KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah paying rich tribute to Father of Nation Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, at his Mazar said that it was his vision and untiring leadership that today we were leading a respectable life in our homeland.

“December 25 is a great day that our great leader was born to lead the Muslims of the subcontinent towards achieving a separate country and now it becomes our utmost responsibility to follow his footsteps to strengthen Pakistan by strengthening democracy.” This he said while talking to the media along with Governor Sindh Imran Ismail at Mazar-e-Quaid. He was accompanied by his cabinet members, chief secretary, IG Police and other top officers.

Murad Ali Shah said that he has visited the Mazar and offered fateh to the great leader, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah to pay him a rich tribute on 145th birth anniversary. “Great leaders are born in centuries, and the nations achieve the targets of progress and prosperity when they follow the guidelines of their leaders,” he said and added “we have to strengthen democracy, establish rule of law, respect human rights, including of the minorities, empower women, improve our educational system and inculcate the spirit of tolerance- these were the few guidelines of our Quaid,” he said.

The purpose of visiting Mazar of Quaid on his birth anniversary was to reaffirm our commitment to follow the footprints of our Quaid to make Pakistan a great nation. Earlier, the chief minister laid a floral wreath on the mazar and recorded his impressions in the visitors’ book.