The nation pays homage to Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah on the 67th anniversary of his passing away on Friday (today).
Special prayers will be offered and Quran Khawani will be held at the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan in Karachi. A change of guards ceremony will be held at the mausoleum.
Television and radio stations will broadcast special programmes on the great leader who was the first governor general of the state he had founded for the Muslims of the subcontinent.
One of the most influential personalities in the history of the subcontinent, the Quaid died in Karachi on Sept 11, 1948.
He was laid to rest on Sept 12, 1948, amid official mourning in both Pakistan and India.
The nation will observe the Quaid’s death anniversary with renewed commitment to safeguarding it against any threat and rededicating itself to nation-building in accordance with his vision.
