BY: FT Correspondent:
Rawalpindi: The Jinnah Iqbal South Asian Forum distributed around 300 one-month dry ration bags among needy widowed women and their children as part of Independence Day celebrations.
A special ceremony was also held to highlight the Pakistan Movement and the struggle for the creation of Pakistan. Colonel Bakhtiar Hakim, Secretary of the Thinkers Forum of Pakistan, attended as chief guest, while Forum Chairman Rana Abdul Baqi presided.
Addressing the gathering, Colonel Bakhtiar Hakim said that true freedom is linked to economic well-being and urged people to include underprivileged families in Independence Day celebrations by supporting them through ration, cash and other assistance.
Rana Abdul Baqi highlighted the sacrifices made during the Pakistan Movement and said that the true spirit of Independence Day lies in fulfilling the objectives for which Pakistan was created, particularly the establishment of a welfare society and elimination of poverty.
Dr. Sabahat and other speakers also addressed the gathering. Later, Rana Abdul Baqi, Colonel Bakhtiar Hakim, Mrs. Bakhtiar Hakim and others distributed ration bags among deserving women.
