Print Print edition: 2011-03-15

Pakistan Day celebrations begin in the country

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23rd March is the Pakistan Day, people have started celebration of this historic day when leaders of Muslims of the subcontinent met in Lahore to chalk out their strategy for resolutely fighting the fiercest war of independence on which depended future of over 100 million Muslims under the dynamic leadership of their Quaid Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Former parliamentary leader of independent members of National Assembly and President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry Qaiser Ali Sheikh organised a public meeting at his hometown Chiniot to celebrate the Pakistan Day. Leaders of other parties including JI Secretary General Liaquat Baloch, PML (Q) MNA Marvi Memon, Chief Organiser PML (F) Kunwar Qutabuddin also addressed the largely attended meeting.
Business leader and independent politician Qaiser Ahmad Sheikh said that Pakistan is one of the richest countries of the world and Allah Almighty has gifted it with enormous human and material resources. The so-called leaders and selfish politicians have plundered the resources of this great country.
Sheikh said according to his information $100 billion of Pakistani politicians and businessmen are lying in foreign banks whereas total debt of Pakistan is around $50 billion dollars. If these leaders bring back their looted money to Pakistan, all the economic problems of the country would be solved.
In their speeches JI Secretary Geneal Liaquat Baloch, PML (Q) leader Marvi Memon and PML (F) chief organiser Kunwar Qutabuddin said that until the people of Pakistan do not elect sincere, honest, God-fearing, competent, and public spirited representatives, there cannot be any positive or meaningful change in the society. They said that Pakistan is not a poor country. What we need leaders of solid character, missionary zeal and a clear vision for the Ummah.