The 145th birth anniversary of national poet, Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal is being celebrated across the country with national fervour on Wednesday.
The day dawned with special prayers in mosques for progress and prosperity of Pakistan.
Known as Poet of East, Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal was born in Sialkot on November 9, 1877.
He awakened the Muslims of the Subcontinent through his universal poetry and political acumen by presenting idea of the creation of Pakistan through his historic address at Allahabad in 1930.
Allama Iqbal’s address gave a clear direction and separate identity to Muslims of the Sub-Continent to achieve Pakistan.
