IBA hosts discussion on Lahore Resolution
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The Institute of Business Administration History Society (IHS) at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi in collaboration with School of Economics and Social Sciences (SESS) and The Citizens Archive of Pakistan Archive (CAP) hosted an insightful panel discussion on 'Paving the way for Pakistan: The Lahore Resolution'.
Eminent historians revisited the events around the Lahore Resolution of March 23, 1940. The speakers included Jaffar Ahmed, Director, Institute of Historical and Social Research, Karachi; Dr. S Akbar Zaidi, Executive Director, IBA Karachi; Aaliyah Tayyebi, Senior Project Manager, CAP; and Aliya Naqvi, Faculty member, SESS, IBA Karachi.
Dr Ahmed pointed out that the right to self-determination for the Muslim 'nation' was a major part of Quaid-i-Azam's demands. Tayyebi walked the audience through a selection of original audios from people who had witnessed the addresses and speeches at the Minto Park gathering in Lahore.
Dr Zaidi highlighted the importance of reading original documents to learn true accounts of historical events.
CAP has also arranged an exhibition at the IBA Main Campus from March 24-27, 2022, featuring original audios of people present at the 1940 Lahore jalsa, and historical photos from the CAP archives.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 25th, 2022.