BEIJING – Celebrations were held at the Pakistani Embassy in China in lightof Independence Day.
The ceremony was inaugurated by Pakistan’s Ambassador to China MasoodKhalid by hoisting the country’s flag while the national anthem played inthe background.
The hoisting ceremony was followed by reading out Independence Day messagesfrom Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Nasirul Mulk and President MamnoonHussain.
The president in his message said, “The economic problems being faced byPakistan and the complex issues confronting us can only be overcome byfollowing the teachings of the Quaid-e-Azam and Allama Iqbal in their truespirit.”
“National days are celebrated with the purpose of educating society,particularly the new generation about the objective and the struggle forthe attainment of Pakistan,” he added.
President Hussain also said, “I believe that the objective of developingthe country and rekindling its glorious past can only be achieved if wework single-mindedly keeping aside our personal interests.”
The caretaker PM said in his message, “Let us on this day renew our pledgeto build Quaid’s Pakistan and pay tribute to our heroes and to those whohave put their heart and soul towards ensuring that our freedom is notmarred by any internal or external factors.”
Ambassador Khalid, while adressing the ceremony, said that the Pakistanicommunity must take pride in the reality that they belong to an independentnation.
The ambassador also heralded the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) asa beacon of prosperity in a future shared by China and Pakistan.