The 54th death anniversary of Madar-e-Millat Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah is being observed with reverence and respect across the country on Friday.
Born on July 31, 1893, in Karachi, Fatima Jinnah was the younger sister of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who stood side by side with her brother for an independent state.
Ms Jinnah is revered for her struggle in the Pakistan Movement, her devotion to her brother Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of the nation, and her determination as an advocate for women’s rights.
After receiving a degree in dentistry from the University of Calcutta in 1923, she joined the struggle for a separate Muslim homeland and was able to win respect for her determination and devotion to the aim within and outside All India Muslim League (AIML).
Fatima Jinnah still remembered for her passionate support for civil rights and devoted struggle in Pakistan Movement.
آج مادرِ ملت محترمہ فاطمہ جناح کی 54 ویں برسی ہے. میرے خاندان کیلئے سب سے زیادہ اعزاز کی بات ہے کہ چونسٹھ کے انتخابات میں میرے تایا چوہدری الطاف مغربی پاکستان میں ان کے قافلے کے اہم رہنماؤں سے تھے جہلم میں محترمہ کا استقبال کرتے ہوئے یہ یادگار تصویر ہمارا اثاثہ ہے pic.twitter.com/9aU9hUcIei
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) July 9, 2021
Fatima Jinnah is referred to as the Madar-e-Millat or Mother of the Nation for her dynamic role in the Pakistan freedom movement.
She passed away in Karachi on 9th July 1967.
She was buried beside her brother’s grave in his impressive mausoleum in Karachi.
On the occasion on death anniversary,Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has paid tributes and said, it was a great honour for his family that his paternal uncle Chaudhry Altaf was one of the key leaders of her caravan in West Pakistan in the 1964 elections.
