Karachi – The Institute of Nation Building, Quaid e Azam House Museum ( formerly Flagstaff House, Karachi) organised a celebration of 14th August with 140 teachers, parents and school pupils to march, sing and recite poems about Quaid e Azam.
The programme began with the hoisting of the flag by Liaquat Merchant and Ikram Sehgal, Co-chairmen of the Quaid e Azam House Museum Institute of Nation Building. Ameena Saiyid, board member and managing director of Lightstone Publishers, was present. Copies of Our Quaid, a children’s book on Jinnah, written by Amina Azfar and published by Lightstone Publishers, were distributed to the children present.
Amina Azfar and Shanaz Wazir Ali, Trustee of Nasra School, also addressed the gathering. Nadira Panjwani of Ida Rieu School and Sister Elizabeth, Principal of St Joseph’s Convent School, were present. The pupils of various Karachi schools sang songs and recited poems about the Quaid.
Commodore Sadeed gave the vote of thanks.
