The NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani has said that the nation has stepped into a new phase of its journey towards socio-economic development and consolidation of democracy and this historic day provides us an opportunity to re-affirm our commitment that we would be ready to offer any sacrifice to translate the aspirations of our elders and achieve the real objectives of the creation of this country.
In his message of "Pakistan Day", the Governor said today, the citizens of the motherland are observing Pakistan Day with great enthusiasm. "I congratulate all the countrymen especially the people of NWFP and FATA on this auspicious occasion. In 1940, on this day the Muslims of South East Asia took the firm decision in the shape Pakistan Resolution to create a separate homeland for them and within a short span of seven years they got their dream translated into reality in the shape of Pakistan".
He said Pakistan enjoys an edge over rest of the Islamic countries of the world, because of two factors. Firstly, it was created on the basis of Islamic Ideology instead of racial, geographical or historical factors and secondly Pakistan has become and atomic and military power through its own efforts by applying indigenous resources and today the entire Muslim world has attached aspirations to it. In fact, the emergence of Pakistan was the first step to achieve the far greater objectives, which in fact demand hard work and constant struggle.
Ghani said this day provides us the opportunity to re-affirm our commitment that in the light of the ground realities, we would be ready to offer any sacrifice to translate the aspirations of our elders to bring socio-economic development in every field of life and unity and solidarity will be maintained at every level in the country.