ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The 148th birth anniversary of national poet, Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal, also known as Iqbal Day, is being observed across the country today with national fervour here on Sunday.
Known as the Poet of the East, Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal was born in Sialkot on November 9, 1877.
He awakened Muslims of the Subcontinent through his universal poetry and political acumen by presenting the idea of the creation of Pakistan through his historic address at Allahabad in 1930.
Allama Iqbal’s address gave a clear direction and separate identity to Muslims of the Sub-Continent to achieve Pakistan.
A change of guard ceremony will be held at Mazar-e-Iqbal in Lahore on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the Embassy of Türkiye in Islamabad celebrated the birth anniversary of Pakistan’s national poet, Allama Muhammad Iqbal, with a special event titled “Muhammad Iqbal: The Great Poet of the East.”
The ceremony began with the inauguration of a photo exhibition called “Common Heroes”.
