-13-
President and Prime-Minister. Apart from this, several more parades,
cultural events and flag-raising ceremonies are held in different parts
of the country.
People also have their own
ways of celebrating the
Independence day at individual
level. National flags are hoisted
at the of houses and on vehicles,
children wear white and green
dresses to show their love for
the country and families visit
national monuments like Quaid-
e-Azam’s Mausoleum, Minar-e-
Pakistan and Badshahi Mosque
paying tribute to the lost heroes
who sacrificed everything for
Pakistan. Patriotic songs are
played, various Independence
day special programs are aired
on television and elders tell
freedom movement stories to children so that they know how much
struggle their forecasters have done to change the dream of Pakistan