Pakistan Post release stamps to commemorate Muslim League centenary

Karachi, Dec 31 : Pakistan Post has released eight commemorative postage stamps on the Centenary Celebration of Muslim League (1906-2006).

The stamps, designed by Adil Sallahuddin and printed by Pakistan Security Printing Corporation Karachi, consist of eight commemorative postage stamps of Rs four each and portray a few milestones in the annals of All India Muslim League (AIML).

The series starts with 1913 when Mohammad Ali Jinnah joined the AIML after leaving the Congress.

Captioned 'Quaid Joining Muslim League 1913', the stamp depicts one of the most historic and significant events in the history of the party, reports the Dawn.

The other commemorative postage stamps are captioned: "Quaid in Sherwani and Jinnah Cap 1937", "Quaid addressing Lucknow session 1937", "Quaid and Fatima Jinnah with Youth and Women Wing, 1938", "Quaid hoisting Muslim League Flat at Manto Park Lahore, March 21, 1940", "Quaid addressing Lahore session, 1940", "Landslide victory election 1945-1946", "Quaid addressing first constituent assembly August 14, 1947".

--- ANI

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