Pakistan Day


Special video

On Pakistan Day, octogenarian recalls struggle of migration, holds hope for new generation 

  • Abdul Qayyum, 86, migrated from India’s Noor Mahal village to Pakistan’s Faisalabad in 1947 amid riots, bloodshed
  • At least two million people were killed in 1947 when Muslims and Hindus rushed to new homelands on opposite sides of border
By SAIMA SHABBIR ·