ISLAMABAD: Pakistani government arranges military parade today in Islamabad after a gap of seven years, to commemorate the historic Pakistan Resolution on March 23, 1940.
Besides PM Nawaz Sharif and President the heads of Pakistan Army, Navy and Air Force, are participating in the parade.
The last parade which took place in the federal capital was on March 23, 2008, reviewed by Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf as a civilian president, but was discontinued owing to ‘security concerns’.
The joint military parade had been a regular event with display of military power and show of Pakistan’s folk culture, which captured the imagination of the public quite like the traditional parade, with its impressive march-pasts and aerial shows.
This year’s event is being taken place at the new Parade Ground, specially built near scenic Shakarparian. In the past, the parade was held on Parade Avenue in front of Parliament House and before that, at the Race Course in Rawalpindi.
