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Altaf Hamid Rao
MIRPUR (AJK): November 9- Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) on Monday marked the 149th birth anniversary of the Kashmir- origin poet-philosopher Allama Dr. Muhammad Iqbal payong rich tributes to the departed soul.
The day was declared a public holiday across AJK and people gathered in special ceremonies to pay tribute to the author of the idea of emergence of seperate homeland of muslims of the sub continent – Pakistan under the dynamic leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
The Birth Day of the Poet of the East was marked with special ceremonies held in various parts of AJK including the lake city of Mirpur, addressing to which speakers emphasized the importance of following Iqbal’s message to make Pakistan a true Muslim state and to continue the struggle for Kashmiris birth right of self-determination.
Speakers said that Allama Iqbal’s message serves as a beacon of hope and guidance for generations to come.
They continued that Iqbal was a great thinker, philosopher, and visionary leader who left behind an unparalleled legacy in modern history,
Speakers said that it was the poet philosopher Iqbal who first conceived the idea of Pakistan—a dream that was later realized under the dynamic leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Speakers added that it was a matter of great pride that Allama Iqbal hailed from Kashmir and wholeheartedly supported the struggle of Kashmiri Muslims against the oppressive Dogra regime.
Expressing deep sorrow over the current situation in the Indian Illegally-occupied territory of Jammu and Kashmir state, speakers said it was painful that the IIOJK territory continues to reel under India’s illegal occupation.
“The innocent people of Indian- Illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir continue to face oppression and persecution at the hands of Indian forces,” they observed adding that despite all tactics of repression, India has failed to break the spirit or weaken the resolve of the Kashmiri people in their struggle for freedom of the motherland from Indian shackles.
Speakers expressed the hope that the dream of the Poet of the East would one day come true. ” People of Jammu and Kashmir stand fully confident that the day was not far away when the IIOJK population will achieve their long-cherished goal of freedom from Indian yoke.
The special gatherings prayed for the country’s solidarity, integrity, and prosperity and early freedom of occupiedJammuKashmir state to reach ultimate destination of accession of entire Jammu and Kashmir state to Pakistan under the spirit of historic July 19, 1947 Kashmir’s accession to Pakistan resolution passed in Srinagar.
Cultural, political, and literary organizations hosted seminars and meetings to highlight Iqbal’s poetry. The ceremonies were attended, among others, by local poets, journalists, intellectuals besides other civil society members, who paid tribute to Iqbal and his visionary poetry.
