ISLAMABAD March 23 (TNS): A joint military parade is underway in Islamabad to mark the Pakistan Day. Contingents of Pakistan Army, Pakistan Navy and Pakistan Air Force have been participating in the parade while state-of-the-art missiles, gunship helicopters, tanks and other equipment and ammunition have been rolled out to be witnessed by high dignitaries and foreign guests.
Pakistan Day Parade – 23 March 2018 https://t.co/QSSc1Tx8GH
— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) March 23, 2018
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Defence Minister Khurran Dastgir, all three services chiefs and other dignitaries are also witnessing the parade.
Pakistan Parade Day – 23 March 2018 https://t.co/OGrVLtpurY
— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) March 23, 2018
Troops marched past while the fighter jets presented a fly-past. Floats depicting the culture of different regions was also displayed on the occasion.
Pakistan Day Parade – 23 March 2018 https://t.co/f74FfbbAwA
— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) March 23, 2018
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Yapa Sirisena is participating at the event as a special guest while delegations from Turkey, Malaysia, UAE, Saudi Arabia and China are also witnessing the parade.
#PakistanDay2018 #LongLivePakistan#AmanKaNishanHamaraPakistan pic.twitter.com/7UuNaEByFn
— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) March 23, 2018
The 78th Pakistan Day is being celebrated with traditional zeal and fervour to mark Lahore resolution demanding a separate homeland for the Muslims of South Asia in 1947.
