This group photo of lady members of the Muslim League was taken at Munib Iqbal's maternal grandparents' house just before they departed to raise the Muslim League flag in place of the Union Jack at the Punjab Civil Secretariat. Munib Iqbal's maternal grandmother, Mrs Saeeda Waheed, is seated on the chair wearing a dark dress. The boy standing on the extreme left is her son, Khalid Waheed. Munib Iqbal's maternal grandfather, Dr Abdul Waheed, was imprisoned by the British for pro-Pakistan activities along with many others, only to be released after the Independence of Pakistan.
"My nana [and] nani used to live on 7 Court Street, Lahore, next to the Civil Courts and around the corner from the Punjab Civil Secretariat," writes Munib Iqbal. "I used to play in this garden as a child." The house was later purchased and demolished by the Lahore Development Authority in the early 1980s, and the LDA Complex Court Street was built on the site.
Also pictured here, bottom row second from right, is the renowned Pakistan Movement worker Fatima Sughra who passed away last week in Lahore after a protracted illness. She was 86.
Fatima Sughra won acclaim for her rebellion against British rule during the Pakistan Movement, when she pulled down the Union Jack from the Civil Secretariat Lahore gate and hoisted a green dupatta as a flag for the Muslim League. At the time, Sughra was only 14. She was awarded a gold medal and a Life Achievement Award by the Government of Pakistan and the Pakistan Movement Workers Trust in recognition of her services during the Independence movement.
"My nana [and] nani used to live on 7 Court Street, Lahore, next to the Civil Courts and around the corner from the Punjab Civil Secretariat," writes Munib Iqbal. "I used to play in this garden as a child." The house was later purchased and demolished by the Lahore Development Authority in the early 1980s, and the LDA Complex Court Street was built on the site.
Also pictured here, bottom row second from right, is the renowned Pakistan Movement worker Fatima Sughra who passed away last week in Lahore after a protracted illness. She was 86.
Fatima Sughra won acclaim for her rebellion against British rule during the Pakistan Movement, when she pulled down the Union Jack from the Civil Secretariat Lahore gate and hoisted a green dupatta as a flag for the Muslim League. At the time, Sughra was only 14. She was awarded a gold medal and a Life Achievement Award by the Government of Pakistan and the Pakistan Movement Workers Trust in recognition of her services during the Independence movement.