Rich tributes paid to Madar-e-Millat

The nation paid rich tributes to Madar-e-Millat Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah for her vital role in the creation of Pakistan on her 56th death anniversary, which was observed across the country on Sunday with great respect and reverence.

Madar-e-Millat worked side by side her brother, Quid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and gathered the women of the Subcontinent on one platform which made the struggle for achieving a separate state of Muslims easier.

Jinnah was born on July 31, 1893 in Karachi and passed away on this day in 1967. She is remembered as ‘Mother of the Nation’ for her passionate support for civil rights and devoted struggle in Pakistan movement.

After the independence of Pakistan, Jinnah co-founded the Pakistan Women’s Association, which played an integral role in the settlement of the women migrants in the newly formed country.

Paying tribute to Madar-e-Millat, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that Fatima Jinnah held the status of a mother for nation as she had many favours on nation. “She stood firm against dictatorship and played historic role for the people, democracy and country.”