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Saturday, November 9, 2013

To commemorate the 136th Birthday of Allama Muhammad Iqbal, Allama Iqbal Stamps Society organized 8th Allama Iqbal Stamp Show - 2013 at Mazar-e-Iqbal, Lahore on November 9, 2013. The stamp show started just after the parade. Chaudhary Muhammad Sarwar, Governor of the Punjab, inaugurated the 8th Allama Iqbal Stamp Show - 2013. This was the 8 (16 x 8 = 128 pages) frames exhibition which cover the postage stamps, postal covers, first day covers, post marks, coins, currency notes, Iqbal memorial stamps, medals, aerogrammes, post cards, letters and printed envelopes on Allama Iqbal. On this event Pakistan Post organized a philatelic counter while Iqbal Academy Pakistan displayed their books. The all kind of people visited the exhibition but the major are Chaudhary Muhammad Sarwar (Governor of the Punjab), Rana Mashood Ahmad Khan (Former Deputy Speaker - Punjab Assembly), Prof. Dr. Nazir Ahmed Sangi (Vice Chancellor - Allama Iqbal Open University), Rasul Bakhsh Behram (Regional Director, Lahore Campus), Prof. Dr. Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rehman (Vice Chancellor - Government College University, Lahore), Dr. Yasmin Rashid (Secretary General Punjab - Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf), Justice (R) Manzoor Hussain Siyal (President - Anjuman Himayat-i-Islam), Dr. Umar Iftikhar and Mrs. Umar Iftikhar, Shoaib Ali Jaffri (Deputy Post Master General - Pakistan Post), Zahid Shamsi (Writer and Poet), Bedar Bakht (Cricket Statistician), Abdul Khabeer Azad (Khateeb Badshahi Masjid), Akbar Naqi (Station Commander - Pakistan Navy). PTV News, GEO Tez, City42 and Royal News also telecast short packages and reports on philatelic collection on Allama Iqbal.

Organized by: Allama Iqbal Stamps Society

Collaborated with: Iqbal Academy Pakistan & Pakistan Post, Pakistan Philatelic Association & Thematic Society of Pakistan.

Commemorative Cover of 8th Allama Iqbal Stamp Show - 2013.

Chaudhary Muhammad Sarwar (Governor of the Punjab) is inaugurating the 8th Allama Iqbal Stamp Show - 2013.

Mian Sajid Ali is telling to Governor of the Punjab about the philatelic items on Allama Iqbal.

Chaudhary Muhammad Sarwar (Governor of the Punjab) is seeing the exhibition.

Rana Mashood Ahmad Khan (Former Deputy Speaker of Punjab Assembly) is seeing the 8th Allama Iqbal Stamp Show - 2013 with Akbar Naqi (Station Commander - Pakistan Navy).

Mian Sajid Ali is briefing to Rana Mashood Ahmad Khan about the exhibition.

Dr. Saima Umar, Dr. Umar Iftikhar, Zahid Shamsi, Bedar Bakht and Mian Sajid Ali.

Dr. Yasmin Rashid (Secretary General Punjab of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf), Dr. Umar Iftikhar and Mrs. Umar Iftikhar (members of Allama Iqbal's family from Sialkot), Bedar Bakht (Cricket Statistician) with Mian Sajid Ali (Chairman - Allama Iqbal Stamps Society) at 8th Allama Iqbal Stamp Show - 2013.

Husnain (Naval Cadet), Mian Sajid Ali and Mr. Akbar Naqi (Station Commander - Pakistan Navy).

Prof. Dr. Nazir Ahmed Sangi (Vice Chancellor - Allama Iqbal Open University) and Rasul Bakhsh Behram (Regional Director, Lahore Campus) are seeing 8th Allama Iqbal Stamp Show - 2013.

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rehman (Vice Chancellor - Government College University, Lahore) is seeing the 8th Allama Iqbal Stamp Show - 2013.

Delegation of Anjuman Himayat-i-Islam, Lahore at stamp exhibition.

Mr. Shoaib Ali Jaffri (Deputy Post Master General - Punjab) discussing with Mian Sajid Ali and Post Office staff regarding stamp exhibtion and philatelic counter of Pakistan Post.