NEW YORK: With Pakistan\u2019s Independence Day around the corner, a road in New York City\u2019s Queens borough has been named after Allama Muhammad Iqbal, the country\u2019s national poet who visualized and then worked for a separate homeland for Muslims of the sub-continent. \u2018Allama Iqbal Avenue\u2019 was inaugurated at a well-attended ceremony in Richmond Hill section of Queens, amid loud slogans of \u2018Pakistan Zinda Bad\u2019 by people waving the national flag. The event marked the culmination of intensive lobbying efforts over a long period by the Pakistani-American community members, with the leading role played by the American-Pakistani Advocacy Group (APAG), a not-for-profit organization. Pakistan\u2019s Ambassador to United States Masood Khan congratulated President American Pakistani Advocacy Group Ali Rashid for his leadership in having the avenue co-named as \u2018Allama Iqbal Avenue\u2019 in New York. He also paid tribute to Ali Rashid for his resolute efforts to build better relations between Pakistan and the United States and creating greater awareness about the history and culture of Pakistan in the United States. Online<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NEW YORK: With Pakistan\u2019s Independence Day around the corner, a road in New York City\u2019s Queens borough has been named after Allama Muhammad Iqbal, the country\u2019s national poet who visualized and then worked for a separate homeland for Muslims of the sub-continent. \u2018Allama Iqbal Avenue\u2019 was inaugurated at a well-attended ceremony in Richmond Hill section […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-347927","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n