Punjab caretaker minister primary and secondary healthcare Dr. Jamal Nasir has said that Independence Day celebrations are renewal of the pledge to make Pakistan an Islamic welfare state. He said the establishment of Pakistan is a blessing for the Muslims of the subcontinent
He expressed these views while addressing event organized by Punjab Arts Council in connection with the 76th Independence Day of Pakistan. On the occasion, Director PAC Waqar Ahmad unfurled the flag while the provincial minister cut the cake.
Dr. Jamal Nasir said that Independence Day said that the forefathers sacrificed their lives for an independent state, adding there was a need to make the young generation aware of the freedom movement. He congratulated all the children who participated in the competitions.
Addressing the participants, Director Arts Council Waqar Ahmed said that Pakistan is one of the blessings of Allah. Our forefathers made numerous sacrifices for Pakistan. Allama Iqbal’s dream was made a reality by Quaid-e-Azam. We have to follow the guiding principles of Quaid-i-Azam to make Pakistan one of the developed nations of the world, he added. Waqar Ahmed paid tributes to the martyrs of the Pakistan movement and said “Pakistan was achieved after sacrificing lives of millions of people. Speaking on the occasion, Assistant Director Muhammad Suleman said that the Muslims of the subcontinent made it possible to achieve a separate homeland under the leadership of Quaid-e-Azam, who gave us an ideology and made us a nation. We need to make unity and conviction the goal of our lives in the words of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. We should not spare any sacrifice to make the country strong, progressive and prosperous, he added.
