Holographic screening of Jinnah's speech held.

Byline: Peerzada Salman

KARACHI -- A holographic screening of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah's address, a combination of his speeches, organised by Hive Pakistan under its campaign 'AIK: Better Together' took place at Benazir Bhutto Shaheed University Lyari on Thursday afternoon.

Prior to the speech, the host of the programme, Fawad Aziz, tried to keep the audience, mainly comprising of university students, engaged. He asked them a few questions; answering correctly would have fetched the students gift hampers. The first question that he put to them was about the Quaid-i-Azam's date of birth. One student answered it was Dec 25, 1998; another replied Dec 25, 1986. Then someone was able to give the right answer.

The next question was about Pakistan's first constitution. A young man replied the first constitution of the country came into being in 1978. The second response was the correct one.

The last question in the first session of the event was about the symbolism associated with the two colours in the national flag. By and large, the answers were correct.

After that, the Quaid-i-Azam's speech was played. It was a mix of a few of his famous sayings along with the additional references to some of the issues that the Pakistani nation today is faced with. The Quaid said the precious gift that he gave in the shape of...

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