BAHAWALPUR: Messages paying tribute have been issued by Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan Management Committee and Department of Studies Pakistan Islamia University Bahawalpur on the occasion of 55th death anniversary of Nawab of Bahawalpur Sir Sadiq Mohammad Khan V. Engr. Prof. Dr. Athar Mahboob, Vice Chancellor IUB has said that May 24 is the day of death anniversary of Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V who was the last great Nawab of Bahawalpur State. The caste of Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V is a beacon for us. He fought hard for the establishment of Pakistan in his life and in this struggle he sacrificed everything.
Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan was the last great Nawab of the State of Bahawalpur which was established in 1828. This state emerged as one of the largest Muslim states in the region after the decline of Mughal period. He dedicated all the resources of Bahawalpur. Besides, when Pakistan came into being, there was no money to pay salaries to government employees, so Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V opened the treasury of Bahawalpur State Bank for the State of Pakistan.
He also integrated the army of his state of Bahawalpur into the army of Pakistan and played an important role in strengthening the defense of Pakistan. In addition, Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V provided all the resources of his state of Bahawalpur to resettle the refugees who migrated from the areas of India where Muslims were a minority.
He also founded a public school and allotted 500 acres of land while established Jamia Abbasia which later became the Islamia University of Bahawalpur which played an important role in providing education and development to the people of the region.
Prof. Dr. Aftab Hussain Gilani, Dean Faculty of Law and Honorary Secretary of Sir Sadiq Chairman Management Committee Dr. Muhammad Shahid Rizvi in their statements said that Sir Sadiq uhammad Khan was a man of taste, creative, sociable, eloquent, eloquent and glorious ruler.