Dedicated to our Father | M.A Jinnah
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Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah During His Visit To Bannu, April 1948.
In 1948 Lt. Col. Mohammed Yousuf was promoted to the rank of Brigadier and given command in Bannu. In April 1948 the Quaid, on his tour of the (then) North-West Frontier Province, visited the Dera Ismail Khan Guides Cavalry, And on April 16 he spent a day in Bannu. He was accompanied by Miss Fatima Jinnah. After lunch at a Battalion Mess, he came to Brigade House in the Fort in Bannu.
After tea, Mr. Jinnah addressed a large gathering from the ramparts. Colonel Sahibzada Khurshid (later Governor NWFP) was also in attendance. In the late afternoon the Quaid, with Miss Jinnah, flew to Peshawar to present colours to an Infantry Brigade, and to hold a large garden party at Government House. Brigadier Yousuf, later Lieutenant General, Ambassador to Australia in 1957 and twice High Commissioner to Great Britain (1959-63 and 1971-72), accompanied the Quaid on this visit to Bannu.
In 1948 Lt. Col. Mohammed Yousuf was promoted to the rank of Brigadier and given command in Bannu. In April 1948 the Quaid, on his tour of the (then) North-West Frontier Province, visited the Dera Ismail Khan Guides Cavalry, And on April 16 he spent a day in Bannu. He was accompanied by Miss Fatima Jinnah. After lunch at a Battalion Mess, he came to Brigade House in the Fort in Bannu.
After tea, Mr. Jinnah addressed a large gathering from the ramparts. Colonel Sahibzada Khurshid (later Governor NWFP) was also in attendance. In the late afternoon the Quaid, with Miss Jinnah, flew to Peshawar to present colours to an Infantry Brigade, and to hold a large garden party at Government House. Brigadier Yousuf, later Lieutenant General, Ambassador to Australia in 1957 and twice High Commissioner to Great Britain (1959-63 and 1971-72), accompanied the Quaid on this visit to Bannu.
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1950s: Smiling Face of Madar-e-Millat Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah
She emerged as a strong advocate of the two nation theory and a leading member of the All-India Muslim League. After the independence of Pakistan, she co-founded the Pakistan Women's Association which significantly played an integral role in the settlement of the migrants in the newly formed country.
She emerged as a strong advocate of the two nation theory and a leading member of the All-India Muslim League. After the independence of Pakistan, she co-founded the Pakistan Women's Association which significantly played an integral role in the settlement of the migrants in the newly formed country.
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