Nawaz Sharif congrats Pakistanis on independence day anniversary

Pakistan Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif in his newly released massage on the occasion of the 68th independence day of Pakistan congratulated all Pakistanis, reported Taqrib News Agency (TNA).

"This day is a powerful reminder of the heroic struggle undertaken by the Muslims of the subcontinent for a separate homeland where they could live their lives with freedom and dignity, in harmony With their religious and cultural values," the message read.

He underscored, "Our forefathers underwent great trial and tribulation with millions suffering the travails of dispossession and exile, and hundreds of thousands laying the ultimate sacrifices at the altar for freedom."

Given the above lines, "our children may have a country to call their own, where they could build a prosperous and secure future for themselves," Nawaz Sharif spotlighted in the message.

It is worth while noting that the massage was read in the Pakistan embassy which celebrated and marked its 68th independence day of the country.

Independence Day observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan, commemorating the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign nation, following the end of the British Raj in 1947.

Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement; the Pakistan Movement aimed for creation of an independent Muslim state by division of the north-western region of the South Asia and was led by All-India Muslim League under the leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

The event was brought forth by the Indian Independence Act 1947 in which the British Indian Empire gave independence to the Dominion of Pakistan (later the Islamic Republic of Pakistan) which included the West Pakistan (present Pakistan) and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
/SR