ISLAMABAD – A stunning grand military parade was in the federal capital onWednesday as part of the Pakistan Day celebrations.
The day is observed on March 23 every year to commemorate the passage ofthe historic Lahore Resolution on this day in 1940, under which Muslims ofthe sub-continent set the agenda of a separate homeland for themselves.
President Dr Arif Alvi, Prime Minister Imran Khan, Defence Minister PervaizKhattak, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Air Chief MarshalZaheer Ahmed Babur, Pakistan Navy chief Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi and othercivil and military officials were present on the occasion.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) foreign ministers andrepresentatives, who are in Islamabad to attend the conference, also gracedthe Pakistan Day parade as chief guests.
Pakistan is hosting the 48th session of the OIC Council of ForeignMinisters on March 22-23, which coincides with the 75th Pakistan Day onMarch 23.
The newly inducted Chinese J10c fighter jets also flew past for first timein the Pakistan Day parade, besides stunning formations displayed by othercombat aircrafts, including JF-17 Thunder and F-16s, of Pakistan Air Forceover the Parade Ground. The formations by the fighter jets painted theIslamabad skies green and white.
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Contingents from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Bahrain and Uzbekistanalso took part in the military parade in the Pakistani capital.
The advanced tanks, missiles and other weapons made its way through theparade ground during the spectacular display of military might.
Floats from Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,Gilgit-Baltistan and Jammu & Kashmir also featured at the main ceremony ofthe Pakistan Day.
