The 44th death anniversary of Madir-e-Millat, mother of the nation, Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah was observed on Saturday all around the country. Rich tributes were paid to her for selfless services in the field of politics by participants of different programmes organised by various radio and TV channels.
She was a selfless leader of Pakistan who sacrificed her life for the sake of her brother's (M.A.Jinnah) mission to achieve a separate homeland for 100 million Muslims of the subcontinent. She was born in 1893 at Karachi. Due to her brother's keen interest, and despite strident family opposition, Fatima received excellent early education. She joined the Bandra Convent in 1902. In 1919 she got admitted to the highly competitive University of Calcutta where she attended the Dr Ahmad Dental College.