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Pakistan Independence Day marked in Kathmandu

Pakistan Independence Day marked in Kathmandu

By Rastriya Samachar Samiti

Two girls carry national flags of Nepal and Pakistan during a function organised to marked the Independence Day of Pakistan, in Kathmandu, on Sunday, August 14, 2016. Photo: RSS

KATHMANDU: The Embassy of Pakistan in Kathmandu organised a ceremony to mark the 70th Independence Day of Pakistan in the Capital on Sunday. Pakistani Ambassador to Nepal Mazhar Javed hoisted the national flag of Pakistan at the Embassy during the ceremony. Ambassador Javed also read out the congratulatory and well wishing messages by President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The function was attended by citizens of Pakistan in Nepal, representatives of the Nepal-Pakistan Friendship and Cultural Association and employees of the Embassy.