Lahore, December 29, 2022 (PPI-OT):Speakers at a seminar on ‘Founder of Pakistan’s Struggle and Fall of Dhaka’ said that if Quaid-e-Azam’s struggle was to be defined by one word, that word was only merit. They said that Quaid-e-Azam, raising the knowledge of merit in politics and society, taught the future generations that the development of nations was achieved only by observing merit.
The seminar was organized by Punjab University Urdu Development and Translation Centre. On this occasion, Urdu Development and Translation Centre Director Prof Dr Zahid Munir Amir, senior journalist Mr Salman Ghani, Institute of Islamic Culture Lahore Director Prof Dr Syed Mazhar Moeen, Al-Azhar University, Cairo’s Urdu Department of Egypt Dr Sabah Ali Abdul Moeez, faculty members, scholars and students from various departments were present.
In his address, Dr Zahid Munir said that if Mr Jinnah had announced to declare Urdu as the national language of Pakistan, then it was a decision according to the national and linguistic requirements of the region, calling it as a motivation of “Fall of Dhaka”, was totally unscientific and contrary to facts.
Mr Ghani said that we should learn from incidents like the tragedy of East Pakistan and move forward. He said that until the implementation of merit and complete rule of law in the country, we would not be counted among the developed nations. Dr Syed Mazhar Moin shed light on the unfair distribution of territories in the partition of India, its consequences and the political scenario after the establishment of Pakistan.
He said that on the day the tragedy of East Pakistan took place, there was mourning in our homes and till today we cannot believe that Pakistan was divided into two parts. The students paid tribute to Quaid-e-Azam by singing national songs in the ceremony. Later, Dr Zahid Munir presented gifts of books to the guests.
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