US Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert has suffered injuries following an attack by an armed assailant in the capital city of Seoul.
According to the YTN news channel, Lippert was attacked while he was on his way to a breakfast meeting in the Sejong Cultural Institute in central Seoul on Thursday.
The report showed the ambassador after the attack with his left hand covered in blood.
According to police reports, the attacker was armed with a blade, which he used to slash the ambassador's wrist and face.
Following the attack, Lippert, 42, was rushed to hospital, where his injuries were reported not life threatening.
Allama Iqbal’s message which had filled millions of Muslims with revolutionary zeal and galvanised them into action, has been all-but-forgotten in Pakistan. How could this happen when so many Pakistanis love Iqbal’s poetry which they often quote, and when both Iqbal’s birthday and death anniversary are nationally commemorated?
Iqbal’s message was a powerful source of inspiration when Pakistan came into existence in 1947, and in its early years. Every morning Radio Pakistan would broadcast Iqbal’s prayer for children which left a permanent imprint on their minds. However, after some time, this prayer with which children began their day, ceased to be broadcast, and there are very few children today who are familiar with it.
It is particularly ironic that though Iqbal is loved by millions of Pakistanis for his poetry, his philosophy and vision are understood by a select few. In one of his most popular verses, he urges his readers to develop their “khudi” to such a high degree that God would ask them what they wish their destiny to be. Though this verse is often quoted, how many people understand Iqbal’s philosophy of “khudi” whose development is an arduous, ongoing process which involves great discipline, knowledge, wisdom, and commitment?
Iqbal’s message was a powerful source of inspiration when Pakistan came into existence in 1947, and in its early years. Every morning Radio Pakistan would broadcast Iqbal’s prayer for children which left a permanent imprint on their minds. However, after some time, this prayer with which children began their day, ceased to be broadcast, and there are very few children today who are familiar with it.
The change in the world is always brought by one man, whom we call “the leader”. Who has the vision and the force not only to make people dream, but to reach and live that dream. He is intelligent enough to foresee tomorrow. He is selfless and courageous to the extent of being ready to scarifies everything and express truth even if it defames him. People fellow him where he takes them. He is the one who accelerates history and for whom nature proclaims itself. (The Great Leader
Nature has given you everything: you have got unlimited resources. The foundations of your state has been laid, and it is now for you to build, and build as quickly and as well as you can. So go ahead and I wish you God speed.
“Our object should be peace within, and peace without. We want to live peacefully and maintain cordial friendly relations with our immediate neighbours and with the world at large.”
LAHORE 15th August 1947
Work honestly and sincerely and be faithful and loyal to the Pakistan Government.
I Can Assure you that there is nothing greater in this world than your own conscience and, when you appear before God, you can say that you performed your duty with the highest sense of integrity, honesty and with loyalty and faithfulness.
(Quaid e Azam Address to Civil Servants 14 February 1948).
Quaid's Message To Law Students:
"Law is a noble profession and success is only attained
to those who persevere, work hard, are determined and industrious, and above
all have a natural aptitude for this work. This is a great profession and you
owe an obligation to yourself, your people and the client who pays you. You are
not there to squeeze money or bargain."
(Muhammad Ali Jinnah, born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a lawyer, politician, and the founder of Pakistan.)
"You are free; you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques or to any other place of worship in this State of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion or caste or creed that has nothing to do with the business of the State."
11th August 1947, speech to the Constituent Assembly at Karachi,
