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:

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:
Film clip

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'Pakistan Enthronement', British Movietone News Issue No. 1495A, 30 Jan 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22179 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)