Pakistani expatriates met on the occasion of the 73rd death anniversary of Allama Iqbal last week to emphasize Pakistan's objective to become a true Islamic welfare state. Dr. Irfan Hashmi, President of Majlise Allama Iqbal, was the chief guest at the event organized by the Pakistan Repatriation Council (PRC) to pay tribute to Iqbal. Community leaders Agha Mohammad Akram, Hamid Islam Khan, Tariq Mahmood and Syed Shahabuddin also spoke on the occasion while PRC Convener Syed Ehsanul Haque thanked and praised community leaders, journalists and poets for gathering on the occasion. (SG photo by M. Nasir Jawed) __