RAWALPINDI: A photo exhibition titled Quaid-i-Azam Kap Shab o Rooz was held at Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) in connection with his 146th birth anniversary.

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MNA Amir Kiani inaugurated the exhibition. The function was attended by a large number of people from the twin cities. More than 100 rare photographs of Mr Jinnah were put on display.

In some photographs, he is seen addressing gatherings and in others, he is seen talking to delegations of students, women and government officials. These photographs depict the statesmanship of the founder of the country.

One of the photographs shows Mr Jinnah meeting with viceroy of India and the British civil and military bureaucracy.

Speaking on the occasion, Amir Mehmood Kayani said Mr Jinnah fought for Muslims on the basis of the two-nation theory. Under the leadership of the father of the nation, he said Pakistan emerged as an independent state in the 20th cen-tury.

He said it was the duty of the people to follow the teachings of Mr Jinnah and through this, we could overcome problems and difficulties of the present day.

`The reason for our downfall is that we forgot the teachings of the country`s founder,` he said.

Currently, he added that Pakistan was facing political uncertainty and to solve it, we need to follow the words of Mr Jinnah.

RAC Director Waqar Ahmed said that we are on the path of development in the field of literature and culture as per the vision of the Quaid. `We have to unite and reiterate our determination to stick to the teachings of Mr Jinnah,` he said, adding that in order to achieve progress, the principles of unity, faith and discipline of the leader must be followed.

He said that portraits of Mr Jinnah and rare photographs of his life long journey were put on displayforpeople togetinspired, adding the new generation was enlightened about the life of the father of the nation and his struggle. At the end of the ceremony, a birthday cake in remembrance of Mr Jinnah was cut.