PARIS, AUG 14 (DNA) – An elegant flag hoisting ceremony was held at the Pakistan Embassy in Paris today to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Pakistan’s Independence. A large number of Pakistani community alongwith their families attended the ceremony.

Special messages of the President and the Prime Minister were read out. Ambassador Moin ul Haque in his address congratulated the Pakistan community and entire Pakistani nation on this historic occasion. He said that 70th Independence Day marks a milestone in our remarkable journey of making Pakistan a peaceful and stronger country.

 He lauded the untiring efforts and sacrifices rendered by Muslim of India under the dynamic leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah to achieve freedom and a separate homeland for the Muslim of the sub-continent.

He expressed confidence that all Pakistanis would work together for the country’s growth and development and to realize the vision of our founding fathers for making Pakistan a modern and prosperous state.

Young Pakistani girls and boys clad in national dresses and holding national flags sung the patriotic songs.=DNA

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