KARACHI: The celebrations of the 73rd year of Independence on Friday began with traditional zeal and fervour across the country as the change of guard ceremonies were held at Mazaar-i-Quaid and Mazaar-i-Iqbal in Karachi and Lahore, respectively.
Flag hoisting ceremonies were held at public and private offices across the country and special programmes were scheduled to observe Independence Day.
Change of guard ceremony held at Mazaar-i-Quaid during Independence Day celebrations in Karachi
Soldiers march to lay wreaths on the mausoleum of founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Pakistan has conferred the highest civil award of the country, Nishan-e-Pakistan, to Kashmiri leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, for his services and sacrifices against oppression in Indian-occupied Kashmir.
Sindh Governor Imran Ismail and Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah talking to media after visiting Mazar-e-Quaid.
Federal Minister for Shipping and Port Ali Haider Zaidi and Advisor to the Ministry of Maritime Affairs Mahmood Maulvi visited Mazaar-i-Quaid.
Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan Dr Geoffrey Shaw congratulates the Pakistani nation on Independence Day
Former national cricket team captain Wasim Akram’s wife Shanira Akram celebrates independence with mentally handicapped children
Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan cuts Independence Day cake at the New Islamabad Airport
Arts Council Karachi President Ahmad Shah and others celebrating Independence Day
Leading actress Sana Javed Iis celebrating Independence Day
PML-N member Punjab Assembly Hina Pervaiz Butt celebrates independence by wearing a green dress.
A man wearing an outfit designed as the Pakistani national flag walks along with his children in Karachi
Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar and others are celebrating Independence Day at the municipal office
Actress Hina Raltaf is celebrating Pakistan’s Independence Day wearing a green dress
A vendor holds a Pakistani flag as he waits for customers beside his stall alongside a street in Islamabad
A family rides in an auto-rickshaw decorated with Pakistani flags in Karachi
Fireworks light the sky close to the Minar-e-Pakistan or Pakistan monument
People use their mobile phones to film fireworks
People cheer while watching fireworks
