Asma Mirza
The video to the right is from BBC urdu and is making runs on Internet these days. It shows the Independence Day events of August 14, 1947. One can see rare glimpses of people and events here including Mr. Jinnah, Lord Mountbatten, Liaqat Ali Khan, Fatima Jinnah, Lady Mounbatten etc.The video does not have any audio. I wish there was some sound to it too.Other historic videos of 1947 and Pakistan’s creation can be seen in earlier ATP posts, here and here.
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We started off as WE and stand firm as I now …!
Seeing the ground realities around, sadly, nothing is right around.
ps: obliged for the post :~)
Looks like we were more enlightened then.
Zia really messed us up with his religious dogma.
Fatima Jinnah could have been Pakistan’s and the worlds first Women leader of a country back then.
Damn those generals with the exception of Ayub Khan and Musharaf :) I like them.
PS: Time to rationalise and secularise our society somewhat to attain some sanity.
PMA,
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With such a promising start, where did we go wrong?