Nation celebrates Pakistan Day with patriotic zeal today

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ISLAMABAD: The nation will celebrate Pakistan Day today (Saturday) with patriotic zeal and a renewed commitment to work hard for the progress and prosperity of the motherland.The day is observed on March 23 every year to commemorate the passage of the Lahore Resolution on this day in 1940 when the Muslims of the Sub-continent set the agenda of a separate homeland for themselves.The day will dawn with 31-gun salute in the federal capital and 21-gun salute in provincial capitals. Special prayers will be offered in mosques after Fajr prayers for the progress and prosperity of the country. The national flag will be hoisted on all major government buildings.The main feature of the day will be the grand military parade in Islamabad where contingents of the three armed forces and the security forces will conduct a march-past. Various aircraft, belonging to Army Aviation and Pakistan Air Force, will demonstrate aerobatic feats for the audience. Similarly, combat and attack helicopters as well as skydivers of airborne units from the three armed forces will also showcase their skills.The parade will also showcase the cultures of all four provinces. Cultural delegates and floats from Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir will feature during the ceremony.Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad will be the guest of honour at the parade, which will be witnessed by President Arif Alvi, Prime Minister Imran Khan, ministers, members of parliament, the three services chiefs and diplomats.Azerbaijan Defence Minister, Bahrain army chief and government officials from Oman will also attend the ceremony. Various contingents from Azerbaijan, Bahrain, China, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka and Turkey will participate in the parade. F-16s of Turkish armed forces’ aerial acrobatics team “Solo Turk” will also perform in the fly-past ceremony.An investiture ceremony will be held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr in the evening where President Alvi will confer civil awards on individuals demonstrating feats in different fields of science and arts. This year, 171 personalities, including some foreigners, have been selected for the awards. Radio Pakistan, Pakistan Television as well as private TV channels will air special programmes to highlight the struggle of the forefathers for a separate homeland as well as the importance of the day. In addition to those, newspapers will bring special supplements, highlighting the significance of the day.Furthermore, the bridges in the Turkish city of Istanbul would be illuminated in Pakistan flag colours.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/com/cwEr/~4/KJ4OdumLgPA

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