Review of a View!
Nasserddin Murat khan was a Pakistani Russian decent, he obtained architecture, civil engineering and town planning degrees from Russia. He was deeply involved in a movement where he forced to leave Daghestan,fear of life made him to escape from Daghestan, he moved to Germany. In Berlin he used to live in refugee camp. In the camp he met a Turkish nurse named Hamida Akmut. He merry her and moved to Pakistan Lahore. There he worked as MES Garrison Engineer and started his own business.Because of his love for his work Ayub khan gave him a big project of Minar-e-Pakistan. He treated this project as a baby. He despite to get benefit form this project he contributed a lot from his own pocket.He was died of heart attack in 1970.
It is a source of grief that in the ensuing 28
years after his death, and despite appeals, his contribution has not
been publicly acknowledged in a place where the average visitor can see
at the Minar-i-Pakistan by its base when one first steps onto the first
podium. Sadly, his massive contribution has yet not been stamped there
so that every visitor can read it, nor did his widow get any help from
the successive governments. For this is not only Pakistan`s history, but
a personal history deeply entwined with it.
When I started my new job as journalist at the old place I have Got an Idea to present the view of Minar-e-Pakistan with constructive history. I used to manage all the history. That was the month of March 23,1940 when a founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinah assemble a large number of people at Minto park(Iqabal park) then presented a new vision or two nation theory for all Muslim community over subcontinent, people truly admire it and finally passed the resolution.Under this resolution Muslims able to get a new and separate County where they have no fear of anything beyond their thoughts.A free land where they can preach and to pay their religious values in appropriate manner.
When a committee held to decide what to made for the symbol of resolution wither it would be a lake ,home,hall,hospital,park,mosque,door or fountain what to made or what to not.Then it had been decided to make up a Tower as a symbol of Resolution.The ancient architect of Egyptian Pyramids. It has said that when he stood at the place he saw the expended land and decided the building should be high, stiff and it should able to absorb sunlight.In-short whatever he saw at the place he imagine the view in 3d and then the design completed people saw and at the first glance they said its increased the Miracles of the world. It is thought that if the same architect stand at Minto park what he would saw and design???....The field Marshal Ayub khan called up a Russian architect named Nasserdin Murat khan to design tower. He made it, it had been amended about tow times.
Nasserddin Murat khan was a Pakistani Russian decent, he obtained architecture, civil engineering and town planning degrees from Russia. He was deeply involved in a movement where he forced to leave Daghestan,fear of life made him to escape from Daghestan, he moved to Germany. In Berlin he used to live in refugee camp. In the camp he met a Turkish nurse named Hamida Akmut. He merry her and moved to Pakistan Lahore. There he worked as MES Garrison Engineer and started his own business.Because of his love for his work Ayub khan gave him a big project of Minar-e-Pakistan. He treated this project as a baby. He despite to get benefit form this project he contributed a lot from his own pocket.He was died of heart attack in 1970.
It is a source of grief that in the ensuing 28
years after his death, and despite appeals, his contribution has not
been publicly acknowledged in a place where the average visitor can see
at the Minar-i-Pakistan by its base when one first steps onto the first
podium. Sadly, his massive contribution has yet not been stamped there
so that every visitor can read it, nor did his widow get any help from
the successive governments. For this is not only Pakistan`s history, but
a personal history deeply entwined with it.
In 1984 LDA got it's Custody but now a days it is under the observation or PHA.
I have got a chance to visit the place, when i reached there with photographer, guards stops us not to get in with bike then we told him where we are coming from he opened the door. Photographer park his bike and we moved towards tower, it was looking awesome i haven't blink my eye for once and never get head down. It was around 11:30 am and the park was filled with visitors. It is sad to write about those couples who was there with their love birds and having date. Families were also there but they were just passing their time there. It was sad for me to know that the pools were empty of water but lake was filled and visitors were enjoying boating over there.
Then we moved towards Hafeez Jalendry's tomb which was situated far from the tower. we passed a wast ground then enter a hockey ground partitioned with cricket ground. There some boys were playing they saw us and shout "Oye do cha phari, guest aye ney". This is what our people do mostly when they saw a girl..Alas!!!! We reached to the tomb and clicks some picture and moved back towards the gate.Now its time to get back to office.Well when i started work on this topic i have a lot of things and plannings to make this feature. But the most interesting part for me was to to get to know about Murat khan. He was a legend but alas! i didn't find anything about him. who was he, where was he from??? Nothing not even at the tower where we find all the history of Lahore Resolution. I really felt great to see our national emblem "The National Tower of Pakistan".
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