News Desk
\nISLAMABAD
\nChief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday paid tributes to the brave soldiers of the country on the occasion of the Pakistan Day parade held at Shakarparian Parade Ground in Islamabad, an Inter-Services Public Relations statement said.
\n\u201cYou are our heroes; your sacrifices shall not go to waste. We owe our peace and independence to you,\u201d said the COAS.
\nGen Bajwa thanked the defence forces of China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and South Africa for participation in the parade. He also congratulated participants and spectators for making the ceremony a success.
\nOn the occasion, the COAS said that Pakistan enjoys a significant place in the comity of nations. \u201cWe are a peaceful country.\u201d
\nHe also vowed to clean Pakistan from \u201cfasaadis\u201d, saying the country will remain steadfast against the enemies of Pakistan.<\/p>\n
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Chinese premier felicitates PM Nawaz<\/p>\n
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang extended his warm congratulations and best wishes to the government of Pakistan and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the occasion.
\nnews desk
\nIslamabad
\nIn his message of felicitation to his Pakistani counterpart, the Chinese premier said in recent years, under the leadership of \u201cYour Excellency\u201d, the Pakistani people had properly responded to different kinds of challenges and marked new achievements in maintaining national security, stability and economic development.
\nHe said Pakistan\u2019s relations maintained a rapid momentum of development and in particular, the construction of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor moved forward steadily, and had played a demonstrative role for the mutually beneficial cooperation among China and other countries along the \u201cBelt and Road\u201d.
\nLi Keqiang said the Chinese government had always viewed and developed China-Pakistan relations from a strategic and long-term perspective.
\nThe premier said China was willing to work with the Pakistani government to push forward China-Pakistan all-weather strategic cooperative partnership for new and continuous progress. \u201cMay Pakistan enjoy prosperity and its people well-being,\u201d the Chinese premier said.
\nIn Karachi, Governor Sindh, Mayor Karachi, and representatives of the armed forces paid a visit to Mazar-e-Quaid.
\nIn Lahore, change of guards took place at Mazar-e-Iqbal, while a contingent of Rangers paid respect.
\nPakistan Day commemorates the passing of Lahore Resolution, under which a separate nation for the Muslims of the British Indian empire demanded by Muslim League was passed on March 23, 1940. Every year the nation celebrates the day with extraordinary zeal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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