ISLAMABAD:,,, The 146th birth anniversary of national poet, Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal was observed with national fervor on Thursday.
The Philosopher poet known as Poet of the East, Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal was born in Sialkot on November 9, 1877.
He awakened the Muslims of the Subcontinent through his universal poetry and political acumen by presenting idea of the creation of Pakistan through his historic address at Allahabad in 1930.
Allama Iqbal’s address gave a clear direction and separate identity to Muslims of the Sub-Continent to achieve Pakistan. According to a Radio Pakistan’s report, a simple but investiture change of guards’ ceremony was held at Mausoleum of Iqbal in Lahore on Thursday morning.
A smartly turned out contingent of Pakistan Navy assumed the responsibility of guards at the mausoleum. Station Commander Lahore of Pakistan Navy Commodore Sajid Hussain was chief guest on this occasion. He laid floral wreath at mausoleum and offered prayers.