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Independence Day -
August 14

Day in and day out, the visitors come and go. The new generation walks on the paved path towards the mausoleum. The children run up and down the steps in youthful mirth and lively spirit. A child stops to take off the shoes in deference to the eastern practice of honouring the great. The youngsters have not seen the Quaid, but they have heard of his greatness from their parents. They look in reverential wonder at the mysterious glory built up about him, and also visit the chamber where his companions lie in different graves. They bow down their heads to receive the blessing of a hidden past on the back for future hard work for the glory of Pakistan. An old man sits on a bench to pen down his sentiments about the Quaid in a letter to a friend. Still away descend from the mausoleum, step by step, an aged couple, remembering the old days when they had a glance of Quaid-e-Azam on the day Pakistan was born. Their wrinkled faces show the glow of their love and esteem for the great leader. It is this spirit of glorious continuity that makes the Quaid-e-Azam live for ever and imparts to his mausoleum a sanctity that is the honour of Pakistan.

Courtesy: Prof. Ahmad Hasan Dani, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad