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ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Day is being celebrated at home and abroad today [Thursday] with a renewed pledge to transform the country into a true Islamic welfare state in line with the vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and to ensure its progress, prosperity and a strong defense.
The day is observed to commemorate the historic Lahore Resolution passed on 23rd March in 1940, under which Muslims of the Sub-continent set the agenda of a separate homeland for themselves.
The resolution was passed in Manto Park during a session of All-India Muslim League (AIML) back in 1940. A monument named ‘Minar-e-Pakistan’ was also constructed as a memory of this pivotal step.
The day dawned with thirty-one-gun salute in the federal capital and twenty-one-gun salute in provincial capitals.
Special prayers were offered in mosques after Fajar prayers for progress and prosperity of the country.
It is mentioning that due to current economic policies revolving around austerity drive, usual Pakistan Day parade was scheduled to be held at a limited scale within President House. However, the parade was cancelled due to bad weather, and was rescheduled for March 25.
The special feature of the colorful Pakistan Day will remain the Military Parade of the Armed Forces at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad, where three wings of the armed forces will display their professional military skills.
Pakistan’s state media apparatuses Radio Pakistan and PTV will broadcast special programmes to highlight the significance of the day and pay tribute to the leaders and workers of Pakistan Movement.
In a message on Pakistan Day, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, has said Pakistan came into being as a result of political and constitutional struggle and its future lies in adhering to the constitution in its letter and spirit.
The Prime Minister said Pakistan is destined to achieve great heights. However, he said for this to become a reality, we have to forge unity in our ranks, equip ourselves with national purpose and vow to wage a struggle in line with the legacy of our forefathers.
He said the establishment of Pakistan was certainly a miracle of the 20th century.
The Prime Minister said as a member of international community, Pakistan has always played the role of a responsible nation in the resolution of problems facing humanity and the establishment of global peace.
