Flag Hoisting Ceremony on Pakistan Day
A flag hoisting ceremony was held at the Pakistan House, Singapore, this morning to commemorate 81st National Day of Pakistan.
High Commissioner Ms. Rukhsana Afzaal hoisted the national flag to the tune of national anthem. Following recitation from the Holy Quran, messages of the President and the Prime Minister were read out, in which, congratulating the nation on this auspicious occasion, they paid rich tributes to the founding fathers of Pakistan. Expressing solidarity with the people of the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Imran Khan urged the United Nations to take notice of human rights violations in the valley and play its role for an early and lasting solution of Kashmir dispute in light of UNSC Resolutions. Collective prayers were offered for peace, progress and prosperity of Pakistan while seeking strength and fortitude to overcome the pandemic.
In line with the instructions of the local Foreign Office in the wake of COVID-19, the ceremony was restricted to a limited number of members of the High Commission.
23rd March commemorates the Lahore Resolution adopted on this day in 1940 whereby the Muslims of Sub-Continent expressed their resolve to struggle for an independent homeland of their own.
23rd March 2021
Singapore