KARACHI: The 66th martyrdom anniversary of Pakistan’s first Prime Minister Shaheed-e-Millat Khan Liaquat Ali Khan is being observed wholeheartedly on Monday, October 16 today.
PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in his message on this occasion acknowledged Liaquat Ali Khan as a trusted friend and companion of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
He said that it was during his tenure as Prime Minister that Pakistan’s time-tested and time-honored friendship with China was established at its very core.
Prime Minister said that on this day ‘we reaffirm our pledge to work tirelessly and selflessly in order to make Pakistan a progressive, tolerant, prosperous and secure nation as envisioned by our founding fathers.’
Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan was a Paksitani politician and the first Prime Minister o fPakistan, as well as Defence Minister. He rose to his political stature as a member of the All-India Muslim League, playing an important role in the Partition of India and the creation of Pakistan. He also became the first Prime Minister of the country, holding his position in 1947 up until his assassination in October 1951.
