Nation Celebrates 133rd Birth Anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam

Friday, December 25, 2009 at 9:02 pm under Pakistan News

KARACHI, Pakistan News: The nation is celebrating the 133rd birth anniversary of the founding father of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, today with a pledge to make the country a true democratic and welfare state.
Jinnah, born in Karachi on December 25, 1876, spearheaded the South Asian Muslims’ movement for the creation of a separate homeland, which culminated on August 14, 1947, in the establishment of Pakistan.
The day will start with special prayers at major mosques for the solidarity and prosperity of the country and freedom of the Indian occupied Kashmir. Political, cultural and social organizations will hold meetings and seminars to highlight the life and services of the Quaid.
Declamation contests will be held at various educational institutions. Newspapers will bring out special supplements on Quaid-e-Azam Day while radio and television will air programmes on the life of the great leader. All commercial and business centres, government and private offices, will remain closed as Friday has been declared a public holiday.
Special programs will be arranged in all the cities, towns and villages of the country as well as in Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore. The national flag is to be hoisted at principal government buildings throughout the country. The Mausoleum of the Quaid-e-Azam in Karachi, Quaid-e-Azam Museum (Wazir Mansion, Karachi) and Flag Staff House (Shahrahe-e-Faisal, Karachi) will also be illuminated along with special exhibition of relics of Quaid-e-Azam.
In this connection, Pakistan National Council of the Arts is celebrating Quaid-e-Azam week. On the occasion, Radio Pakistan, PTV and private TV channels will broadcast and telecast programs highlighting the significance of the day as well as present programs on the life and achievements of The Great Quaid.
The newspapers will also publish special articles on the life, ideas and achievements of the Father of the Nation. Provincial governments and private organizations will also arrange charitable and other national activities to mark the day. On the other side, former Indian foreign minister Jaswant Singh said that Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a great leader and Mahatama Gandhi started calling him with the name of Quaid e Azam. “Indians have now started understanding Quaid e Azam”, said Jaswant.