For the primary time in three many years, the town of Tehran, Iran, displayed posters of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah at outstanding areas in a present of solidarity with Pakistan.
This gesture was made in assist of the commemorative occasions being organised by the Financial Cooperation Organisation (ECO) Cultural Institute (ECI), based mostly in Tehran.
The ECI, in collaboration with the Urdu Language Pupil Union of Iran and the Embassy of Pakistan in Tehran, organized the week-long celebrations, a press launch mentioned.
Dr. Saad S. Khan, President of the ECI and a Pakistani historian-turned-diplomat, delivered remarks highlighting Quaid-e-Azam’s visionary management. He emphasised Jinnah’s pivotal position in uniting the Muslim neighborhood and guiding it towards freedom.
Dr. Khan additionally referenced Supreme Chief Ayatollah Khamenei’s reward for Quaid-e-Azam, underscoring his lasting legacy as a pacesetter of religion and resolve.
The occasion was attended by a number of notable dignitaries, together with Ismat Hassan Sial, Deputy Head of Mission of Pakistan in Tehran, Seydou Zataou Aly, Ambassador of Niger to Tehran, and the Deputy Head of the Tajikistan Mission.
Students equivalent to Dr. Zahid Munir Amir, Head of the Pakistan Research Chair on the College of Tehran, Dr. Ali Bayat, Dr. Ali Kavousi Nejad, Dr. Rashid Naqvi, and Mr. Hasan Naqvi additionally spoke on the event.
The ECI’s celebrations included essay competitions in Urdu, Turkish, and Persian, patriotic music performances devoted to Quaid-e-Azam, reside sketching of the chief, and the launch of a documentary on the philosophy of Iqbal.
This occasion underscores the enduring cultural and historic ties between Iran and Pakistan and commemorates the visionary management of one of many founding fathers of Pakistan.