|
Pakistan observes 63rd death anniversary of Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Monday September 12, 2011 07:57:48 AM,
WAM
|
|
Islamabad: Pakistan
Sunday observed the 63rd death anniversary of the father of the
nation Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
People from all walks of life visited his mausoleum in Karachi to
lay wreaths and offer Fateha (prayer). Prayers were also held in
mosques across the country.
Cultural and educational programmes were organised to highlight
the different aspects of his life, the official APP news agency
reported.
Jinnah had led the Muslims of the sub-continent in a long struggle
to acquire a separate homeland. Although he lived just over a year
after the creation of Pakistan in 1947, he wanted to see his
country become a role model for other nations.
Jinnah was born Dec 25, 1876 in Karachi. He is popularly and
officially known as Quaid-e-Azam in Pakistan.
|
|
|
|
Home |
Top of the Page |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 Top
Stories |
|
 PM shows concern over radicalization, communal violence
Three days after a bomb blast at Delhi High Court killed 13
people, Prime Minister Manmohan SIngh Saturday admitted that a
section of the country's youth had been radicalised, »
Trinamool, NDA oppose communal violence bill
Violence as instrument of protest poses a big challenge:
Chidambaram
|
|
|
|
Most
Read |
|
 New York marks 10th anniversary of 9/11 attack
A memorial service began Sunday morning at the National September
11 Memorial »
Taliban deny role in 9/11; accuse US of using incident to invade
Afghanistan
|
|
Azharuddin's relative dies, son critical
Ajmal-ur-Rahman, a relative of former Indian captain Mohammed
Azharuddin, died after an accident here in which the cricketer's
son Mohammed Ayazuddin was critically injured, police said.
Rahman, 16, and Ayazuddin, 19, met with the accident on the
»
Azharuddin's son
critically injured in accident
|
|
|
|
News Pick |
|
'Why was Team Anna silent on RTI activist's
murder?'
The family of RTI activist and India Against Corruption's Madhya
Pradesh chapter head Shehla Masood, who was killed here last
month, feels the
»
|
|
Gandhi Centre to be launched in Holland
A Gandhi
Centre will be inaugurated at The Hague on Mahatma Gandhi's Oct 2
birth anniversary, the Indian embassy in the Netherlands said in a
statement.
The Gandhi Centre will be inaugurated by Karan Singh, president of
the Indian
»
|
|
SC verdict on Zakia Jafri's plea Monday
The Supreme Court will give its verdict September 12 Monday on a
plea by Zakia Nazim Jafri for a direction to conduct further probe
into the alleged role of Gujarat CM Narendra Modi in the 2002
Gulberg Society massacre
»
|
|
|
|
Picture of the Day |
|
 |
|
The 27th of
Ramadan (August 26, 2011 this year), "Laylet al-Qadr" (Night
of Power), is one of the holiest nights of the Islamic
calendar, the night when the Quran began to be revealed to the
Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). Millions from around the
world visit the Grand Mosque in Makkah from all over the world
and pray over the night. |
|
|
|
|
Comments
|
Quick links