Question: when was the national anthem of pakistan written

title: Qaumi Taranah
text: The Qaumi Taranah ( Urdu : قومی ترانہ ‬ ‎ , Qaumī Tarānah pronounced ( ˈqɔː. mi ˈt̪ə. rɑː. nɑ ) , lit . `` National Anthem '' ) , also known as Pāk Sarzamīn ( Urdu : پاک سرزمین ‬ ‎ , pronounced ( ˈpɑːk ˈsər. zə. miːn ) , lit . `` The Sacred Land '' ) , is the national anthem of Pakistan . Its music was composed by Ahmad G. Chagla in 1949 , preceding the lyrics , which were written by Hafeez Jullundhri in 1952 . It was officially adopted as Pakistan 's national anthem in August 1954 and was recorded in the same year by eleven major singers of Pakistan including Ahmad Rushdi , Kaukab Jahan , Rasheeda Begum , Najam Ara , Naseema Shaheen , Zawar Hussain , Akhtar Abbas , Ghulam Dastagir , Anwar Zaheer and Akhtar Wasi Ali . 

Answer: answer: The Qaumi Taranah  ``The Sacred Land'', is the national anthem of Pakistan. Its music was composed by Ahmad G. Chagla in 1949, preceding the lyrics, which were written by Hafeez Jullundhri in 1952.