Quaid-e-Azam statue unveiled at Pakistan Embassy Washington

A statue of Pakistan's founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, has been unveiled at the Pakistani Embassy in Washington. The statue was unveiled by Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, during Independence Day celebrations. According to the Daily Times and Dawn, the ceremony was attended by members of the Pakistani-American community, diplomats, and media representatives.

The statue was donated by the Quaid-i-Azam Foundation of Houston and will remain permanently at the embassy. As Dawn reports, Ambassador Sheikh paid tribute to Jinnah, saying the nation was grateful for his efforts in achieving Pakistan's independence. He urged Pakistanis to uphold Jinnah's principles of "Unity, Faith and Discipline".

The Independence Day celebrations also included the hoisting of the national flag. While The Peninsula Qatar reported on a similar ceremony in Doha, it did not mention the unveiling of a statue. The events marked Pakistan's 80th Independence Day.

Brief written by urgent.news from Daily Times, The Peninsula Qatar, Dawn — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.