Pakistan Day Being Celebrated On Friday
Fakhir Rizvi Published March 23, 2018 | 12:45 AM
LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Mar, 2018 ) :: The Pakistan Resolution Day is being celebrated with traditional zeal and enthusiasm on Friday. The day will dawn with a 21-gun salute while the national flag will be hoisted atop government buildings and departments.
Special prayers will be offered in the mosques after Fajr prayers for solidarity, integrity and prosperity of the motherland. March 23 will be a public holiday. All offices, autonomous, semi-autonomous bodies, corporations and local councils which come under the provincial government would remain closed except for essential services.
Seminars, rallies and ceremonies will be arranged by government and private organizations.
Several buildings, including the Lahore Railway Station, WAPDA House and the Provincial Assembly building, would be decorated with lights and colourful buntings to mark the day.
According to City Chief Police Officer (CCPO) Amin Vaince, elaborate security arrangements have been made to ensure security on the Pakistan Day. Besides district police, special branch, Elite Force and Dolphin Force personnel will also perform their security duties on the Pakistan Day.
Police officials have been deployed at all entry and exit points of the city, he said and added that the city has been divided into various sectors which were being covered by setting up a number of check posts. APP/zsd/zqr
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