Published in The Friday Times on April 2005
Sir,
Every year, people who have nothing else to do raise doubts about Karachi being the birthplace of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. These people clearly have vested interests in declaring Jheruk as Mr. Jinnah's birthplace. Jheruk was never a part of Karachi. In fact, Sindh itself was part of the Bombay Presidency at the time the Quaid was born, so why don't these people say that he was born in Bombay? Why do they ignore the great man's statements that Karachi was his birthplace?
Regarding the history books published by the Sindh Texbook Board which mention Jheruk as his place of birth, it is well-known that in the early days after the Partition, there was practically no supervision and thus someone got this inaccuracy inserted in the text books at the time. This sort of thing is being done even now. Former Indian deputy Prime Minister Mr LK Advani has said many times that he was born in Karachi, yet I have seen articles and met people who claim that he was born in Advani Mohalla, Hyderabad.
Shakir Lakhani,
Karachi.
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