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Altaf Hamid Rao
MIRPUR (AJK): November 5 : A special ceremony to mark Iqbal Day besides to pay tribute to the martyrs of Jammu was held at the Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Chatter Pari, here on Thursday under the auspices of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Cell and the Elementary and Secondary Education Department, it was officially said.
Secretary General of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Pervez Ahmed Shah, Director Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Cell Sardar Sajid Mahmood, the institution’s Principal Madam Azra Afser, Hurriyat leader Raja Shaheen, Sardar Azeem Sarwar and Farhan Qayyum Abbasi attended the ceremony, official sources said in a statement released to the media here late Thursday.
Addressing the gathering, speakers highlighted poet philosopher Allama Muhammad Iqbal’s deep historical, cultural and intellectual association with Kashmir, his references to the region in his poetry and his thoughts and contributions to the Kashmir freedom movement.
They said Allama Iqbal had raised his voice for the political and national rights of the Kashmiri Muslims and also made practical efforts in this regard, while conveying a message of unity and political awareness to them.
Pervez Ahmed Shah and Sardar Sajid Mahmood, while describing the supreme sacrifices of the Jammu muslim martyrs as the mile stone on history of the Kashmir freedom movement and the ideology of Pakistan, said Muslims of Jammu had rendered immense sacrifices in November 1947 out of their love for Pakistan and concern for the future of coming generations.
Speakers said remembering these sacrifices was a historical and national responsibility of the younger generation. The speakers urged students to familiarise themselves with the philosophy of Allama Iqbal, the ideology of Pakistan and the historical facts surrounding the Kashmir freedom movement, and to draw inspiration from the struggle and sacrifices of their forefathers.
