KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday visited the mausoleum of Father of the Nation Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, where he paid his respects and offered Fateha.
This is the first visit of Shehbaz Sharif to Mazar-e-Quaid after he took oath for the second term as the prime minister on March 4, 2024.
The prime minister laid a wreath at the mausoleum and also penned his comments in the visitors’ book.
In his remarks, PM Shehbaz said he was there to pay tribute to the great Quaid for his great struggle to create a separate homeland and show his respects to him.
Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori, Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal, Federal Minister for Professional Training and Education Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui were present on the occasion.
Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived on a day long visit to Karachi and was received by Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori and Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah at the airport.
