Islamabad, August 14, 2018 (PPI-OT): To mark the 71st Anniversary of Independence Day of Pakistan, a flag hoisting ceremony was held in the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka in the morning of 14 August 2018 where a large number of the Pakistani community in Bangladesh, officers, officials and their family members participated in the ceremony. Pakistan National Anthem was played while the Charge d’ Affaires Mr. Shah Faisal Kakar hoisted the national flag.
The messages of the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan were read out, says a press release received here today from Dhaka, Bangladesh. Charge d’ Affaires Mr. Shah Faisal Kakar, in his speech, felicitated the Pakistani community on the auspicious occasion of the Independence Day of Pakistan.
He emphasized upon the need for collective efforts to achieve the ultimate goal of the creation of separate homeland for the Muslims of sub-continent which is only possible by following the golden principles of “Faith, Unity and Discipline” as laid down by the Father of the Nation, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He remarked that under the great leadership of Quaid-e- Azam our fore-fathers achieved homeland for us and now it is incumbent upon all of us to serve and safeguard the national interest of Pakistan.
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