AJK Celebrates birth anniversary Of Allama Iqbal with full zeal and fervor.

MIRPUR (AJK) -- Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday celebrated 145th birth anniversary of the poet of the East Allama Dr. Muhammad Iqbal to work shoulder to shoulder to make the country a true forward-looking Muslim state

It was a public holiday throughout Azad Jammu Kashmir State to mark the day with full respect and honor through paying rich tributes to the ancient Kashmir-origin poet philosopher.

The world-fame poet of the east was born on November 9th in 1877 in a middle-class family at ancient Kashmiri Mohalla in Sialkot city. The day dawned with special prayers in the mosques for the solidarity, integrity and prosperity of Pakistan and for the freedom of all the Muslim homelands including occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Palestine .

Various cultural, political and social organizations held meetings and seminars in various parts of the liberated territory to highlight the services rendered by the great visionary of 20th century.

People from various parts of AJK including Mirpur visited the 'Mazaar e - Iqbal' in Lahore Wednesday morning and laid a wreath to pay homage to Poet of the East. They also offered Fateha and prayed for prosperity and solidarity of the country.

In Mirpur, the birth anniversary was celebrated with zeal and fervor. The day was marked with a special ceremony held here Wednesday morning in Mirpur Campus of International Islamic University Islamabad School presided over by its Principal Mrs. Ayesha Imran.

It was attended by the school children besides the academic staff and the parents. The school children presented tableaus depicting Iqbal's message to the young generation of Pakistan through his high caliber poetry with advise to the youth to emerge as the quality future architects of the live nation.

Addressing the ceremony, speakers including the seasoned academician and school's principal Mrs. Ayesha Imran, Vice Principal Mrs. Mariya Attique and others said that the best way to pay rich tribute to the poet philosopher is to follow...