ISLAMABAD- Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz unveiled Marconi Transmitter Memorial as part of the Independence Day celebrations at National Broadcasting House Radio Pakistan, Islamabad a short while ago.
The antique transmitter, which was installed at Manawan Lahore in 1937, broadcast creation of Pakistan on the midnight falling between August 13 and 14, 1947.
The transmitter, after its restoration, has been displayed at National Broadcasting House Islamabad to keep alive the nation's sweet memory of the emergence of Pakistan on the world map with the announcement of "Talu-e-Subh-e-Azadi."