The Quaid-e-Azam House Museum, formerly known as Flagstaff House, hosted a special event to honor the 76 th death anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Pakistan’s founder.
The event saw the participation of prominent figures, including Senior ViceChairman Liaquat H. Merchant (SI), former Sindh Governor Lieutenant General(Retd.) Moinuddin Haidar, Vice Chairman Board of Management Ikram Segal,and Commodore (Retd.) Sadeed A. Malik Kashir. City dignitaries and studentsfrom various schools also attended.
Liaquat Merchant emphasized Jinnah’s contributions to the PakistanMovement and his efforts to raise awareness among Indian Muslims throughhis newspapers. He announced that the museum had awarded scholarships to7,000 students and expressed a desire to develop the museum into a nation-building institution.Lieutenant General (Retd) Moinuddin Haidar praised Jinnah’s vision for astrong Pakistan and highlighted the significant role of the armed forces innational defense, including participation in the 1965 war.
Ikram Sehgal spoke on Jinnah’s strategic vision and the events of August 1942,particularly the Quit India movement. He also noted Jinnah’s opposition to thepartition of Bengal and Punjab, which was later executed by LordMountbatten.The event concluded with Fatiha for Jinnah, and Executive Secretary IrumFawad well-performed the organizing duties of event. General Secretary SI(M)Commodore (Retd.) Sadeed A. Malik Kashir expressed gratitude to theattendees.