Nation Celebrates Pakistan Day With Zeal And Fervour

The nation has celebrated Pakistan Day with zeal and fervor..The ceremonies held on Saturday marked commemoration of the passage of Lahore Resolution on this day in 1940

ISLAMABAD (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd March, 2019) The nation has celebrated Pakistan Day with zeal and fervor..The ceremonies held on Saturday marked commemoration of the passage of Lahore Resolution on this day in 1940, under which the Muslims of the sub-continent set the agenda of a separate homeland for themselves.The day dawned with thirty-one-gun salute in the Federal capital and twenty-one-gun salute each in provincial capitals.Special prayers were offered in mosques after prayers for progress and prosperity of the country.The main feature of the day was a spectacular military parade at Parade Avenue in Islamabad where three wings of the armed forces demonstrated their professionalism and military prowess.Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was the guest of honor of the parade.Meanwhile, the spectacular and colorful Pakistan Day parade is underway at Parade Avenue in Islamabad with three wings of the armed forces displaying their professionalism and military prowess.

The ceremony commenced with the recitation of Holy Quran.

After the national anthem was played, President Dr Arif Alvi observed the parade from a jeep.A formation of Pakistan Air Force jets presented a fly-past as a salute to the president. Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan led a fly-past as a salute to the president.Prime Minister Imran Khan, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Zubair Mehmood Hayat, Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Naval Chief Admiral Zafar Mehmood Abbasi are present at the ceremony.Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was the guest of honor of the parade.Minister of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, Commander National Guard of Bahrain Sheikh Mohamed Bin Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, foreign diplomats, a large number of people from all walks of life, including artists, sportsmen, women, and children have also witnessed the parade.