Overview
- Pakistan’s Senate unanimously adopted a cross-party resolution, moved by Sherry Rehman, to promote Allama Iqbal’s thought in curricula and public life while reaffirming ideals of khudi, unity and justice.
- President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued messages urging a renewed national commitment to Iqbal’s vision, with the prime minister highlighting youth programs including Uraan Pakistan.
- A Pakistan Navy contingent assumed ceremonial guard duties at Mazar-e-Iqbal in Lahore, where Rear Admiral Sohail Ahmad Azmi laid a wreath and paid respects at the mausoleum.
- Provincial leaders, including Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, called on citizens—especially youth—to embrace self-respect, education and self-reliance drawn from Iqbal’s philosophy.
- Cultural and educational events were held nationwide and by foreign missions, including a Turkish Embassy commemoration in Islamabad, Pakistan Embassy programs in Tehran, and Punjab’s Jashn-e-Iqbal at Alhamra with Iranian participation.