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Brave And Great 220 Million PAKISTANI NATION Celebrates The PAKISTAN DAY 23rd March With Patriotic Zeal And Fervor:
Brave and Great 2220 Million PAKISTANI NATION celebrated the PAKISTAN DAY with Patriotic Zeal and Fervor on Thursday 23rd March, 2023, PAKISTAN ARMY Media Wing Head DG ISPR Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry said in an Official Statement.
The 23rd March PAKISTAN DAY started with the 31 Gun Salute in the Federal Capital and 21 Gun Salute in the Provincial Capitals, including Quetta, Peshawar, Karachi and Lahore.
It is pertinent to note that the day is observed to commemorate the historic Lahore Resolution that was passed on 23rd March in 1940 in Manto Park during a session of All-india Muslim League (AIML), under which Muslims of the sub-continent set the agenda of a separate homeland for themselves.
Change of Guard at Mausoleum of Thinker of Sacred Country PAKISTAN Dr. ALLAMA MUHAMMAD IQBAL:
A prestigious and gracious change of Guard ceremony was held at the Mausoleum of Thinker of Sacred Country PAKISTAN Dr. ALLAMA MUHAMMAD IQBAL.
The Air Officer Commanding at PAF Airmen Academy Korangi (PAAK) Air Marshal Syed Imran Majid Ali graced the occasion as the Chief Guest of the ceremony.
A spirited contingent of the PAKISTAN AIR FORCE (PAF) assumed the ceremonial Guards duties with the Traditional Zeal, Spirit and Enthusiasm.
Air Officer Commanding at PAF Airmen Academy Korangi (PAAK) Air Marshal Syed Imran Majid Ali laid a floral wreath at the grave of Dr Iqbal and penned down his impression in the visitor’s book. He also offered a special prayer for the safety and prosperity of the nation.
President’s Message:
President has expressed confidence that Sacred Country PAKISTAN has the ability to overcome the challenges it faced today and said that working with unity, faith, and discipline would make the country strong and prosperous.
In his message to the nation on PAKISTAN DAY, he mentioned that the country established state institutions, made its Defense impregnable, achieved nuclear deterrence, curbed terrorism, overcame the COVID-19 pandemic, and displayed the spirit of sacrifice and cooperation in the face of natural calamities.
“We still have a long way to go to ensure the rule of law, strengthen democracy, reduce inequalities in our society, empower women, provide the rights of persons with disabilities, eradicate terrorism and extremism, ensure the political and economic stability of the country, and protect the human rights of ur citizens,” he added.
He added that the recent inhumane and barbaric human rights violations committed by the coward indian security forces in the indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (iIOJ&K) clearly proves that the decision of our Founding Fathers to create a separate Homeland named PAKISTAN was a correct and prudent decision.
He felicitated the entire 220 Million Brave and Great PAKISTANI NATION on the occasion of 23rd March PAKISTAN DAY and said it was on this day in 1940 that Muslims of the sub-continent passed the PAKISTAN Resolution and made the demand for a separate homeland where they could freely lead their lives in accordance with Islamic ideals.
“Today, We Pay Rich and Glorious Tribute to the Founding Fathers of our Nation whose struggles and sacrifices led to the creation of Sacred Country PAKISTAN,” he said.
The president said the persecution of minorities, especially the Muslims in India, the rising wave of Hindutva and violence against Muslims, violation of human rights, and brutalities being committed by the coward indian security forces in the indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) proved that the Muslim leadership of that time made a prudent decision.
