With the continued blessings of Almighty Allah, Pakistan has successfully overcome numerous internal and external challenges to reach its 77th Independence Day. The people and the government are fully committed to continuing their efforts to address all threats to national security, unity, and lasting peace, both within the country and along its borders, while maintaining cordial relations with nations across the globe.

The cornerstone of Pakistan’s foreign policy, as articulated by the Founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, is friendship with all and enmity with none. In particular, Pakistan maintains and promotes friendly and brotherly relations with Islamic countries such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, the UAE, Qatar, and others, being an important member of the Muslim Ummah and a founding member of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

As the month of August, also known as the Month of Independence, begins, people, especially youngsters and children, enthusiastically prepare for the upcoming Independence Day on August 14, 2024, celebrating individually and collectively.

At the same time, civil and military leadership, along with the people, joined their struggling, suffering, and bleeding Kashmiri brethren in observing the second darkest day on August 5, 2024, known as Youm-e-Istehsal-i-Kashmir, to express their solidarity with the Kashmiris in their ongoing, unarmed struggle for freedom from Indian rule. It was on........

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