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.
