On the eve of Independence Day, Municipal Corporation Faisalabad (MCF) arranged the flag hoisting ceremony, held at Municipal Complex. Provincial Minister for Law Rana Sanaullah Khan was the chief guest. Provincial Minister for Law Rana Sanaullah Khan along with parliamentarians and Mayor MCF hoisted the national flag and the participants recited the national anthem.
The contingent of police and jail band presented salute and Rescue 1122, Fire Brigade of MCF, children participated in march past and pigeons and balloons were also blown in the air. Addressing the ceremony, Minister for Law congratulated the nation of Independence Day and paid rich tribute to the martyrs of Pakistan Movement. He said that the present govt is endeavouring to materialize the dream of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah for the progress of Pakistan. He said that Pakistan came into existence after rendering a lot of sacrifices under the flag of Muslim League and now the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz(PML-N) govt is struggling to steer Pakistan out of crisis and the issues of terrorisms, load shedding, unemployment were being overcome by following the revolutionary policies. He appreciated the arrangements of holding tremendous event to celebrate the Independence Day by the MCF in a befitting manner. State Minister for Textile Haji Akram Ansari extended his greetings to the nation on the blissful occasion of the 70th Independence Day of Pakistan. He said we should be well aware of the facts that how much we have deviated from the objectives for which this country was created. Mayor MCF Muhammad Razzaq Malik thanked the Provincial Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan, State Minister for Textile Haji Akram Ansari and other parliamentarians for participating in the flag hoisting ceremony. He said that we have to make Pakistan a great Islamic power and create it on the world map as a dignified confident country. He said people of Faisalabad also love with their country and would fight for the betterment of Pakistan under the leadership of Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.
He commended the efforts of the officers and staff of MCF for making the Independence Day ceremony a success. He also announced prize of bonus for the staff. During the ceremony students of different educational institutions presented national songs while the stuntmen of a renowned circus presented show for the amusements of the participants. The Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan distributed shields among the MCF officers and the souvenirs were also exchanged by the Law Minister and Mayor Faisalabad. In the end special prayers were offered for the development, peace and prosperity of the country.
State Minister for Textile Haji Akram Ansari, Parliamentarians Mian Abdul Mannan, Begum Khalida Mansur, Muhammad Nawaz Malik, Sh Ejaz Ahmd, Haji Ilyas Ansari, Haji Khalid Saed, Faqir Hussain Dogar, Mayor Municipal Corporation Muhammad Razzaq Malik, Deputy Mayors Amin Butt, Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor, Chairman District Zakat Committee Nazir Hussain Bajwa, Chief Officer Zubair Hussain Nut, Chairmen, Vice Chairmen of different Union Councils, officers and staff of MCF and people from different walk of life were also present.