NewsAugust 14 , 2016
Pakistan marks 70th Independence Day
KARACHI: Pakistan is celebrating its 70th Independence Day today (Sunday) with national zeal and fervor.
All major public and private buildings, roads and avenues have been decorated with illuminations, national flags, posters, and banners for the Independence Day festivities.
The day dawned with special prayers in mosques for the progress and prosperity of the country followed by thirty-one gun salute in the federal and twenty-one gun salute in the provincial capitals.
The main event of the day would be the flag hoisting ceremony at the Convention Center in the federal capital Islamabad. President Mamnoon Hussain, the chief guest at the event, will also address the nation on the occasion.
Mobile phone services would remain suspended in several parts of Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, and other high-security areas in major cities – a step taken to ensure security on the occasion of the country's Independence Day.
Cellular services are expected to remain blocked from 6am to 11am in Islamabad and from 6am to 2pm in parts other big cities of the country.
Change of guard ceremonies were held at the mausoleums of founding father of the country Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the national poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal in the morning , while flag hoisting ceremonies will also be held at important national buildings and institutions in the provincial capitals.
Courtesy www.thenews.com.pk
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