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Quaid-i-Azam’s 141st birth anniversary today

By APP
December 25, 2017

KARACHI: The 141st birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah would be celebrated on Monday with zeal and enthusiasm.

The day, a public holiday, would dawn with a 21-gun salute in the provincial metropolis. The national flag would be hoisted at the principal government buildings. A change of guard ceremony would be held at the mausoleum of the great leader.

The cadets of Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) Kakul that is described as “Quaid's own'' would assume the guard's duty. The Commandant of PMA Kakul, Maj. Gen. Akhtar Nawaz, will also lay a floral wreath and offer Fateha.

People from various walks of life would visit the Mazar of Quaid to pay tributes to the Founder of Pakistan.

Pakistan Television, Radio Pakistan and TV channels would air special programmes while the newspapers would come up with special supplements and articles on the occasion.