ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to United Nations Munir Akram has called for helping poor, disadvantaged, weak and vulnerable segments of society in lines with vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal. In his message on Pakistan Day he said that eighty three years ago on this day, Muslims of South Asian sub-continent passed Pakistan Resolution, demanding separate homeland.

Muslims believed that only in this homeland they can live their lives according to their faith and be free from oppression of enemy majority, he added. Envoy said on this day, we pay tribute to father of nation, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and all leaders of freedom movement who envisioned, struggled and sacrificed for establishment of Pakistan.

Munir Akram said it was foresight and strength of our founding father that enabled us to live in freedom, freedom to practice our faith, freedom to pursue our individual and collective well-being. He said on this day, “I would like to remember my Muslim brothers and sisters, who are still suffering persecution at hands of Indian forces in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir”. Munir Akram said on this day, we must also commit ourselves to work diligently and honestly to improve conditions of all our brothers and sisters in Pakistan, especially poor, disadvantaged, the weak and vulnerable.

Published in The Daily National Courier, March, 24 2023

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