On the eve of Quaid-i-Azam’s 139th birth anniversary, Jinnah Iqbal Fikri Forum, in collaboration with Rawalpindi Arts Council organized a Seminar on “Jinnah the Builder of a National State in South Asia.”
Justice Ali Nawaz Chowhan Chairman of Government Human Rights Commission presided the seminar while Maj Gen. Masud ur Rehman Chairman Panah Trust was the chief guest. Rana Abdul Baqi Chairman Jinnah Iqbal Fikri Forum, Fatah M. Choudhry former Senior Advisor World Bank, Muzaffar Mahmud Qureshi former Federal Secretary, Dr. Ghulam Akbar Niazi, Sajjad Akbar Abbasi Member Punjab bar council, Vaqar Ahmad Resident Director, Bakhtiar Hakeem and Mohtarma Fouzia Khrushid were present on the occasion.
Paying tributes to Jinnah as a nation builder, he remarked that Quaid-i-Azam launched a great freedom struggle for Muslims and finally achieved Pakistan.
Justice Ali Nawaz Chohan said that government should include Jinnah’s ideals on human rights and political achievements in the curricular of all schools and Madrashas.
Maj Gen. Masud ur Reman also paid tribute to the vision and political struggle of Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Forum Chairman Rana Abdul Baqi,Fateh M Chaudhry, Muzaffar Mahmud Qureshi and Sajjad Akbar Abbasi also spoke on the occasion.
To pay homage to Quaid for his human rights and poverty alleviation vision, quilt-gifts were also distributed among 350 special school, other students and widows with the cooperation of South Asian Pulse Forum.
