 In June 1948 , he and Fatima flew to Quetta , in the mountains of Baluchistan , where the weather was cooler than in Karachi . He could not completely rest there , addressing the officers at the Command and Staff College saying , " you , along with the other Forces of Pakistan , are the custodians of the life , property and honour of the people of Pakistan . " He returned to Karachi for the 1 July opening ceremony for the State Bank of Pakistan , at which he spoke . A reception by the Canadian trade commissioner that evening in honour of Dominion Day was the last public event he attended . 
