'Pakistan PM should retrieve Jinnah House in Mumbai'
Pakistan Times National News Desk

ISLAMABAD: Zahid Malik, President Nazriya Pakistan Council (NPC) has called upon the Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz to take personal interest for retrieval of the Jinnah House in Mumbai from the Indian Government so that it is restored as Quaid’s memorial.

In his address of welcome at the national seminar, organized by the NPC on Quaid’s vision of Pakistan, he pointed out that as the Government of Pakistan is going extra miles in implementing the Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) and building friendly relations with India, therefore, if properly taken up, the Indian Government would concede to the request of Pakistan on the matter.

Malik lamented that the successive governments in the past did not take much interest in the restoration of the Jinnah House.

Gallery of Quaid’s Life

He said apart from establishing Pakistan’s Consulate, part of the historic building can also be used as gallery of Quaid’s life and library on Pakistan Movement.

Zahid Malik also urged all those engaged in research work on the Quaid and Pakistan Movement to come out with fuller interpretation of the ideology of Pakistan.

He was of the view that uptill now no worthwhile efforts have been made to disseminate economic aspect of the Quaid’s vision of Pakistan. Quaid-e-Azam had a clear-cut vision about economic direction and policies of Pakistan and these need to be highlighted in proper perspective, he emphasized.

The President of the NPC expressed his satisfaction that the present leadership of Pakistan is taking necessary steps to turn into reality the dream of the Quaid about a secure economic future for Pakistan.

However, he said, the government needs more to do to strengthen the ideological moorings of the country.●