Flag hoisting ceremony on Pakistan Day observed

A flag hoisting ceremony was held at the High Commission for Pakistan in Dhaka this morning to commemorate Pakistan's National Day on Saturday.

Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Syed Ahmed Maroof, raised the national flag at the Chancery while the national anthem played in the background, reports a press release.

The occasion held great significance as it commemorated the historic day in 1940 when the leaders of the Pakistan Movement, under the dynamic leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, passed a resolution in Lahore, advocating for a separate homeland for the Muslims of South Asia.

The messages from President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar were read out to the audience.

The High Commissioner while felicitating the Pakistanis across the world especially the Pakistani diaspora residing in Bangladesh and Bhutan paid rich tribute to the historic struggle for the creation of Pakistan and said that 23rd March is a day of introspection and renewal of our resolve to serve Pakistan and making it a country as dreamt by our founding fathers.

The ceremony was attended by the Pakistani community residing in Bangladesh, local media representatives and staff of the high commission.