"I interviewed Muhammad Ali Jinnah's daughter, Mrs. Dina Wadia, in State Guest House, Karachi. At that time, Dina Wadia visited her father's tomb to pay tribute to him. The interview went on without pen, paper, or camera. It was set for 30 minutes initially, but it got extended to more than 50 minutes," recalls Farooq Moin. "I was born in Connaught Place, Delhi.



My grandfather taught mathematics at Aligarh Muslim University. My grandfather moved to Lal Qila (Red Fort), Delhi. He met my father and said goodbye to the family. My mother told me that their train was attacked many times while they were traveling towards Lahore, but they remained untouched by any attacker and reached Lahore safely. After they reached Lahore, they moved to Rawalpindi.







"I used to read and listen to English news since my childhood. That's how English press later became my profession. I secured a job at Pakistan Press International (P.P.I.) in 1970, and have traveled abroad as a senior journalist many times." This interview was conducted by Story Scholar Sharf Alam. The summary above provides a brief glimpse into the full interview. See more stories on our WEBSITE preserved by The 1947 Partition Archive in partnership with Stanford University Libraries. The interviews are being made available with support from Tata Trusts at select libraries at Indian Universities and also in Pakistani Universities.