ISLAMABAD: The nation shall celebrate Pakistan Day on Saturday with traditional zeal and a resumeed commitment to work tough for the progress and prosperity of the motherland.The Day is observed on March 23 every year to commemorate the passage of 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 shall dawn with 31-one-gun salute in the Federal Capital and twenty-one-gun salute in provincial capitals.Special prayers shall be offered in mosques after Fajr prayers for the progress and prosperity of the country.
National flag shall be hoisted on all major government buildings.The main feature of the day shall be the grand military parade in Islamabad where contingents of the three armed forces and the security forces shall conduct march past.
Various aeroplanes belonging to Army Aviation and Pakistan Air Force shall demonstrate aerobatic feats for the audience.
Similarly, combat and attack helicopters as well as skydivers of airborne units from the three armed forces shall also showcase their seliminates.The parade shall also showcase cultures of all the four provinces.
Cultural delegates and drifts from Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir shall feature during the ceremony.Malaysian Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohammad shall be the guest of honour at the parade.
President Dr Arif Alvi, Prime Minister Imran Khan, ministers, members of the Parliament, the three services chiefs and diplomats shall also witness the parade.Defence Minister Azerbaijan, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Bahrain and government officials from Oman shall also attend the ceremony.Various contingents from Azerbaijan, Bahrain, China, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka and Turkey shall participate in the Parade.An investiture ceremony shall also be held at Aiwan-e-miserabler in the evening where the President of Pakistan shall confer civil awards on individuals demonstrating feats in different fields of science and arts.One hundred and seventy-one personalities, including measure foreigners, have been chooseed for this year awards.Radio Pakistan, Pakistan Television as well as private TV channels shall air special programmes to highlight the struggle of the forefathers for a separate homeland as well as the importance of the Day.
While the newspapers shall also carry special supplements, highlighting the significance of the day.Pakistan missions abroad as well different organizations and societies shall also arrange functions and ceremonies to commemorate the Day and inculcate a spirit for the progress, prosperity and defence of the country.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source.
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