72nd death anniversary of Liaquat Ali Khan being observed today
Pakistan
Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated on October 16, 1951 during a public meeting in Rawalpindi.
LAHORE (Dunya News) - The 72nd death anniversary of Pakistan’s first prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan is being observed today (Monday).
Born in Karnal‚ East Punjab, Liaquat Ali Khan got education from Aligarh Muslim University, India and Oxford University, United Kingdom.
He then struggled with Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah to get a separate homeland for Muslims of the subcontinent.
Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated on this day in 1951 during a public meeting at Company Bagh in Rawalpindi, which was later named after him as Liaquat Bagh.
