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Bagh-e-Jinnah (Urdu: باغ جناح ) (or Jinnah's Garden) is a historical park in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. It was formerly known as Lawrence Gardens. Today, the large green space contains a botanical garden, a mosque, and Jinnah library situated in a Victorian building.
There are also entertainment and sports facilities within the park that comprise of an open-air theatre, a restaurant, tennis courts and the Gymkhana Cricket Ground. It is located on Lawrence Road next to Lahore Zoo, directly across from the Governor's House on The Mall.
Originally built as botanical garden modelled on Kew Gardens, it was named after John Lawrence, Viceroy of India from 1864 to 1869.[1] The place used to hold his statue, which was later moved to Foyle and Londonderry College in Northern Ireland.
Jinnah Garden Lahore that is situated on 141 Acrs at this time, earlier it was in 176 acres, but the land was given to Lahore zoo, botanical garden govt. college university Lahore and to roads alongside the garden. now it is almost the plant area except roads building is 121 Acres. it is most beautiful and well managed botanical garden in Pakistan. it has almost 150 varieties of trees, 140 types of shrubs, 50 types of creepers, 30 palms, almost 100 succulent and about same indoor along with almost all varieties of annual flowers. garden has a good name in Chrysanthemum shows, it was the first institute that started growing chrysanthemum and maximum no of varieties for it. it has 3 nurseries, 4 hilloaks in it. it has two libraries, quaid-e-azam library and Daruslam in it.
The park hosts a famous cricket ground since 1885, built for the entertainment of government officers and civil servants.[2] The ground maintained its Test Status from 1955 till 1959 when the venue moved to Gaddafi Stadium.
The park receives a nostalgic mention of the 1970s and 1980s life in Bano Qudsia's remarkable urdu novel Raja Gidh.
The Park has a Tomb of Shia' Sufi Known as Baba Turat Muraad Shah, with a heavy number of visitors.
The Quaid-e-Azam Library is a library in Bagh-e-Jinnah, a park previously known as "Lawrence Gardens", in Lahore, Pakistan. The library is named after Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. The Quaid-e-Azam Library has a collection of more than 100,000 volumes, both in English and Oriental languages (Urdu, Arabic & Persian). Standard books on literature, science, history, reference works, periodicals and literature for ladies and children have been acquired
Mazar-e-Quaid (Urdu: مزار قائد) or the National Mausoleum refers to the tomb of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. It is an iconic symbol of Karachi throughout the world. The mausoleum, completed in the 1960s, is situated at the heart of the city.
Structure:
The mausoleum is made of white marble with curved Moorish arches and copper grills rest on an elevated 54 metre square platform. The cool inner sanctum reflects the green of a four-tiered crystal chandelier gifted by the people of China. Around the mausoleum there is a park fitted with strong beamed spot-lights which at night project light on the white mausoleum. The location is usually calm and tranquil which is significant considering that it is in the heart of one of the largest global megalopolises. The glowing tomb can be seen for miles at night. Liaqat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, and Jinnah's sister, Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah, are also buried besides Jinnah.
Official and military ceremonies take place here on special occasions, such as:
* National commemoration days, especially Pakistan Day (23 March), Independence Day (14 August).
* Birth and death anniversaries of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, 25 December and 11 September respectively, and
* Birth (30 July) and death (8 July) anniversaries of Madar-e-Millat Fatima Jinnah.
Dignitaries and officials from foreign countries also visit this place. The Mazar-e-Quaid has been officially recognized as the National Mausoleum of the country.
Architecturally, the mausoleum is a modernized replica of the Ismail Samanid mausoleum (9th-10th century) in Bukhara, Central Asia. In addition to the general design, the mausoleum is clad with the same brick lattice work on the facade as that of the eleven-hundred-years old Persian original in Bukhara.
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This is the first color photo I know of the great founder of Pakistan: Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
Ofcorse it's a Perfectlymadebirds creation rendered from an old black and white photo I recently stumble upon which you can see the original here: images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=66a14a198e7e6156&a... pakistani&prev=/images?q=sitting+pakistani&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en-us&sa=G
When I came across this old black and white photo I was stunned, it was the best photo to date I have seen of the founder. I knew that none existed of the great founder in color so I decided to create an ultra enhanced color version by hand based on this original 1947 photo by Photographer Margaret Bourke while Mohammad Ali Jinnah was seated in his chair.
I hope you enjoy this. It was very difficult to produce and labor intensive to produce the very first color photo of the great founder. I also added created the whole left third of the photo from scratch which did not exist either from the original. You can share this with colorization and enhancement restoration credit to me however please do not use this or modify it without permission.
Mazar-e-Quaid (Urdu: مزار قائد) or the National Mausoleum refers to the tomb of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. It is an iconic symbol of Karachi throughout the world. The mausoleum, completed in the 1960s, is situated at the heart of the city.
Structure
The mausoleum is made of white marble with curved Moorish
arches and copper grills rest on an elevated 54 metre square platform. The cool inner sanctum reflects the green of a four-tiered crystal chandelier gifted by the people of China. Around the mausoleum there is a park fitted with strong beamed spot-lights which at night project light on the white mausoleum. The location is usually calm and tranquil which is significant considering that it is in the heart of one of the largest global megalopolises. The glowing tomb can be seen for miles at night. Liaqat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, and Jinnah's sister, Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah, are also buried besides Jinnah.
Official and military ceremonies take place here on special occasions, such as:
National commemoration days, especially Pakistan Day (23 March), Independence Day (14 August).
Birth and death anniversaries of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, 25 December and 11 September respectively, and
Birth (30 July) and death (8 July) anniversaries of Madar-e-Millat Fatima Jinnah.
Dignitaries and officials from foreign countries also visit this place. The Mazar-e-Quaid has been officially recognized as the National Mausoleum of the country.
Architecturally, the mausoleum is a modernized replica of the Ismail Samanid mausoleum (9th-10th century) in Bukhara, Central Asia. In addition to the general design, the mausoleum is clad with the same brick lattice work on the facade as that of the eleven-hundred-years old Persian original in Bukhara.
Mazar-e-Quaid (Urdu: مزار قائد) or the National Mausoleum refers to the tomb of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. It is an iconic symbol of Karachi throughout the world. The mausoleum, completed in the 1960s, is situated at the heart of the city.
The mausoleum is made of white Marble with curved Moorish arches and copper grills rest on an elevated 54 metre square platform. The cool inner sanctum reflects the green of a four-tiered crystal chandelier gifted by the people of China. Around the mausoleum there is a park fitted with strong beamed spot-lights which at night project light on the white mausoleum. The location is usually calm and tranquil which is significant considering that it is in the heart of one of the largest global megalopolises. The glowing tomb can be seen for miles at night. Liaqat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, and Jinnah's sister, Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah, Abdur Rab Nishtar and Nurul Amin are also buried besides Jinnah.
Official and military ceremonies take place here on special occasions, such as:
National commemoration days, especially Pakistan Day (23 March), Independence Day (14 August).
Birth and death anniversaries of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, 25 December and 11 September respectively, and
Birth (30 July) and death (8 July) anniversaries of Madar-e-Millat Fatima Jinnah.
Dignitaries and officials from foreign countries also visit this place. The Mazar-e-Quaid has been officially recognized as the National Mausoleum of the country.
Architecturally, the mausoleum is a modernized replica of the Ismail Samanid mausoleum (9th-10th century) in Bukhara, Central Asia. In addition to the general design, the mausoleum is clad with the same brick lattice work on the facade as that of the eleven-hundred-years old Persian original in Bukhara.
The nation is celebrting the 67th independance day, today.
The inset is the tomb of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah -the father of the nation and the founder of Pakistan.
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Opposite the old campus of Punjab University, a Mughal style building on Shah rah e Quaid-e-Azam, houses the Lahore Museum. The museum contains some fine specimens of Mughals, Sikhs and British times. It has also a collection of musical instruments,ancient jewelry, textile, pottery and armory. There are also relics of Gandhara and Indus valley civilizations as well as some Tibetan and Nepalese exhibits.
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Mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah! The Founder of Pakistan - HDR VERSION.
It is an iconic symbol of Karachi throughout the world. The mausoleum, completed in the 1960s, is situated at the heart of the city.
The nation is celebrating 136th birthday of father of the nation and founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah...!!
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Few individuals significantly alter the course of history.
Fewer still modify the map of the world...
Hardly anyone can be credited with creating the nation-state...
MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH did all three......
[S.Wolpert].
A magnificent backdrop to cricket on the site of Bradford Park Avenue's old ground where Yorkshire CCC played matches from 1881 to 1996. When I visited to take photos of the crumbling remnants of the football ground an 8-a-side cricket competition was taking place, with teams from the quaid e azam Sunday cricket league competing in the Yorkshire Cricket Foundation 8 a side Cup. This was won by Heaton Park CC.
The Al-Jamia Suffa-Tul-Islam Grand Mosque (Bradford Grand Mosque) completes the picture!
The building work beyond the boundary, and in front of the mosque, is part of an expensive development by Yorkshire CCC Academy. The plan is to redevelop the cricket ground and provide excellent coaching and training facilities.
The Quaid-e-Azam Library is a library in Bagh-e-Jinnah, a park previously known as "Lawrence Gardens", in Lahore, Pakistan. The library is named after Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. The Quaid-e-Azam Library has a collection of more than 100,000 volumes, both in English and Oriental languages (Urdu, Arabic & Persian). Standard books on literature, science, history, reference works, periodicals and literature for ladies and children have been acquired. The library is divided into various sections dealing with English, Islamiyat, Urdu, Arabic, rare books etc. Latest books on management, business administration, technology and social sciences are being continuously acquired. Special attention is being paid to the acquisition of comprehensive literature on Islam and the Muslim world.
Lawrence Gardens | Bagh-e-Jinnah
Bagh-e-Jinnah is a historical park in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. It was formerly known as Lawrence Gardens. Today, the large green space contains a botanical garden, Masjid Dar-ul-Islam, and Quaid-e-Azam Library situated in a Victorian building.
The hard worked feet of a homeless man in Lahore, Pakistan. His misery appears on his feet, ripped due to walking barefoot all day in search of a livelihood.
Mr Jinnah and his secret battle against tuberculosis
Dr Ghulam Nabi Kazi, September 9, 2019
As Mohammad Ali Jinnah walked into the Viceregal Lodge in Delhi to meet its new tenant, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, on April 5, 1947, history will always record that he was haughty and disdainful. Earl Mountbatten of Burma, as he was called, was a cousin of the King of England, and had only spent a couple of weeks on his new job that gave him absolute command over one-fifth of mankind. Jinnah was almost at the end of his patience. Ostensibly, Lord Minto was the first Viceroy he met in a Muslim League delegation in 1906, led by Aga Khan III, when the party did not have sufficient credibility, but was yet clamouring for assurances that in any political reforms they would be protected from an ‘unsympathetic majority’. More than one hundred and ten years later, that stance is being validated with every passing day.
Mountbatten was the tenth viceroy Jinnah was meeting over the space of over forty years,almost entirely with the same set of arguments. There was a gap of a quarter century between the ages of the two men. Mountbatten was six years old when the All India Muslim League was formed, and Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III, had met Lord Minto. He had been only ten when during a parliamentary debate Jinnah clashed directly with Lord Minto when the latter objected to his using the word ‘cruelty’ in relation to the attitude of the British in South Africa, provoking Jinnah to say that he was inclined to use much stronger language.
On that April 1947 day, that particular exchange may not have figured in Jinnah’s thoughts. What was of greater significance was his agreement with the terms of the Cabinet Mission in 1946,whose proposals were rejected by the All India National Congress, and more specifically,by Jawaharlal Nehru, prime minister of the interim government of India. Perhaps Nehru felt his acceptance would strengthen Sir Stafford Cripps’ chances of becoming the last Viceroy, while he was actively lobbying for the appointment of Louis Mountbatten. And what Mountbatten could not have guessed then, Jinnah had another thing on his mind.
Tuberculosis was just about to take his life in a year or two as his trusted Parsi physician had informed him. It turned out to be the best-kept secret in India during that year. Come what may, Jinnah was now determined to get Pakistan, as soon as practicable, and guide its destiny until fate would allow him to do so.
The first meeting was therefore a disaster. While Gandhi, Nehru and Patel were all thrilled at the appointment of Louis Mountbatten, and expected the best possible consideration from him, Jinnah was naturally both wary and weary towards the new Viceroy. It was only a group photo of his with Louis and Edwina Mountbatten that helped to break the ice, but his main message was sent across. Pakistan had to come into being! Actually, this was agreed to by all the leaders of India’s main political parties less than two months later in what came to be known as the ‘June 3 Plan’.
What was in fact not in the plan was the date for India’s independence. There was a lot of work required to be done prior to independence in order to ensure that the partition proceeded smoothly. Unfortunately, the vainglorious Mountbatten, who had the mandate to grant Indian independence by June 30, 1948, was guided by his personal ambitions. He hoped to continue on as Governor-General of the two independent dominions of India and Pakistan after relinquishing the Viceregal appointment that gave him more powers than the president of the USA who ruled or the king of Great Britain who reigned. He both ruled and reigned.
Therefore, when specifically, a correspondent asked Mountbatten about this date during his press conference, his mind went into a twirl. On the one hand, the date had not been fixed, yet he wanted to show that he was no weakling like his predecessor Lord Wavell, who had the British Secretary of State for India breathing down his neck. So to announce a date there became an imperative in an attempt to show that he was fully in charge. He remembered the day the Japanese had surrendered to him in Burma, and announced August 15, 1947 as the day for Indian independence and the creation of Pakistan. The date proved to be a disaster.
More than a million people would die, specifically on both sides of the line dividing the states of Punjab and Bengal, and generally, all over India because of the hasty move of preponing the date by ten months. The greatest travesty of all was that people in Punjab and Bengal would not know to which country they belonged until a few days after independence. Many would perish in the fires lit after the announcement of that unfortunate award. More importantly, India and Pakistan would never be friends thereafter, and would need to sacrifice their human development needs to address their existential threats.
It is also common knowledge now that Mountbatten and Jinnah had a bitter verbal duel when the latter refused to accept him as Governor-General of Pakistan. Irked by Jinnah’s rejection, Mountbatten yelled, “Do you know what this decision may cost you?” to which Jinnah replied, “Yes, a few thousand square miles.” Mountbatten retorted, “You may lose the whole of Pakistan.” All of this is on record in the India Office Library in London.
While on August 14, 1947, Mountbatten hoped, in his speech to the Constituent Assembly in Karachi,that Pakistan may live long he was working exactly towards the opposite in his own actions, guided by Prime Minister Nehru,and more significantly, his wife Edwina. Both husband and wife had low and erratic morals. While close to the fortieth anniversary of his assassination a few weeks ago, the American FBI has pointed to the evidence of Mountbatten’s lust for young boys,and his emotional devastation due to his wife’s love affairs were already well known. Suffice it to say that Pakistan was stifled at birth by an unscrupulous couple that would go to any lengths to pacify Nehru.
It is generally believed that still nursing his bruised ego, Louis Mountbatten gave a parting kick to Pakistan by tampering with the Radcliffe Award, in complicity with his military secretary Lord Ismay and Private Secretary Sir George Abell, and handed over Punjab’s Gurdaspur district to India, giving the latter a passage to Kashmir. Conscious of the Mountbattens’ amorous and political liaisons, Jinnah refused to intervene on a matter of principle, while Sir Cyril Radcliffe simply tore up the cheque containing his fees.
Jinnah’s main concern was the safety of the people and later, the refugees, although the migration of the minority populations was not foreseen in the ‘Partition Plan’.It was Mountbatten’s policies alone that made such a massive movement inevitable. Furthermore, the animosity between the two new dominions of the British Commonwealth was cemented by the struggle for Kashmir and would continue over seven decades later. Today, after 72 years, the whole world is taking greater cognizance of Jinnah’s correct apprehension as they watch the unparalleled ethnic cleansing and prejudices of India.
But let us go back in time. Dr Jal Ratanji Patel was a highly knowledgeable and a well-decorated Indian physician; he was Jinnah’s friend, and attended to him for his tuberculosis and other health problems. Dr Patel was a professor of pharmacology and therapeutics, and was later the dean at the prestigious Grant Medical College in Bombay. Some of my senior most teachers were amongst his students.
The other person involved in the ‘secret’ was Patel’s fellow Zoroastrian and radiologist, Dr Jal Daeboo. Both kept the medical files and X-ray films of Jinnah so confidential that neither the intelligence agencies nor the political parties had any knowledge of the illness. Pakistan perhaps owes its existence to the professional ethics of these two gentlemen.
It was much later when Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre were researching for their book Freedom at Midnight during the early 1970s that Dr Patel shared the confidential file with them.It was titled “M A Jinnah”; the X-ray film was sealed in an unmarked envelope, as mentioned by Dr Daeboo’s daughter, Homi. Jinnah was virtually under a death sentence while he went about bravely arguing his case for Pakistan at all forums with dignity and honour.
Lapierre would later recall: “One day we showed [Mountbatten] a report of our meeting with the Indian doctor who, in 1947, had treated the founder of Pakistan, Mohammed Ali Jinnah. Reading it made him blanch suddenly. ‘I can’t believe it!’ he gasped. ‘Good God’. When he looked up again, the blue eyes that were usually so calm were shrinking with intense emotion. He swiped the air several times with our sheets of paper. ‘If I had only known all this at the time, the course of history would have been different. I would have delayed the granting of independence for several months. There would have been no Pakistan. Pakistan would not have existed. India would have remained united. Three wars would have been avoided.'” What the Earl didn’t know then was that both countries were well on their way to becoming nuclear powers.
So Jinnah got his coveted dream of Pakistan but there was one duty to perform. Alone as ever and immaculately dressed while all journalists searched for him all over Bombay, he remained seated, upright on a wooden bench for three-four hours, gazing silently, at the tombstone of his departed wife until it started getting dark. He silently conveyed to Ruttie Jinnah that he had fulfilled his ambition and vision of the ‘promised land’, which he had often discussed with her during her lifetime.
Jinnah landed in Karachi on the August 7, 1947, and literally worked himself to death, knowing better than anyone the fragile nature of his health due to tuberculosis. It was such a well-guarded secret that even his sister who lived with him had no inkling, and found out about it only at the end of July 1948.
Jinnah worked beyond his mandate. He presided over cabinet meetings, and guided the people now leading the country, never disguising his disappointment when they performed poorly. He went to Lahore where refugees had poured in. According to his official biographer, Hector Bolitho, he went to Lahore looking sixty and came back after a few weeks looking eighty. He had lost weight as well.
It is amazing and a credit to Jinnah’s craving for privacy that while precious little is known about his early life, the trend seems to have persisted even when he was apparently under the glare of significant publicity as the founder Governor-General of Pakistan. His last official event was the inauguration of the State Bank of Pakistan on July 1, 1948. And it was not until a whopping 20 days later that the secretary general of the cabinet ordered a physician to report in Ziarat for a patient. When the doctor asked him who the patient was, he was told it was Quaid-e-Azam.
No one will ever know what transpired in those 20 days. It is true that there was no medication for tuberculosis at that time; the first vials of Streptomycin were sent to Pakistan courtesy of our ambassador in the USA, M A H Ispahani, to treat the founder of Pakistan. But who advised a pulmonary compromised person to travel to a hill station and make his breathing even more laboured will remain an unanswered question.
Colonel Illahi Bakhsh, belonging to the elite Indian medical service, equivalent of the Indian Civil Service in the sector of health, reached Ziarat on July 23, 1948, on the orders of Chaudhri Muhammad Ali, secretary general of the cabinet. Certain preliminary tests performed by his team confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis. On September 12, one day after our own 9/11 in 1948, the seemingly brave colonel would burst out crying as he heard a narrative of the funeral of the most distinguished citizen and the Great Leader of Pakistan over radio. Tuberculosis had struck once again and taken away the best of us.
In 1949, Colonel Bakhsh would write a book on his experiences in Ziarat, Quetta, and Karachi with Quaid-e-Azam. In a few months’ time, it was banned. In 1976, on the occasion of the centenary of Pakistan’s foremost founding father, Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto advised the Quaid-i-Azam Academy to publish some books. The ban on the colonel’s book was withdrawn yet mysteriously revealed very little. Fatima Jinnah’s book My Brother was also allowed publication, but only after two of its pages had been censored for being against the ideology of Pakistan. Those two pages are now quite well read having been published in another book.
Without dwelling too much on the uncomfortable details, the only thing that came out clearly in the two books was the trust deficit between the Governor-General and his prime minister. The day after the prime minister and the secretary general of the cabinet came unannounced to see the Governor-General, Jinnah didn’t want to live anymore. There were tears in his eyes, signalling to Illahi Bakhsh that he was losing his patient. On 9/11, Military Secretary Colonel Birnie came to the airport with an ambulance that lacked either fuel or a nurse. Earlier, he had called the prime minister and told him not to come to the aerodrome. There was nobody else from the Government of Pakistan. Under whose orders was the military secretary working and why is not known even to this day.
Colonel Illahi Bakhsh has expressed his helplessness as the driver fiddled with the engine for about twenty minutes, but the ambulance would not start in the oppressive heat and flies around the refugee camps. His nurse, Sister Phyllis Dunham, later recalled how she found a piece of cardboard and fanned Jinnah’s face to keep the flies away. “I was alone with him for a few minutes and he made a gesture I shall never forget. He moved his arm free of the sheet, and placed his hand on my arm. He did not speak, but there was such a look of gratitude in his eyes. It was all the reward I needed, for anything I had done. His soul was in his eyes at that moment.”
The plane had landed at Mauripur at 4:15 pm. It took two hours to reach the Government House. At around 9:45 pm, the colonel said reassuringly to Quaid-e-Azam, “Sir, we have given you an injection to strengthen you, and it will soon have effect. God willing, you are going to live.” True to his spirit, Jinnah shook his head and said faintly, “No, I am not.” Jinnah never spoke again. A few minutes later, he passed away. It remained for the unfortunate nation, kept in ignorance, to mourn his death. And the few who knew also wept with them.
As we observe the 71st death anniversary of our great leader, let us not forget the ravages of tuberculosis in our own national life. But for tuberculosis the course of our national life could have been much different, the foundations of the state laid along solid lines.It is a problem that we swept under the carpet for too long, and finally accepted it less than two decades ago. Even today, tuberculosis affects over 500,000, and kills 58,000 of our countrymen every year. Although it can affect anybody, it is essentially a disease of poverty that further perpetuates poverty. We have pledged to address this public health menace in a summit meeting at the United Nations held in September 2018. Let us proceed to do so through more concrete affirmative action. If for no other reason, at least for the sake of our leader whom we will always admire and revere!
The writer is a senior public health specialist of Pakistan
Mazar-e-Quaid (مزار قائد), also known as the Jinnah Mausoleum or the National Mausoleum, is the final resting place of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. Designed in a 1960s modernist style, the mausoleum was completed in 1970, and is an iconic symbol of Karachi.
It was one bright sunny day when friends planned to go out to place to relax our minds after a long tough week. We had no specific place in mind and all of us were suggesting different places, it wont be inappropriate to say that we had no plan that day.....while running around the roads near Quaid e Azam University we found a road , curious where it leads to we kept following it....soon we were leaving our routine lives and all that noise and pollution behind and entering into a new dimension...
Our anxiousness and excitement was raising its levels as we were moving ahead to a tough and dusty road.....Every new view was better than the previous one, making our eyes and minds go electrify....The road was seemed never ending.....
A new window of opportunity was was in front of our eyes astonishing our thoughts......We pulled on the side of a narrow road where only one vehicle can pass .....where we saw this astounding beauty which took every thing from us and gave all it had ........
A moment of silence .....cool breeze was whispering into our ears.....The melodies of leaves welcoming and birds with their little sweet voices adding soothing lyrics to it.....
We all looked at each other and without saying anything simply smiled.....we all knew that atmosphere has got us.....we felt like entering into a gateway n our lives were changed....our way of thinking was changed....
We already realized what most of the people have missed as they are busy with their routine lives , going office every day using the same road .....and they dont know what they are missing in their backyard....its just that we are too occupied with our daily life that we have become prisoners of it ......we cannot break.....
Standing on top we were seeing two different worlds..... There isnt much distance between the two and there arent any walls in between them.....but yet we examine two different versions of life style.....
Its shocking to know how simply can we ignore beautiful things in our life around us....we just got to realize .....
Taken : Rimli village, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Some memorable quotes from Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah
“Pakistan not only means freedom and independce but the Muslim Ideology which has to be preserved, which has come to us as a precious gift and treasure and which, we hope other will share with us”
Message to Frontier Muslim Students Federation
June 18, 1945
“If we want to make this great State of Pakistan happy and prosperous we should wholly and solely concentrate on the well-being of the people, and especially of the masses and the poor... you are free- you are free to go to your temples mosques or any other place of worship in this state of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion, caste or creed that has nothing to do with the business of the state... in due course of time Hindus will cease to be Hindus and Muslims will cease to Muslims- not in a religious sense for that is the personal faith of an individual- but in a political sense as citizens of one state”
Address to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, Karachi
August 11, 1947
"Our object should be peace within, and peace without. We want to live peacefully and maintain cordial friendly relations with our immediate neighbours and with the world at large."
Lahore
August 15th, 1947
“My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation.”
Eid-ul-Azha Message to the Nation
October 24, 1947
“You have to stand guard over the development and maintenance of Islamic democracy, Islamic social justice and the equality of manhood in your own native soil. With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve.”
Address to the officers and men of the 5th Heavy Ack Ack and 6th Light Ack Ack Regiments in Malir, Karachi
February 21, 1948
“That freedom can never be attained by a nation without suffering and sacrifice has been amply borne out by the recent tragic happenings in this subcontinent. We are in the midst of unparalleled difficulties and untold sufferings; we have been through dark days of apprehension and anguish; but I can say with confidence that with courage and self-reliance and by the Grace of God we shall emerge triumphant.”
Speech at a Mammoth Rally at the University Stadium, Lahore
October 30, 1947
“We should have a State in which we could live and breathe as free men and which we could develop according to our own lights and culture and where principles of Islamic social justice could find free play.”
Address to Civil, Naval, Military and Air Force Officers of Pakistan Government, Karachi
October 11, 1947
“We must work our destiny in our own way and present to the world an economic system based on true Islamic concept of equality of manhood and social justice. We will thereby be fulfilling our mission as Muslims and giving to humanity the message of peace which alone can save it and secure the welfare, happiness and prosperity of mankind”
Speech at the opening ceremony of State Bank of Pakistan, Karachi
July 1, 1948
The Quaid-e-Azam House and Museum, earlier known as the Flagstaff House, is located on the Fatima Jinnah Road in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, and like almost all other houses on the road, was originally owned by a Parsi business tycoon.
Father of the Nation, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, purchased the house on the eve of Independence and later Madar-i-Millat Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah lived for many years here.
The building was designed by architect Moses Somake. This probably is Somake's first known building which on one hand is modest and, on the other charming.
The bungalow, which was later designated as the Flagstaff House because of the residence of the General Officer Commanding, is situated at the most exclusive area of the Staff Lines. It is surprising that an architect little known at that time was asked to design this building.
The house was probably built in 1890. Somake had a habit of signing his buildings by inscribing his name in an obscure place that could be found with little effort. In the case of the Flagstaff House, it is etched on an inner face of the porch. Somake's work on the Flagstaff House was confined to the main double storey bungalow, while the annex was added to the premises at a later date. Somake lavished his attention on the façade facing the Bonus Road, which was the main thoroughfare at the time, probably due to a tight budget.
The frontage has a symmetrical arrangement, with two wings flanking the central porch that carries the projecting part of the verandah. Simple arcading, carved pilasters and sloping roofs using red clay tiles are the architectural ingredients of this attractive bungalow. An unusual element is the introduction of semi-circular balconies, which also appear in the City Courts Building built at a later date. Finely chiselled and carved features embellish the front façade, while the rest of the building is in a hammer-dressed masonry.
Quaid-i-Azam visited the Flagstaff House in 1943, liked it and showed interest in acquiring it. Although owned by a Parsi business magnate Sohrab Kavasji, it had been requisitioned as the residence of General Hind, GOC.
The deed of purchase in the name of "Mr Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Barrister-at-Law, Bombay" was registered in March 1944. After the partition, the bungalow was furnished with the belongings and furnishings of the Quaid that had been brought from his Delhi and Bombay residences, and was kept in readiness, to be occupied by him, possibly after his retirement.
After the death of the Father of the Nation in 1948, Fatima Jinnah lived in the house from 1948 to 1964. Due to prime location several commercial organisations were interested in acquiring the property not for conservation but for demolition and constructing high buildings. Besides a number of public sector companies also tried to acquire the premises to erect a new building thereon.
The bungalow lay neglected till 1985 when, as a result of the pleas by the Heritage Foundation, it was acquired by the Government of Pakistan; restored and declared a national monument the Quaid-i-Azam House Museum. It now houses furniture, relics, and other items of the Father of the Nation.
Photo of cricket on Yorkshire's old ground at Bradford Park Avenue. The hugely impresssive Al-Jamia Suffa-Tul-Islam Grand Mosque (Bradford Grand Mosque) provides the background.
It's been frustrating enough in 'CV-19 lockdown' being unable to get out and take photographs. This has been compounded by the fabulous weather during what should have been the start of a new cricket season. I've been spending a few hours putting together an album of photos from Yorkshire cricket grounds, including many shots which are not in the album 'I Don't Like Cricket'.
The Mohatta Palace is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It was built by Shivratan Chandraratan Mohatta, a Hindu Marwari businessman from modern day Rajasthan in India, as his summer home in 1927.The architect of the palace was Agha Ahmed Hussain.
The palace has an area of 18,500 sq ft (1,720 m2) and its facade is trimmed with windows, stone brackets, spandrels, domes, balustrades with floral motifs and exquisite railings. There are nine domes, with a centre dome in the middle; while the windows in the front portion opening out into the garden are of blue colour and those in the rear area are arched windows with stained glass.
After Mohatta's departure to India, the Government of Pakistan acquired the building to house the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1947. Fatima Jinnah, the sister of the Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, moved into it in 1964. In the '60s Mohatta Palace was dubbed Qasre-e-Fatima, becoming the hub of her presidential campaign against President Ayub Khan. After her questionable sudden death, her sister Shireen Jinnah moved in to occupy the ground floor for many years. With her death in 1980, the palace was sealed.
In 1995 it was purchased by the Government of Sindh for its conversion into a Museum devoted to the arts of Pakistan.The Museum formally opened in 1999. Behind the building can be found a small collection of "English" statues such as Queen Victoria, soldiers of the Raj.
سوجاو عزیزو کہ فصیلوں پہ ھر اک سمت
ھم لوگ ابھی زندہ و بیدار کھڑے ہیں
رحمان کیانی
Guard standing alert at the Mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Pakistan Zindabad :)
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In the heart of the capital city Islamabad, Pakistan Monument is a beautifully designed site that attracts thousands of tourists. Dedicated to the People of Pakistan, the four arches represent the provinces of Pakistan. Inside the petals or the arches lie the beautifully made Crescent and the Star of the Pakistan Flag. The small arches represent the Northern Areas and Kashmir.
The hard work by hundreds of craftsmen can be seen in form of beautiful patterns of glass, and special clay. Apart from the patterns which represent Pakistani Art, the walls of the petals have important landmarks, places, dreams of the poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal and the founders of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam and his sister Fatimah Ali Jinah to show you. The white walls of the petals, the moon and the star, the floor with the lights, the combination of brown, red and the dark brown colors, the torch, the fountain in the freedom plaza and hundreds of imprinted hands of the craftsmen who built this monument for the People of Pakistan give you a lovely feeling and a marvelous view.
Fatima Jinnah Road, Karachi pakistan
Flag Staff House was purchased by the Father of Nation, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah in 1947 from its owner Sohrab Katrak, a leading citizen of Karachi. Designed by Engineer Moncriff for the Karachi Brigade Commander, it was built in the colonial style with buff stone in fine ashler masonry around the year 1865. This approximate date is recorded from the tiles used on the roof which bear the inscription Patent Basel Mission Tile Works, 1865. Upon construction it was used as the residence of Gen. Douglas Gracy, Commanding Officer of Sind Area, i.e. it was the official Residence of the GOC and hence it was known as the Flag Staff House. The 10, 214 sq yd plot of land and the House are now owned by the Federal Ministry of Culture which plans to convert it into a Museum-cum-Library in memory of the Quaid-e-Azam. It is presently being restored.
Almost 65 years ago, a man named Muhammad Ali Jinnah became known as the founder of Pakistan.
A vision of many but achieved only by the group lead by Jinnah, they sought out to separate the Hindus and the Muslims and give them their own, respective countries: India and Pakistan.
Some say it was a great idea to separate the two religions, cultures and peoples, while others feel it was a horribly racist decision. Whichever it may have been, one truth remains that Muhammad Ali Jinnah was and still is Quaid-e-Azam, the Great Leader of Pakistan.
This photograph is of his final resting place. A year after Pakistan gained independence from the UK-controlled India, Jinnah passed away at age 71, and his grave was turned into a monument -- a national landmark of Pakistan, placed in the heart of Karachi. The chandelier hanging above his tomb inside was in fact a gift from China.
It is by far one of the most recognizable buildings in Pakistan if not in this part of the world. It is more than 13 stories of marble and can be seen towering over the trees in Mazar-e-Quaid Park when heading towards that area of Karachi.
While the interior of the mausoleum is plain and nothing to write back home about (minus the chandelier I guess), the exterior and grounds are quite spectacular, even while using the non-Karachi scale of spectacularity. With fountains and shrubbary surrounding the mazar, it's definitely a must to visit. The Taj Mahal of Pakistan. And my goodness is it quiet.
The first prime minister of Pakistan and Jinnah's sister are also buried beside Quaid-e-Azam.
This is a stitched panorama, using 12 photos, edited in Lightroom and Photoshop, stitched using Kolor Autopano Giga.
M.A. Jinnah Road, Karachi, Pakistan.
Located in the heart of the City, this mausoleum harbours the mortal remains of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Founder of the Nation. Completed in 1970, it is the design of Architect yahya Merchant. From a total reserved area of 131.58 acres an enclosed quadrangular area of about 61 acres is occupied by the main mausoleum building which is placed on an elevated 90 ft square platform.
Its massive tapered walls are crowned at the top by a semi-circular dome, 70 ft in diameter. The size of the podium at the base is 300 x 275 ft and the total height of the mausoleum from podium to the top of the dome is 106 ft 6 inches. An 80 ft long chandelier in four tiers and with 48 lights gifted by the Peoples Republic of China, decorates the interior. Graves of our other great leaders,
Quaid-e-Millat Liaquat Ali Khan, the First Prime minister of Pakistan, Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah (Quaid-e-Azam’s sister), Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar and Mr. Noorul Amin are also located nearby.
KARACHI: Karachi witnessed a vintage car show on Sunday where classic cars of bygone eras were on display for locals and foreigners alike.
The event which was held in the Clifton area, was well attended by car lovers of all ages. “An event like this is rare in Karachi,” remarked one visitor who was accompanied by enthusiastic young children.
The cars were in such great condition, that visitors to the show found it hard to believe some vehicles were almost a hundred years old. The exhibition also showcased cars used by famous personalities of the pre-partition era. A four foot BMW with a door that opens in the front was also on display. But, the main attraction was a car that was used by none other than Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
The owners of these vintage cars said that with this event, they hope to spread the message of peace and show that Pakistanis also have the same interests as the rest of the world.
I had been thinking for many days that i have to shoot Quaid's Tomb but i was nt getting time to be there then i talked to saif bhai & we both decided to go there AT ONE Day we went there but its was to late & Quaid's Tomb
had Closed then we both decided again & we went th here & shoot Quaid's tomb at three visions. And now all Snaps have been showed to all of you... i hope u like it thx 4 being ma frd..
Mazar-e-Quaid (Urdu: مزار قائد) or the National Mausoleum refers to the tomb of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. It is an iconic symbol of Karachi throughout the world. The mausoleum (Urdu/Persian/Arabic: mazār), completed in the 1960s, is situated at the heart of the city.
Pakistan's newest President visited Pakistan's first president's Quaid-e-Azam's tomb and this is what he wrote in the tomb's diary - check out the spellings of GOD and STRENGTH.
The Quaid-e-Azam House and Museum, earlier known as the Flagstaff House, is located on the Fatima Jinnah Road in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, and like almost all other houses on the road, was originally owned by a Parsi business tycoon.
Father of the Nation, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, purchased the house on the eve of Independence and later Madar-i-Millat Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah lived for many years here.
The building was designed by architect Moses Somake. This probably is Somake's first known building which on one hand is modest and, on the other charming.
The bungalow, which was later designated as the Flagstaff House because of the residence of the General Officer Commanding, is situated at the most exclusive area of the Staff Lines. It is surprising that an architect little known at that time was asked to design this building.
The house was probably built in 1890. Somake had a habit of signing his buildings by inscribing his name in an obscure place that could be found with little effort. In the case of the Flagstaff House, it is etched on an inner face of the porch. Somake's work on the Flagstaff House was confined to the main double storey bungalow, while the annex was added to the premises at a later date. Somake lavished his attention on the façade facing the Bonus Road, which was the main thoroughfare at the time, probably due to a tight budget.
The frontage has a symmetrical arrangement, with two wings flanking the central porch that carries the projecting part of the verandah. Simple arcading, carved pilasters and sloping roofs using red clay tiles are the architectural ingredients of this attractive bungalow. An unusual element is the introduction of semi-circular balconies, which also appear in the City Courts Building built at a later date. Finely chiselled and carved features embellish the front façade, while the rest of the building is in a hammer-dressed masonry.
Quaid-i-Azam visited the Flagstaff House in 1943, liked it and showed interest in acquiring it. Although owned by a Parsi business magnate Sohrab Kavasji, it had been requisitioned as the residence of General Hind, GOC.
The deed of purchase in the name of "Mr Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Barrister-at-Law, Bombay" was registered in March 1944. After the partition, the bungalow was furnished with the belongings and furnishings of the Quaid that had been brought from his Delhi and Bombay residences, and was kept in readiness, to be occupied by him, possibly after his retirement.
After the death of the Father of the Nation in 1948, Fatima Jinnah lived in the house from 1948 to 1964. Due to prime location several commercial organisations were interested in acquiring the property not for conservation but for demolition and constructing high buildings. Besides a number of public sector companies also tried to acquire the premises to erect a new building thereon.
The bungalow lay neglected till 1985 when, as a result of the pleas by the Heritage Foundation, it was acquired by the Government of Pakistan; restored and declared a national monument the Quaid-i-Azam House Museum. It now houses furniture, relics, and other items of the Father of the Nation.
KARACHI: September06 – Cadets of Pakistan Air Force, Risalpur Academy prepares to take over the charge during change of guard ceremony at mausoleum of Father of the Nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah on the eve of Pakistan Defence Day. APP photo by Jahangir Khan
Shot from my old stock :)
Mazar-e-Quaid or the National Mausoleum refers to the tomb of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. It is an iconic symbol of Karachi throughout the world. The mausoleum is situated at the heart of the city, completed in 1960s. It is made of white marble with curved Moorish arches and copper grills rest on an elevated 54 square meters platform. The cool inner sanctum reflects the green of a four-tiered crystal chandelier gifted by the people of China. Around the mausoleum there is a park fitted with strong beamed spot-lights which at night project light on the white mausoleum. The location is usually calm and tranquil which is significant considering that it is in the heart of one of the largest global megalopolises. The glowing tomb can be seen for miles at night. Mazar-e-Quaid or the National Mausoleum refers to the tomb of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. It is an iconic symbol of Karachi throughout the world. The mausoleum is situated at the heart of the city, completed in 1960s. It is made of white marble with curved Moorish arches and copper grills rest on an elevated 54 square meters platform. The cool inner sanctum reflects the green of a four-tiered crystal chandelier gifted by the people of China. Around the mausoleum there is a park fitted with strong beamed spot-lights which at night project light on the white mausoleum. The location is usually calm and tranquil which is significant considering that it is in the heart of one of the largest global megalopolises. The glowing tomb can be seen for miles at night..
The following is a transcript of the speech that night.
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for coming here tonight. My name is Ysa Chandna and I am here to represent my country, Pakistan.
When Karen e-mailed me, and asked if I could represent Pakistan, I was delighted! But then I read the e-mail completely, and read that she wrote I had under 3 minutes to do so!
I worriedly thought to myself, well, how do I represent a country like Pakistan in 3 minutes? But then I thought to myself, to introduce you to Pakistan through an old tradition which exists in our mountains.
This tradition is of the “3 cups of teas”. When we meet for the first time, and we share a cup of tea, to me, you cease to be a stranger. When you chance upon me for a second time, and together in my mountains we share another cup of tea, you become not only my honoured guest but also my friend. If destiny holds, if fate holds, and you and I meet one more time. With that third cup of tea, you become my family!
Ladies and gentlemen, we do not have the time for three cups of teas. However, tonight, let my three minutes metaphorically represent each one cup of tea.
Well, how does a student of Foreign Service introduce a subject to you? We only know one way--- we go back to the basics, back to history. These three men are the founding fathers of Pakistan. The photo on your far left is of the Founder of Pakistan’s National Movement, Choudhary Rahmat Ali. He had a brilliant concept--- one which combined the civilisations which settled on either side of the Indus River. His concept was to merge together the peoples and the martial races of Central Asia, of the Middle East and of South Asia into one country. The name he gave that country was Pakistan.
As you know, Afghanistan means the Land of the Afghans. Kazakhstan, the Land of the Kazakhs. Turkmenistan the Land of the Turkmens. Pakistan means the Land of the Pure. Pak means Pure and –istan “the land of.”
The photo in the center is that of our National Poet & Philosopher, Sir Alama Iqbal. He gave the concept of Choudhary Rahmat Ali a structure and an ideology. He gave the peoples of this new nation the codes of conduct, on how they would behave with each other, and how the state would behave with them. How the society will be structured.
So now we had a concept and it had structures. The photo on your far right is that of our Founder, Quaid-i-Azam Mohamed Ali Jinnah. Quaid-i-Azam literally translates into The Great Leader. He founded Pakistan in 1947 and gave the concept and ideological structures a reality.
This new nation had a beautiful culture and people. Pakistan is a huge country with a lot of diverse cultures. Pakistan is the home to many religions including Islam, Judaism, Christianity and Hinduism. And Pakistan has a lot of ethnicities that make Pakistan the great country it is. We have the Baluch, the brave people, from the southwest mountains of Pakistan. We have the Pathans, the proud and fierce people, from the northwest mountains of Pakistan. We have the Gilgitis and the Baltis, with a land so beautiful that the Walt Disney Corporation actually approached Pakistan and proposed to make a Disneyland there. We have the Kashmiris, perhaps the most beautiful land in all of Asia. We have the Punjabis, with a culture so rich that perhaps they are unparalleled. And we have the Sindhis, with some of the most beautiful music and delicious foods. Together they make the country of Pakistan.
Now its people have gave this country many achievements. I cannot hope to go through all of them in one single night, let alone in one slide, so I will introduce you to some of my own personal inspirations. What you see on the top left-hand corner is the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam, the founder of Pakistan. We boast of some of the most beautiful architecture in not only all of Asia but also all across the world! Underneath that, you have the photo of my favourite band, the Vital Signs. They were the pioneers of pop music in Pakistan and their tracks are still widely heard today! Underneath the photo of Vital Signs is the photo of Dr. Abdus Salam. He was not only the only Pakistani but also the only Muslim to ever win the Nobel Prize.
In the second column, we start with the photo of Amir Khan. How many of you are familiar with boxing? Well, Amir Khan is the top boxing champion of the world right now, and he is from Pakistan! On December the 10th, he comes to Washington DC to face off one of your American boxing legends, Lamont Peterson. I will definitely be there, I also hope to see you all there! Underneath the photo of Amir Khan, is the photo of Pakistan Army soldiers kissing their Cambrian Patrol Gold Medals. Cambrian Patrol exercise is the most grueling exercise devised by any army of the world. 100 Armies Contended. The Men at Their Best won it! I will come to the photo at the end of the page at the very end. Because that is a photo that is very important.
In the third column is the photo of the charismatic Imran Khan. He is the only Pakistan Cricket Team captain to have ever won us the glory of the World Cup in 1992! Underneath the photo of Imran Khan is the photo of Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, he is the father of our nuclear energy. In the fourth and final column is the photo of Jehangir Khan. He dominated the World Squash Championship for decades. It was either he who won it, or his successor Jaan Sher Khan, another Pakistani. Underneath the photo of the Squash Champion is my personal favourite, Shoaib Akhtar. He is the greatest, the fastest bowler in the world. And in this photo, there is a cultural dance prepared in his honour.
Now coming back to the final photo at the bottom of the page. It is the photo of a man who is drowning in the floods which struck my country last year. He knows not how to swim, but he does the only thing he does know. He holds the flag of Pakistan high and proud above his head. This, ladies and gentlemen, I believe is the greatest achievement of Pakistan. The resiliency of its people. We suffer many adversities, but each time we bounce back stronger than we went down.
This also brings me to my next slide. Pakistan faces many challenges. We suffer from natural disasters. We have suffered some of the worst natural disasters in the world. We have suffered from earthquakes and we have suffered from aftermath landslides. We have suffered from floods. But along with natural disasters, we suffer from poverty. We, now, face yet another challenge. The challenge of terrorism. I will keep this presentation apolitical and will not go into details. But that is because the people of Pakistan are apolitical. The girl you see in the photo has nothing to do with politics, but at the end of the day, it is the common people of Pakistan that are suffering. They are the victims of the challenges we face. There is an American author, Greg Mortenson, who travelled throughout Pakistan and he wrote, “When you fight terrorism. Your fight is based in fear. But if you promote peace, that is based in hope!” That is what the people of Pakistan need, peace and hope.
Before we have our final cup of tea, which will bond us tonight as one family, I would like to remind you of one of the verse of our national poet. I will translate it shortly after.
Tundi-i-baad-i-mukhalif sey nah ghabra, Aye Auqab!
Yeh toh chalti heyn tujhey ucha uraney kay liye!
Translated that means, “O’ Hawk, Fear not the winds which billow towards you.
They blow to make you fly higher!”
Ladies and gentlemen, Pakistan is on the road to its recovery. The crescent of Pakistan will rise higher than it has ever risen before. That is inevitable. It will happen. Now that we are family, I urge you to become a part of its success. For those who support it today, will be proud of Pakistan tomorrow.
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much. Pakistan Zindabad.
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Mazar-e-Quaid or the National Mausoleum refers to the tomb of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. It is an iconic symbol of Karachi throughout the world. The mausoleum is situated at the heart of the city, completed in 1960s. It is made of white marble with curved Moorish arches and copper grills rest on an elevated 54 square meters platform. The cool inner sanctum reflects the green of a four-tiered crystal chandelier gifted by the people of China. Around the mausoleum there is a park fitted with strong beamed spot-lights which at night project light on the white mausoleum. The location is usually calm and tranquil which is significant considering that it is in the heart of one of the largest global megalopolises. The glowing tomb can be seen for miles at night. Mazar-e-Quaid or the National Mausoleum refers to the tomb of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. It is an iconic symbol of Karachi throughout the world. The mausoleum is situated at the heart of the city, completed in 1960s. It is made of white marble with curved Moorish arches and copper grills rest on an elevated 54 square meters platform. The cool inner sanctum reflects the green of a four-tiered crystal chandelier gifted by the people of China. Around the mausoleum there is a park fitted with strong beamed spot-lights which at night project light on the white mausoleum. The location is usually calm and tranquil which is significant considering that it is in the heart of one of the largest global megalopolises. The glowing tomb can be seen for miles at night..