▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Ela ine ▁Str itch ▁( At ▁Liber ty ), ▁DR G ▁Theater ▁ 1 2 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 9 ▁songs ▁Category : Com edy ▁songs ▁Category : S ongs ▁about ▁parties ▁Category : S ongs ▁written ▁by ▁No ël ▁Cow ard <0x0A> </s> ▁Ah med ▁Gh ul am ▁Ali ▁Ch ag la ▁( ; ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁– ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Pak ist ani ▁musical ▁composer ▁who ▁fam ously ▁wrote ▁the ▁music ▁for ▁the ▁national ▁anth em ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁A ▁scholar ▁and ▁writer , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁The osoph ical ▁Society . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Ch ag la ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁a ▁prominent ▁Kar achi ▁family . ▁His ▁father , ▁Gh ul am ▁Ali ▁Ch ag la , ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁elected ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁Kar achi , ▁serving ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁Ah med ▁Ch ag la ▁attended ▁the ▁S ind h ▁Mad rass at - ul - I sl am ▁in ▁Kar achi ▁and ▁took ▁less ons ▁in ▁classical ▁Indian ▁music ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁western ▁musical ▁composition ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁Ch ag la ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁theory ▁of ▁music ▁( both ▁eastern ▁and ▁western ).