Flag hoisting ceremony on Pakistan Day held in Paris
Newswire
Paris: A flag hoisting ceremony was held at the Embassy of Pakistan Paris to commemorate the Pakistan Day.
The event was attended by a large number of Pakistani diaspora, members of diplomatic corps, media representatives and officials of the Embassy.
Messages of the President, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister were read out. The Ambassador of Pakistan Asim Iftikhar Ahmad welcomed the guests and thanked them for being part of the ceremony.
In his remarks, the Ambassador said that on this day in 1940, the Muslims put forward their demand for a “separate state”, a separate homeland where they could live their lives in accordance with their aspirations. Elaborating further he said that 23 March was a landmark day in the history of Pakistan Movement. It is the day of honouring the valiant struggle of our forefathers for a separate homeland – a struggle that was provided with a direction and momentum that began with the historic Lahore Resolution of 1940, later named as the Pakistan Resolution.
It was a great demonstration of vision by the Muslims of the sub-continent as this Resolution brought them together with extraordinary courage and zeal to strive for a separate homeland and freedom that was archived in a short span of seven years. While addressing the guests the Ambassador said that it was under the visionary leadership of the Father of The Nation, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and sacrifices made by his companions that multiple odds were overcome to make Pakistan possible and the dream of Allama Dr Muhammad Iqbal became a reality.
