We celebrate our Na-tional Day on 23rd March every year to commemo-rate the historic Pakistan Resolution adopted in Lahore in 1940 demand-ing a Muslim state in the South Asian Sub-Conti-nent.The story of Pakistan’s independence struggle is a manifestation of deter-mination and sacrifices rendered by the Muslims of South Asia under the dynamic leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Muham-mad Ali Jinnah. Let us, therefore, express our gratitude to Allah Al-mighty, who has blessed us with a homeland with tremendous human and natural resources. We pay homage to the Father of Nation, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and his comrades who worked tirelessly during the Pakistan Movement and secured a homeland for the Muslims of South Asia.Today, we renew our resolve to put in all our efforts to overcome the challenges that our coun-try is facing by following the footsteps of our great leaders and realization of our cherished goals and objectives.

Pakistani Nation is cel-ebrating the 76th An-niversary of Pakistan Resolution; adopted on 23rd March 1940 under the inspiring leadership of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. It changed the course of our his-tory. The dream was achieved in the form of Pakistan as an inde-pendent country de-spite great opposition and challenges. The struggle was for a state where the principles of social justice and equality could prevail to ensure peace, toler-ance and prosperity in accordance with the religious beliefs and cultural values of its citizens. Today, we stand determined to preserve and protect this country for our future generations. The resolution galva-nized the nation and millions of people sac-rificed their lives for the sake of independ-ence. Pakistan was a reality within a short span of time. Today we are confronted with unprecedented threats and challenges in the form of extrem-ism and terrorism,

23rd March is the Day to renew our commitment to develop the country in accordance with the prin-ciples of justice and eq-uity, the real objective of the creation of Pakistan. On this auspicious occa-sion, we pay tribute to the Father of the Nation and other leaders of the Freedom Movement who facilitated the creation of Pakistan by uniting the nation through their ear-nestness, wisdom and un-paralleled sacrifices. Let me remind you on this important occasion that Pakistan came into being through a long democratic struggle and now the key to its sta-bility and development also lies in democracy. Therefore, it is essential to promote the spirit of tolerance and patience which are the fundamen-tals of democracy so that the existing challenges of extremism and terrorism can be overcome by the nation. It is an unfortunate real-ity that terrorism has af-fected all segments of the Pakistani society. The terrorists have not spared educational insti-tutions, public places and even places of worship,

SYED ABRAR HUSSAIN, AMBASSADOR OF ISLAMIC

REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN

MUHAMMAD NAWAZ SHARIF, PRIME MINISTER OF PAKISTAN

MAMNOON HUSSAIN, PRESIDENT ISLAMIC

REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN

Pakistan and Afghani-stan enjoy deep-rooted, cultural, religious, his-toric and fraternal rela-tions. Bond between the two brotherly nations is not just between two states or governments. It is truly people-to-people. On this day, let us re-solve to forge a relation-ship that is multi-faceted and befitting to two sovereign nations. We strongly believe that a peaceful, prosperous and economically developed Afghanistan is in the vi-tal interest of Pakistan, the region and the world. To this end, we will con-tinue to extend all-out cooperation to our Af-ghan brothers and play our constructive role in reconstruction and reha-bilitation of Afghanistan.

but we are re-solved to de-feat these evils. The menace of terrorism and extremism will be complete-ly wiped-out from our soil. On this occa-sion we reiter-ate our resolve to ensure free-dom, equality and social jus-tice for every citizen of Pakistan as enshrined in the teach-ings of Islam. Our government has taken landmark initiatives to safeguard the minori-ties living in Pakistan and empower Pakistani women. Our endeav-ours are aimed at main-streaming the margin-alized segments of our society as we believe that each and every Pa-kistani is an equal citi-zen of the land. Let us pledge to offer equal opportunities for every Pakistani citizen to achieve a pluralistic society where each and every man and woman work collectively for the progress and pros-perity of our country. Pakistan was envi-

which demonstrate their negative and destructive mindset. I am happy that the Pakistani nation is united against this men-ace and fully determined to eradicate all forms of terrorism. We can win this battle by putting an end to our differences, promoting brotherhood and tolerance. Therefore, it is imperative to pro-mote education in the country and transfer the fruits of development to every Pakistani in order to achieve this objective. I pray to Almighty Al-lah to bless us with the spirit to sincerely serve our country so that we can take Pakistan to the heights of glory by fol-lowing in the footprints of our great forefathers. Ameen!

sioned to be a state where people could freely practice their faith without any fear or threat. I am opti-mistic that our collec-tive efforts based on plurality, equality and justice would make Pakistan a state as dreamt of by Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. May Allah Almighty guide us in our ef-forts to prove our-selves worthy inheri-tors of the homeland bequeathed to us by Quaid-e-Azam and other great leaders of Pakistan Movement. (Ameen)

Paksitan PainabadPakistan Zindabad

May Allah be our guide and protector in our efforts for a peaceful and prosper-ous region. (Ameen)

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