LAHORE, Nov 09 (APP):Federal Minister for National Heritage and Culture Aurangzeb Khan Khichi visited the mausoleum of Allama Muhammad Iqbal on Monday to pay tribute to the poet on the occasion of his 150th birth anniversary. Accompanied by a delegation, the minister laid a wreath at the mausoleum,offered Fateha and recorded his remarks in the visitors’ book. The delegation included Iqbal Academy Pakistan Vice President(VP) Dr.Shahzad Qaiser,Director Dr.Abdul Rauf Rafiqui, …
Aurangzeb Khichi pays tribute to Allama Iqbal at mausoleum
LAHORE, Nov 09 (APP):Federal Minister for National Heritage and Culture Aurangzeb Khan Khichi visited the mausoleum of Allama Muhammad Iqbal on Monday to pay tribute to the poet on the occasion of his 150th birth anniversary.
Accompanied by a delegation, the minister laid a wreath at the mausoleum,offered Fateha and recorded his remarks in the visitors’ book.
The delegation included Iqbal Academy Pakistan Vice President(VP) Dr.Shahzad Qaiser,Director Dr.Abdul Rauf Rafiqui, Iwan-i-Iqbal Chairman Salman Ghani and Administrator Anjum Waheed.
Speaking on the occasion,Aurangzeb Khichi said 2027 would be observed as a year of Iqbal-related activities, with academic,literary,research and cultural events planned across Pakistan and internationally to promote the poet’s philosophy and message.
He said the Iqbal Academy Pakistan would play a central role in organizing national and international conferences, seminars,competitions,translation initiatives and research and publication projects to introduce Iqbal’s universal message to younger generations and academic circles worldwide.
He said Iqbal’s intellectual legacy was an integral part of the country’s national identity and stressed the need to promote his teachings in line with contemporary challenges.
Earlier, during a special ceremony held at Hazuri Bagh on the night between Nov 8 and 9, Minister Khichi and Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal,chairman of the national committee for the 150th birth anniversary celebrations, jointly cut a cake to mark the occasion.
The ceremony was attended by prominent figures from academic, literary, research and educational circles, who paid tribute to Iqbal’s intellectual, literary and national contributions.
