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About: Teen Talwar

The Teen Talwar (meaning: Three Swords) landmark is in Clifton, Karachi. The three marble swords mark Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah’s beliefs Unity, Faith, and Discipline. In 1973, it was appointed by Pakistan’s previous President and Prime Minister, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.

Background

ulfikar Ali Bhutto endorsed the landmark as a feature of a beautification plan to portray the Pakistan Peoples Party’s symbol of a sword. Initially, the project was for the three blades to appear in the PPP’s colours, red, green, and black, but the project changed the plan to use white marble. This monument was designed by the Architect Minoo Mistri and created during the period of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. It was developed by a notable contractor company of the Government, M/s Mughal Corporation, owned by Mr Haji Ilyas Hassan Baltistani, who also built Laprus Hospital. Thus, numerous other government structures.

Present Condition

The monument remains on a roundabout on the road. This black-top island is the leftover of a much more significant, lush traffic circle that controlled traffic at Chartered Accountants Avenue, Main Khayaban-e-Iqbal, and Bath Island Road. Despite the rebuilding of the landmark in 2008 (which also decreased the traffic circle’s size), another issue has been persistent advertisements, political brochures, and flyers consistently put on the monument. The memorial rests in a prominent and visible spot in the city.