Pakistan Day Celebrated With Zeal And Fervor In Ankara

Press Release

Ankara, 23rd March 2022

PAKISTAN DAY CELEBRATED WİTH ZEAL AND FERVOR İN ANKARA

ATAKULE AND ISTANBUL BRIDGES GO GREEN ON THE OCCASION OF PAKISTAN DAY

The National Day of Pakistan was celebrated with zeal and fervor in Ankara. The Ambassador of Pakistan to Turkey, Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi , raised the flag to the tune of the National Anthem in presence of distinguished Turkish guests, Pakistani community and the media at Pakistan House. Messages of the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan were read out on the occasion.

Addressing the audience, Ambassador Qazi stated that it was a day to pay tribute to the leaders of the freedom movement and renew our commitment to the real objectives of the creation of Pakistan. Let us make a promise to ourselves that none of our actions take us away from our destination and every step brings us closer to a more prosperous Pakistan.

The ambassador also thanked the Turkish leadership and people for sending congratulatory messages and participating in the Pakistan Day celebrations.

A Turkish military contingent participated in the Pakistan Day Parade held in Islamabad. Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, General Yaşar Güler was also present on the occasion.

On the eve of Pakistan Day, Ankara’s landmark, ‘Atakule’, the tallest tower and best lit building, will be showcasing messages of Pakistan-Turkey brotherhood and solidarity. Atakule is situated on Jinnah Avenue just opposite to Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s monument. Moreover, bridges in Istanbul on the Bosporus linking Asia with Europe will be illuminated in Pakistan’s flag colours this evening.

March 23rd is a landmark day in the history of Pakistan. On this day in 1940, Lahore Resolution which later came to be known as Pakistan Resolution, demanding a separate state for the Muslims of the subcontinent was adopted. The dream envisaged on 23rd March 1940 became a reality on 14th August 1947 in form of Pakistan.

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“Pakistan will always remain a fortress of Islam, and a defender of the rights and interests of Muslims around the world.”: PM Imran Khan

January 5, 2024

MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT DR. ARIF ALVI ON THE OCCASION OF THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION DAY

Every year, on the 5th of January, we renew our support for the right to self-determination of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. On this day in 1949, the United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) unanimously adopted a resolution affirming the right to self-determination of the Kashmiri people through a free and impartial plebiscite under the auspices of the United Nations.

The right to self-determination is a cardinal principle of international law, upheld in numerous core United Nations Treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. For decades, it has been reaffirmed by the UN General Assembly in its annual resolution on self-determination. However, the last 76 years of India’s occupation of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) are a sad story of repression of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

India is trying to consolidate its occupation of IIOJK. The Indian Supreme Court’s judgement of 11 December 2023 on the status of this disputed territory is the latest step in this direction. India is trying to subjugate the Kashmiris through such oppressive tactics further. It continues to deny their inalienable right to self-determination and live with freedom and dignity.

Today’s commemoration is aimed at reminding the international community of its responsibility towards the oppressed Kashmiri people. The United Nations must honour the commitments that it made 75 years ago and support the Kashmiri people’s struggle for self-determination.

Pakistan remains determined to play its role in supporting the right to self-determination of Kashmiris through a free and impartial plebiscite as per the United Nations Security Council resolutions. Our strong and steadfast moral, political and diplomatic support for the Kashmiri people will continue till the realisation of this inalienable right.

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The Embassy of

Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Ankara, Türkiye