Item Code: 22
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Year
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2015
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Obverse
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Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali
Jinnah
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Reverse
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Quaid-e-Azam residency,
Ziarat-Quetta.
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Watermark
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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Quaid-e-Azam
Residency
Quaid-e-Azam Residency (Urdu: قائد اعظم ریزڈنسی—Qāʾid-e Aʿẓam Rẹziḋinsī),
also known as Ziarat Residency,
is located in Ziarat, Balochistan, Pakistan. It is where Quaid-e-Azam, Muhammad Ali Jinnah spent the last two months and ten days of his life. It is the most
famous landmark of the city, constructed in 1892 during the British Raj. The building is a wooden
structure, originally designed as a sanatorium before being converted into the
summer residence of the agent of the Governor General. It is declared a
national monument and heritage site and is of great architectural importance.
On 15 June 2013, the Residency was targeted with rockets. The wooden
parts of the building were badly affected as a result of the attack. Militants
belonging to the Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility. It was badly damaged as a result of the intense
attack. However, the government of
Pakistan has vowed to restore the site. The residency was also damaged during
the 2008 earthquake. However, despite the wooden structure was badly damaged in
the 2013 attack, the concrete structure was standing and the photographs along
with the other artefacts were safe and sound.
The
reconstruction work completed by renowned builder Nayyer Ali Dada and the
rehabilitated Ziarat Residency opened on August 14, 2014 by Prime Minister of
Pakistan Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.
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