The Nation is celebrating Pakistan Day today with a renewed pledge to transform the country into a truly Islamic and welfare state in line with the vision of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. On this day, the historic Lahore Resolution was adopted in 1940 that provided a framework for the realization of the goal of a separate homeland for Muslims of South Asia. The national flag has been hoisted atop all major government buildings. ISPR has released a special song in connection with Pakistan Day.
In view of the third wave of Covid-19, all events in connection with the day are being held under strict compliance to SOPs. An investiture ceremony is being held at Aiwan-e-Sadar wherein President Dr. Arif Alvi will confer awards and medals to personalities for their outstanding contributions in different fields. Pakistan Day Parade, the main feature of the celebrations, will be held in Islamabad on Thursday in compliance with all the anti-COVID SOPs. Radio Pakistan and PTV are broadcasting special programs to highlight the significance of the day and pay tribute to the leaders of the Pakistan Movement.
SINDH
Pakistan Day is being celebrated in Sindh as elsewhere in the country today with national zeal and fervor to commemorate the Pakistan Resolution that was passed on 23rd march 1940 in Lahore. It is a public holiday across the province and all the celebrations are being organized in compliance with all the anti-Covid Standard Operating Procedures. The day was dawn with 21-gun-salute in the provincial capital while special prayers were also offered in mosques and homes for the progress, prosperity, and integrity of Pakistan. Governor Sindh Imran Ismail and Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah along with his cabinet visited the mausoleum of the founder of the nation Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. They offered Fateha and laid the floral wreath and also recorded their impressions on visitors’ books. To mark the day, a number of programs have also been arranged throughout the city by different educational, social, and government organizations. The Directorate of Electronic Media & Publication (DEMP) also organized the Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah Photograph Exhibition at the University of Karachi.
AJK
Pakistan Day is being observed all over Azad Jammu and Kashmir today with national zeal and enthusiasm. The day dawned with special prayers for the prosperity of the country and the early liberation of Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The main flag hoisting ceremony of the day was held in Prime Minister House Muzaffarabad wherein Prime Minister AJK Raja Farooq Haider Khan hoisted the national flag. National anthems of both Pakistan and AJK were presented. National flag hoisting ceremonies were also held in all districts of the state marking Pakistan Day in strict observance of Corona SOPs during the functions.
GB
Youme-e-Pakistan is also being celebrated in Gilgit Baltistan with traditional zeal today. Functions are being held in all three divisions to pay tributes to the leaders of the Pakistan movement. In Gilgit, a flag hoisting ceremony was held in Yadgare Shahuda in Chinar Garden in the morning where Chief Minister Muhammad Khalid Khorsheed hoisted the national flag. He laid a floral wreath at Yadgar and offered Fatiha. A contingent of GB police presented guard of honor on the occasion.
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