Death anniversary of Imam Bibi observed

District

SIALKOT: The 108th death anniversary of Imam Bibi (the mother of Allama Iqbal) was observed here on Wednesday.

Deputy Commissioner Abdullah Khurram Niazi, Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Ahsan Saleem

Baryar, Additional Deputy Commissioner General (ADCG) Shahid Abbas and Chief Officer (CO)

Municipal Corporation Sialkot (MCS) Zubair Wattoo visited the graves of the Allama Iqbal’s parents

at Imam Sahib Graveyard Sialkot and laid the floral wreaths on the graves.

Syed Riaz Hussain Naqvi (Incharge/Caretaker of Iqbal Manzil Sialkot) told reporter that the world

remembers November 9th only as the birthday of Allama Iqbal, but November 9 was also the

death anniversary of Imam Bibi (the mother of Allama Iqbal). He said that Imam Bibi belonged

to Jethekey village near Sambrial.