 75 years, with the passage of time there have been many changes which have caused benefit or loss to the shipping industry, due to which Pakistan's first shipping company, Pakistan National The number of ships owned by the Shipping Corporation has gradually decreased. In this regard, the Ministry of Ports and Shipping, Pakistan National Shipping Corporation, Mercantile Marine Department need to work together to develop a plan that can be used to plan for the development of maritime technology and maritime sciences.

Due to traveling with ships to different countries, one had to return home after years. Back in his homeland, his wife spared no effort in the education and training of her daughters. And she educated them up to higher levels. All her daughters are living a successful life. . Captain Muhammad Akram believes that a person should be soft-spoken and warm-hearted inquisitive and he should follow this throughout his life. He believes in the process of creating his own world.

History always remembers the name of those people who broke the chains of "I can't do anything" and made everything possible. That is why Hazrat Iqbal has said in one of his poems, "If you are alive, you will create your own world." Every person should try to do something so that people remember him in good words. If you want to leave your mark on the world, just thinking won't do, you have to do something about it.

During his service as a captain in the Shipping Corporation, Captain Muhammad Akram has closely seen the customs and civilizations of countries around the world, the secret of their development and the rules and regulations. Attributes like discipline and punctuality are a common thing in their daily life.
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Captain Mohammad Akram is the eldest son among his siblings. He was born thirteen years later in the house of Noor Muhammad Noor Kapur Thalvi. Captain Muhammad Akram was born on 1952 in a village of Chak 87 GB Babe Di Bair, Via Dijkot in District Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Noor Muhammad Noor Kapur Thalvi had a lot of love for his eldest son. Captain Muhammad Akram had written an article in memory of his father. Come and see. I have included all his writings here in Punjabi. Captain Sahib, childhood, boyhood, youth and all the colors of his job will come in front of him.

For many days, I have been thinking about my father,

I sat down with a pen and the golden memories of my father filled my memory and I went back many years to my childhood. Now my age seems to be reduced to five years. In the summer of 1957, some months ago, my dear father came to the railway station of Karachi Cantonment to recieve us. Now he was a stunt engineer at Karachi Port Trust and he lived in Karachi's Manora Island. After a few days, they took their children and took them to the primary school in Manora. The school children were very happy to hear that swings etc. were installed in the middle of the school ground. At the school, the Ustani was always talking about the father, but this child has not been seen for five years. After five or six months, I would like to teach my children ABCD, A, B, J and 100 times counting in Urdu and English. Dad would go to the office and his mother would go to the office and his mother would go to the bungalows in Lyallpur and would be sad. Take the wet sand and write A, B, C and A, B, C, and the ships anchored in the middle of the sea. I don't know now that my job will be related to ships in my future life. Two or three months ago, my brother Izhar Ahmed Gulzar's father and uncle John Muhammad Gulzar Khan came to Karachi to meet us and during their holidays, the whole family used to travel around Karachi. However, my father joined the job of Motor Vehicle Examiner and the whole family came to Bahawalpur. My father admitted me and Major Dr. Muhammad Aslam to Abbasia High School. Our education was given special attention to them and every day and evening, they would sit down and teach themselves.

When we go to school, we stay behind from our teachers about our educational status. Because of his follow up, he was counted among the worthy students in his classes. He was in fourth grade and he was given additional charge in Bahawalpur, Multan district. Because of Jihad, they used to go on tours from Sahiwal to Bahawalnagar and Chishtian, but they were transferred to Multan and entered Muslim High School in Multan. Poems and poetry, I love you, love and love, I love you, I miss you, my home, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Sahir Ludhianvi, Munir Niazi, and many other poets. Take a new book or magazine and listen to it at home.

He has a small library of his own. All the editions of Naqosh are arranged in the middle of the room and listen to the books of Allama Iqbal in the middle of a cupboard. Hasab Te Al Jabre Di Ek Kitab Jehde Author Dil Muhammad Sahib Sun Oh Himesh Ohnaan De Table Ute Pei Hindi Si. There are countless books in the Farsi world, and the Jeharians are listening to the famous poet of Multan, Mr. Aasi Karnali Kool, listening to his poetry and discussing his poetry.

During the war of 1965, his passion was visible and under such patriotic spirit, he wrote numerous Urdu and Punjabi poems. Abba ji, a dervish-like human being, always performed his duties with integrity. He did not like the illegal demands, pressure and recommendations from his officers, but he did not underestimate the wrong signals of the ruler of the time, and in 1966, he was transferred to Peshawar to harass them. As they were performing their duties, they saw that they were very handsome. Advocacy, nepotism and bribery are such practices that are completely against these principles. Many of his friends and well-wishers suggested that he should take medical leave and get posted as another officer in Jeddu Thahadi's place and report to him.

Finally, he came to Lyallpur (Faisalabad) after getting a good job and continued his academic and literary journey in Lyallpur and taught with great passion and passion. He went to school and college and talked to the principal about our results. B.Sc. My father told me that I didn't finish half the course and the annual exam was approaching and the professor got angry and came to the class and expressed his displeasure with me. Eng. Physics On the day of the practical session, the professor heard the students giving leave, and when he heard this, Gul Aba John listened to the principal and instead of encouraging the professor, he got angry.

Today, I understand that if all the fathers check their children's studies, there is no reason for the children not to pay full attention to their studies, and the teachers will also know that the parents of the students are teaching their children. Not interested. In the middle of 1971, he was recruited as a cadet at Pakistan Marine Academy and traveled to Europe, America, the Far East and other countries in Europe, America, Far East and other countries. It is agreed, oh and oh, why don't you write your travelogue, and I always promise you that I will write during the next trip. Ek ajihe e safar vach meri begum v mere nal sun te ohnan ne ohanu akhia pai atleast tu e e ehde safar da safarnama likh dina te fir my begum wrote aba ji de akhan ute safarnama. Jihada "Sat Samudran Par" Jihada, but the newspaper 'Gharib' Faisalabad continued to publish installments.

Thosedays, there were no mobile phone and internet, etc., for my contact. It was a very happy moment for the crew of the ship. Why did they find out that their homes were well after many days and months? Many people and houses are not letter writers, but my father's detailed and full letters were regularly found in every place. Jehde Vich Meri Khair Khairit Ta Vukh Mere Sea Voyage Nau Naal Gul Baat Keti Keti Hindi.

Masha Allah, his geography is very good. Their knowledge about shipping routes and sea passages is very extensive. For S, it would be fun to talk to you. In the middle of the house, they decorated the world map of Ecuador in their living room and listened to the Suez Canal many times.

Always keep me informed about my children's education. My two daughters, and I remember learning Algebra, Maths and Science, how my grandfather, with great compassion and love, specially taught them matriculation. After taking leave and oh Mian Muhammad Bakhsh Sahib must read this poem.

Let the Lord give me four days of
Eid Mubarak on that day, on whichwe will meet each other
. of Europe and USA"
In the middle of 1988, the captain of a ship said that he was going to Bombay, the port of India, because he had spent many years of his youth in Bombay, and he had the opportunity to sit in the company of progressive writers. For S. Bombay, Bombay, you have to apply a special method. He gave me great guidance about Bombay and told me in detail about Bhandi Bazar, the Muslim area.

When I went to Bombay, I wrote a letter to them and took photos of their favorite streets.
Ohnaan dian akhian hoian glan ajvi inmol mutian wangung meno chete hin. Live that ohanan da akhna a :

"Your livings should always be simple but your ideas should always be high."

He took special interest in the training of all my siblings and encouraged me in the every field to get education. Even if you and I have not lost your claws, but you will always feel that you are the same, and the principles taught by you will always guide you in dealing with the problems of life.

My prayer, O Allah, raise the ranks of my parents and grant them a place in heaven (Amen).
Oh, give me your poems and flowers

Wherever you go, death has destroyed everything.

Dr.Izhar Ahmad Gulzar
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