ISLAMABAD, MAR 21, (DNA) – A full dress rehearsal for the Pakistan Day parade will be held in the federal capital Islamabad today.

Contingents of the three armed forces and paramilitary forces will take part in the march past in the full dress rehearsal while par gliders of armed forces will perform free fall jumps.

Fly past of fighter aircraft of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is also part of full dress rehearsal.

Strict security measures are in place in twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi to avoid any untoward incident. Entry of heavy traffic will remain suspended till 1:00pm today. The route from Zero Point to Faizabad Road will be closed from 6:00am to 1:00pm.

Mobile phone service will also remain suspended in different parts of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.