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It was a public holiday Thursday.<br \/>\nThe day dawned with 31-gun salutes in the federal capital and 21-gun salute at provincial capitals, while special prayers were offered at the mosques after Fajr prayer for the departed soul of the \u2018Father of Nation\u2019 and peace, prosperity and development of the country.<br \/>\nNational flag was hoisted atop all public and private buildings, while Qur\u2019an Khawani and a change of guards ceremony were held at Mazar-e-Quaid in Karachi.<br \/>\nBorn on this day in 1876, in Karachi, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah led the Pakistan movement which culminated at establishment of a separate homeland for Muslims of the Sub-continent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Father of Nation\u2019 ISLAMABAD The nation has celebrated 149th birth anniversary of the \u2018Father of the Nation\u2019 Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah with renewed pledge to uphold his guiding principles of Faith, Unity and Discipline. 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