LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) made special arrangements to celebrate the 82nd Pakistan Day (also Pakistan Resolution Day) during the third day of the deciding test between Pakistan and Australia at the Gaddafi stadium. Pakistan and Australian cricket teams stood in veneration as the national anthem of Pakistan was played to commemorate the historic day before the start of play on the third morning with the national flag hoisted at the stadium building. Pakistan Resolution Day is commemorated to mark the adoption of Pakistan Resolution on March 23, 1940 at the Minar e Pakistan (Minto Park) Lahore which paved the way for creation of a separate homeland for the Muslims of India on August 14, 1947. Chairman PCB Ramiz Raja welcomed students from a local school to the stadium and distributed national flags among the spectators. He, speaking on the occasion, felicitated the nation on the historic day which changed the course of political history in India. The local and foreign commentators were also seen clad in green costumes to be part of the celebrations while the spectators were distributed Pakistan flags by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the enclosures resonated with the ‘Long Live Pakistan’ slogans. Australian journalist Melinda Farrell also wore Pakistani dress (Shalwar Qameez) to be part of celebrations at the stadium.
Monday, October 26, 2026