ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday paid tribute to Shaheed-e-Millat Liaquat Ali Khan for his invaluable services to the Muslims of the Sub-continent during the Pakistan Movement and later to the young Pakistani nation as the country?
??s first prime minister.
In a message on the death anniversary of Liaquat Ali Khan, the Prime Minister said as self-effacing and resolute, the great leader was a trusted friend and companion of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
The Prime Minister said after Quad-e-Azam’s demise, Liaquat Ali Khan’s leadership played a critical role in streng
thening the nascent state, which was beset by numerous predicaments, including bitter hostility f
rom India.
It wa
s during his tenure as Prime Minister that the foundation of Pakistan’s time-tested and time-honored friendship with China was laid, he added.
“Let us on this day reaffirm our pledge to follow the footsteps of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Allama Muhammad Iqbal and Shaheed-e-Millat Liaquat Ali Khan and to work tirelessly and selflessly to make Pakistan a progressive, tolerant, prosperous and secure nation as envisioned by our founding fath
ers,?? the Prime Minister said.
