Asia Album: Independence Day marked in Islamabad, Pakistan-Xinhua
Asia Album: Independence Day marked in Islamabad, Pakistan
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2026-08-15 10:48:15
Students wave Pakistani national flags during a ceremony to celebrate Pakistan's Independence Day in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Aug. 14, 2026. (Str/Xinhua)
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan observed its Independence Day on Friday in the capital of Islamabad, with people coming together to share pride in their homeland and look forward to a brighter future ahead.
Pakistan became an independent state on Aug. 14, 1947, following the end of British colonial rule and the partition of the Indian subcontinent.
Pakistani military personnel attend a ceremony to celebrate Pakistan's Independence Day in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Aug. 14, 2026. (Str/Xinhua)Pakistani military personnel attend a ceremony to celebrate Pakistan's Independence Day in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Aug. 14, 2026. (Str/Xinhua)Pakistani military personnel attend a ceremony to celebrate Pakistan's Independence Day in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Aug. 14, 2026. (Str/Xinhua)People watch fireworks set off to celebrate Pakistan's Independence Day in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, on Aug. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)A Pakistani Air Force fighter jet deploys flares during a fly-past to celebrate Pakistan's Independence Day in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, on Aug. 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)■
