A flag hoisting ceremony was held at the Embassy of Pakistan, Brussels to commemorate the National Day of Pakistan on Wednesday.

Ambassador of Pakistan to the European Union, Belgium and Luxembourg Zaheer A Janjua hoisted the national flag at the Chancery building.

The messages of the President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan were read out on the occasion.

In his special message on the occasion, Ambassador Janjua paid homage to the historic struggle of the Muslims of the Sub-Continent for an independent homeland, where they could live their lives with complete religious, cultural and social freedoms.

He stressed the importance of the vision of Poet-Philosopher, Allama Muhammad Iqbal and ideals of Quaid-e-Azam, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, who envisaged Pakistan to be a progressive, moderate and democratic country.

The Ambassador emphasized that Pakistan will celebrate the 75th anniversary of independence this year, which implies that the nation has been able to protect the freedom and sovereignty by overcoming all the challenges with collective effort and perseverance.

The Ambassador termed the convening of 48th session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Pakistan, as an important diplomatic achievement for the country.

The Ambassador also reiterated Pakistan’s resolve to extend all possible political, diplomatic and moral support to the Kashmiri brethren in their just struggle for the UN guaranteed right to self-determination.

Community members from different cities of Belgium including Brussels, Ghent, Liege and Leuven as well as Luxembourg participated in the event with full fervour

Source: Radio Pakistan