Pakistan Enthronement

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1495A

Date Released

30 Jan 1958

Date submitted

27 Jan 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Premier’s Tour
2. 2Pakistan Enthronement
3. 3The Rally Winner
4. 4Queen Mother Leaves
5. 5Another Big Fire
6. 6Zatopek Still Winning
7. 7Trouble in Venezuela

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Aga Khan Enthroned. DESCRIPTION: The National Stadium at Karachi and roughly a hundred thousand people attended the installation of the new Aga Khan. Delegates from 20 overseas countries accounted for 60,000 of the vast gathering of Ismaili Muslims. The new Aga Khan, His Highness, Prince Karim, is the 49th Iman (or spiritual leader) of the sect. He is twenty-one. SHOTLIST: GV Karachi Stadium. GV gathering, closer same. Side angle crowds. GV delegates from various countries. CU French delegation. CU East African delegations. CU Ismaili Moslems. CU English & Singapore delegation. CU man. GV Aga Khan walks up steps onto dais and sits down. CU gold chain. CU sword. MS gifts being presented to Aga Khan. LS same. CU same. GV Karachi Stadium.

Keywords

Royalty; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Religion and belief

Locations

Karachi; Pakistan

Footage sources

Directorate of Films Government of Pakistan

Card file number

72675

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

89

Story extras:

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