INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Amid vociferous slogans of ‘Pakistan Zindabad&, a section of a busy avenue in Brooklyn, a borough of fresh York City, which final December
was renamed after Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, was formally inaugurated at a largely-attended ceremony on Friday.The decision to
re-name the Coney Island Avenue, where the Pakistani community is concentrated, was taken in December 25- Quaid's birthday, when the fresh
York City Council adopted a resolution to honour the founder of Pakistan.The move was the result years of tough work and lobbying effort by
the Pakistani community, specificly the Pakistani-American Youth Organization (PAYO).As Jumaane Williams, a city council member from
Brooklyn who successfully piloted the resolution, unveiled, with the help of a string, the road sign "Muhammad Ali Jinnah Way" atop a pole,
multi-coloured confetti was shot up in celebration, while Pakistani-Americans, carrying Pakistan's flags, burst into cheers and chanted
slogans.Pakistani Consul-General in fresh York, Naeem Iqbal Cheema, was a special guest at the event.PAYO President Waqil Ahmad profusely
thanked Williams and other city council members for their efforts in realizing their dream of having ‘Muhammad Ali Jinnah Way& in the area
around the Coney Island Avenue, known as ‘little Pakistan&."It is a gift to the Pakistani-American community here as well as to the people
of Pakistan," he added.Williams, the city council member, said it was an honour for him to serve the Pakistani community and to inaugurate
the renamed avenue.He said he was aware of the suffering the members Pakistani community had to endure following the 9/11 attacks.But
through resilience, the Pakistani community has now reached a point that the fresh York City Council bestowed a special honour on the father
of their nation.Consul General Cheema said that nowadays's ceremony reflected the shut relations and friendship between the Pakistani
community and the fresh York City Council.He paid tributes to the Pakistani community, specially PAYO, for their tough work and for raising
Pakistan's prestige in the United States.Cheema said the Council's decision to honour the Quaid was a recognition of the great statesman, an
outstanding lawyer and a revered political leader whose epic struggle resulted in the creation of Pakistan.Dr
Ijaz Ahmad, head of America-Pakistan Political Action Committee (APPAC), urged the Pakistani community members to take active part in
American politics in order to raise their profile.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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