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Event - 1958-01-30

Posted June 3rd, 2008 by heritage
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Thursday, 1958, January 30
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Civic reception at Karachi. February 8, 1958: Visited Khyber Pass (Peshawar).

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H.H. Prince Karim Aga Khan IV
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S580130 SPEECH AT THE RECEPTION HOSTED BY THE KARACHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION-1958-01-30

Posted December 9th, 2009 by librarian-ap
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Paigham-e-Imamat

Mr Chairman, Mr Commissioner, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen

First let me say how honoured I feel by the reception you have given me this afternoon. I have been most moved by the kindness of your remarks today and by the warmth of this city's welcome to myself and my family throughout our stay in Karachi.

The city of Karachi, as you have observed, has some very special and very beloved associations for me. It has given me the greatest pleasure, therefore, to find the remarkable developments which have taken place since I was here in 1954.

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