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India agrees to handover Jinnah's 1947 Independence speech recordings to Pakistan

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ANI Islamabad
Last Updated : Sep 02 2013 | 2:40 PM IST

India has agreed to hand over two important recordings of Pakistan's famous Independence Day speech given by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1947.

In an interview, All India Radio Director General Leeladhar Mandloi revealed that the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has given a green signal for handing over the recordings to Pakistan, the Daily Times reports.

The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation had earlier requested India for the recordings.

Jinnah was the founder of Pakistan's August 11, 1947 address to Pakistan's Constituent Assembly delivered in Karachi.

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First Published: Sep 02 2013 | 2:30 PM IST

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