Independence Day overshadowed by protests, blockades in Pakistan
- 14-Aug-2014
ISLAMABAD: Riot police sealed off Pakistan's capital with barbed wire and shipping containers on the eve of Independence Day, in a bid to foil mass protests aimed at toppling embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Pakistan’s 68th Independence Day being celebrated with patriotic zeal
- 14-Aug-2014
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s 68th Independence Day is being celebrated on Thursday (today) with patriotic zeal and national enthusiasm across the country which was liberated from the clutches of British colonial rule and Hindu dominance on 14th August 1947, ARY News reported. This year specially, Pakistan's youth despite their contradictory political beliefs are all charged and aware about the importance of this day, as media boom in Pakistan generated a lot of political and social awareness.
Colourful ceremony at Parliament House to mark Independence Day
- 14-Aug-2014
ISLAMABAD: An auspicious ceremony with respect to the Independence Day of Pakistan is underway at the Parliament House Islamabad, ARY News reported.