SIALKOT: Like other parts of the country, the Pakistan Day was observed here on Wednesday with fervor and national zeal. The main flag hoisting ceremony was held at the Deputy Commissioner Complex. Deputy Commissioner Imran Qureshi, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister Punjab on Punjab Board of Investment and Trade Chaudhry Ahsan Saleem Baryar, District Police Officer (DPO) Sialkot Hassan Iqbal, Additional Deputy Commissioner General (ADCG) Farooq Akmal, Assistant Commissioner Sialkot Muhammed Murtaza, AC Headquarter Raheel Baig, Chief Officer (CO) Metropolitan Corporation Zubair Wattoo, DSP Traffic Sabir Chatha, District Emergency Officer (DEO) Engineer Naveed Iqbal, Educationist Ashiq Siddiqui, Mirza Abdul Shakoor and a large number of people from all walks of life attended the ceremony. The Deputy Commissioner along with Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab on Punjab Board of Investment and Trade Chaudhry Ahsan Saleem Baryar and District Police Officer (DPO) Sialkot Hassan Iqbal performed the flag hoisting ceremony. The DC and special assistant to Chief Minister Ahsan Saleem Baryar and DPO Hassan Iqbal while addressing the participants said that Pakistan Day was a day of renewed commitment. On the day, the Muslims of subcontinent dreamed of a separate homeland. They said the whole nation salutes to the leaders of freedom movement, martyrs and Ghazis. “Today, we have to pledge that we will not hesitate to render any sacrifice for the protection of country and we will protect its ideological and geographical boundaries till the last drop of blood”, they said. They said that Pakistan would one day stand among the rank of developing nations, adding every responsible citizen had to perform his duties with honesty. Finally, prayers were offered for the security and stability of country and the nation.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026