Know Dina to better understand Quaid

Scholars call for making public letter exchanged between father, daughter and correcting history

ISLAMABAD: For a long time, people had incorrectly perceived the relation between Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and his daughter Dina.

Now, weeks after she died at the age of 98, it was time to correct the distorted history, portraying the accurate ties of love and affection between the two and how they existed before and after the death of the founding father regardless of the differences of opinions.

This was stated by speakers during a discussion on ‘Dina Jinnah, the end of Quaid’s Legacy’ organised by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) on Wednesday.



Dr Riaz Ahmad, a senior researcher and academician, said that the younger generation must be told the truth about the life of Quaid-e-Azam and his ties with his daughter.

He said the new information, including letters exchanged between the father and daughter, which were not available previously, must be analysed and information within must be communicated to the people who were not aware of the reality.

Ahmad Salim, a renowned historian and researcher, said that contrary to common perception, Quaid-e-Azam gave Dina her due share from his property as a token of his love for her.

He added that there was a need to publish the real history, including the exchange of letters between Quaid and Dina Jinnah to preserve the real account of our history and the life of our founding father.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 30^th, 2017.