ISLAMABAD: The 137th birthday of the founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah is being celebrated throughout the country with national spirit and enthusiasm on Wednesday (today) December 25.

The day will dawn with special prayers in Mosques for progress and prosperity of the country.

A number of programmes have been chalked out to highlight the guiding principles of unity faith and discipline. It is a public holiday and national flag has been hosted on all public and private buildings. Quran Khwani will be held at the Mazar- e- Quaid.Various cultural and educational institutions have chalked out different programmes to throw light on the life and political achievements of the great leader.

Today, Pakistan Television and private channels would also present special programmes and newspapers would bring out special editions in regards of the great leader.

Radio Pakistan will broadcast special programmes highlighting the achievements of the Quaid- e- Azam in his efforts for a separate homeland for the Muslims of Subcontinent.
Panel discussions, special dramas, broadcast of Quaid’s voice would also constitute part of the programme besides impressions of people from different walks of life about the personality and his achievements of the Founder of Pakistan.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah was born on December 25, 1876 in Karachi.

He was a lawyer, politician and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah is honoured in Pakistan as Quaid-E-Azam.

He got his early education at Karachi and at the age of 16 he went to England for further studies. In 1896, Jinnah qualified for the Bar and in 1897was called to the Bar. It was his struggle that despite stiff opposition from the Hindu Congress and the British Government.

Muslims of Sub continent managed to get their own home land on August14,1947. Jinnah was a man of principles.

He was probably the only person among all the big leaders of the world, who never went to jail. He was the first Governor General of Pakistan.

His motto was Unity, Faith and Discipline. The Quaid-e-Azam’s vision of the Pakistan was a democratic and impregnable welfare state where people could live with love, fraternity and harmony.

The Quaid also desired that every citizen should have equal opportunities of education, health, progress and justice.

Jinnah died at age 71 on September 11, 1948, just over a year after Pakistan gained independence from the British rule. He left a deep and respected legacy in Pakistan.