The 35th death anniversary of a leader of Pakistan Movement and former chief minister of Sindh, Pir Ilahi Bakhsh, was observed here in a befitting manner. A statement of the Pir Ilahi Bakhsh Foundation Karachi on Sunday said that a seminar was organised on the occasion at the premises of Sindh Assembly.
Pir Ilahi Bux memorial shields and certificates were distributed among the position holder students from all over Sindh. In his speech on the occasion, Sindh Education Minister Pir Mazharul Haq pointed out that Pir Ilahi Bakhsh, who was an associate of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, belonged to the middle class of the society.
Mazhar said that Pir Ilahi Bakhsh acquired higher education and on the basis of his abilities became education minister and later served as the chief minister of Sindh.