Quaid’s birth anniversary today

E-Paper | June 18, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The nation will pay tribute to Father of the Nation Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah on his 137th birth anniversary today.

The day is a public holiday and the national flag will be hoisted on principal government buildings throughout the country. The day will dawn with special prayers for the prosperity of the country.

Cadets from the Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul, will undertake the duty of ceremonial guards at the Quaid’s mausoleum.—APP

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Efroze

Dec 25, 2013 10:24am

Happy Birthday Father of the Nation!

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danial tariq

Dec 25, 2013 11:45am

unity, faith and discipline!

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Ghalib Khan

Dec 25, 2013 12:10pm

The Great Quaid-e-Azam Said, Think 100 times before you take a decision, But once that decision is taken, stand by it as one man, Quaid-e- Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. But we ware doing completely opposite we take important decisions without thinking and then change them 100 times.

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Hamid Ali Tabatabai

Dec 25, 2013 12:22pm

The man would have been devastated at the current state of his city Karachi and the his Country Pakistan. The intolerance of Pakistanis towards each others, their unfriendly atitude towards its neighbors and subservience to Arab ilk would have been enough for him to have doubts about this country.

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Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad

Dec 25, 2013 04:52pm

In Memory of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah

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Agha Ata

Dec 25, 2013 06:51pm

Let us today forget the Father of our Nation Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, we do not deserve to be called sons and daughters of such a great man.

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Gerry D'Cunha

Dec 26, 2013 12:08am

the poor quaid must be turning in his grave and asking himself why did he opt for pakistan where muslims are killing muslims in their own country

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fida sayani

Dec 26, 2013 12:18am

This is all DAWN has to say on Jinnah's birthday, while claiming that newspaper was founded by the great man. The man who, although in poor health, gave up his good life in England and returned to India to free Muslims from Hindu Raj. What have we given to him in return? A country which is on life support. Wake up Pakistan.

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Lahori

Dec 26, 2013 03:29am

Quiad-e-Azam - Thanks God you are not here to see how we have destroyed beautiful Pakistan you gave us. PPP and PMLN have left nothing more to be destroyed. We don't see a good future for our country, because we like only corrupt politicians.

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Jalaluddin S. Hussain

Dec 26, 2013 05:23am

@Hamid Ali Tabatabai: I (a Pakistani-Canadian) endorse and agree with your views 100 percent!

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Ali wadood

Dec 26, 2013 06:08am

Its sad that the paper has only a few line for such a great man.

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manzoor ali

Dec 27, 2013 09:56pm

The leader of the pakistan what have not done good for us? bt what have we done good for ourselves,we should deeply think and do someting for dear independent homeland.

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