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Lahore, August 15, 2020 (PPI-OT): Addressing the ceremony after performing flag-hoisting at Hazoori Bagh on Friday, Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar said the independence day of Pakistan is an occasion of joy and happiness for every citizen of the country. I extend heartiest felicitations to the nation on the 73rd birthday of Pakistan, he added. It is an occasion to pay rich tributes to Pakistan Movements leaders and martyrs who sacrificed their everything for the motherland. Independence day reminds us that the blessing of freedom is the result of countless sacrifices and the great struggle of millions of Muslims and it was not doled out to us, he said.
The CM maintained the immortal sacrifices have given us the lesson of continuous struggle to make Pakistan great and strong. The chief minister emphasised that we cannot forget Indian Occupied Kashmir on this Independence Day as brave Kashmiris are sacrificing their lives in Occupied Kashmir. Pakistan and Kashmir are Siamese twins and I pray to Almighty Allah to grant freedom to the Kashmiris as soon as possible, he said. Pakistan is a great country and Pakistanis are a great nation in the world. August 14 is a day to reiterate the commitment to make Pakistan great and strong and the nation is united for this cause.
He reiterated that we all will work hard to make Pakistan strong and prosperous and every individual will perform its duties honestly. The democracy will be more strengthened in future while the economy and defence sectors will also be stronger and impregnable, the CM added. Administrator Lahore Metropolitan Corporation Danish Afzal presented the address of welcome. Provincial Ministers Raja Basharat, Fayyaz-ul- Hassan Chohan, Saeed ul Hassan Shah, Ejaz Alam, parliamentarians, Consul Generals of Turkey and China, Deputy Consul General of Turkey, Chief Secretary, IG Police and others attended the ceremony.
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