Pakistan has observed the 144th birth anniversary of national poet Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal, known as Poet of East, with national fervour on Tuesday.
According to media reports, the day of Allama Iqbal anniversary dawned with special prayers in mosques for the progress and prosperity of Pakistan. An investiture ceremony of Change of Guards was held at the mausoleum of Allama Iqbal in Lahore this morning. Pakistan Navy assumed the honorary charge of guard at the mausoleum.
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The national poet of Pakistan was born in Sialkot on November 9, 1877.
Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal awakened the Muslims of the Subcontinent through his universal poetry and political acumen by presenting idea of the creation of Pakistan through his historic address at Allahabad in 1930. His address gave a clear direction and separate identity to Muslims of the Sub-Continent to achieve Pakistan.
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