BAHAWALPUR:
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur organized a seminar at the Ghulam Muhammad Ghotvi Hall, Abbasia Campus, on the occasion of the 56th death anniversary of the last ruler of the State of Bahawalpur, Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi-V.
While addressing the event, the Commissioner of Bahawalpur Division, Raja Jahangir Anwar, said he was very happy that the Islamia University of Bahawalpur paid homage to a humanitarian and education-friendly personality.
He said that he had read a lot about Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi-V and the State of Bahawalpur but personally saw his services in practice.
He said, “Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi-V is our national hero, and we will try to increase the scope of his anniversary celebrations in the coming years. Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi-V was a ‘Mohsin-e-Pakistan’, and great nations remember their benefactors.”
Nawab Bahawal Khan Abbasi said it was very welcome to pay tribute to the services of his elders by the administration of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur.
Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi-V settled a large number of refugees from India in Bahawalpur after the partition of India and provided them with resources.
Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi-V worked on economic prosperity including agriculture, livestock, health, education, recreation and many others.
He provided financial support to Pakistan after its formation and gave full support to the Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Nawab Bahawal Khan Abbasi said he wanted to work closely with the Islamia University of Bahawalpur to highlight the life and services of Sadiq Dost.
He said he was grateful to Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob, vice-chancellor of the university, who worked hard to highlight the services of Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi-V.
He supported the vice chancellor’s suggestion that the university would work on a documentary and series on the life and services of Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi-V. Sahibzada Usman Daud Abbasi said that the contribution of Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi-V to the welfare of the people in terms of education, health and agriculture development had no precedence.
The Vice-Chancellor of the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob, paid homage to the services of Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi-V.
He established many educational and welfare institutions not only in Bahawalpur but also across the country, including the establishment of Jamia Abbasia.
He was a far-sighted ruler who not only dedicated his state to Pakistan but also supported the Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in running it after the establishment of Pakistan.
Prof. Dr Athar Mahboob said the Islamia University of Bahawalpur had set up the Sadiq Chair to pay homage to the services of Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi-V and to further his efforts.
“We would also like to work on a documentary and serial on the life and services of His Highness Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi-V. We will spread the services of Mohsin-e-Pakistan all over Pakistan so that people know what he has contributed to this country,” he said.
Former parliamentarian Syed Tabish Alwari paid rich tribute to the Nawab of Bahawalpur Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi-V.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 24th, 2022.
