{
  "id": 1241224,
  "title": "Quaid-e-Azam statue unveiled at Pakistan Embassy Washington",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/quaid-e-azam-statue-unveiled-at-pakistan-embassy-washington",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T09:28:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1539197/quaid-e-azam-statue-unveiled-at-pakistan-embassy-washington/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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\".\n\nThe 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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Pakistan embassy unveils Quaid’s statue in Washington",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/pakistan-embassy-unveils-quaids-statue-in-washington",
        "published": "2026-08-16T03:32:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Peninsula Qatar",
        "title": "Embassy marks Pakistan's 80th Independence Day",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/embassy-marks-pakistans-80th-independence-day",
        "published": "2026-08-16T06:10:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}