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65th death anniversary of Liaquat Ali Khan to be observed on Sunday

RAWALPINDI, Oct 15 (APP):- Liaquat Ali Khan, Shaheed-e-Millat’s 65th death anniversary will be observed on Sunday. The death anniversary of the first Prime Minister of Pakistan and close confidante of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah is observed on October 16 in the country with great reverence. He was assassinated on this day in 1951 during a public meeting of the Muslim City League at Company Bagh, later named Liaquat Bagh in Rawalpindi. To mark the day, seminars and references are held across the country where speakers paid tributes to Khan Liaquat Ali Khan who struggled with Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah to get a separate homeland for Muslims of sub-continent and later served as first Prime Minister at critical juncture. Quran Khawani and Fateha Khawani is held on the death anniversary at his Mazar in Karachi.