LAHORE - Punjab Law and Cooperatives Minister Raja Basharat on Tuesday wished the people a happy Pakistan Day. In a special message on Pakistan Day, he said that March 23, 1940 would always be remembered in the history  of Pakistan. “On this day, our elders through a resolution laid the foundation for the establishment of a separate homeland for Muslims of the subcontinent and today, we are proud to be the citizens of an independent and  nuclear power,” he added.

Basharat said the whole Pakistani nation was paying salute to the greatness of all workers of Pakistan Movement including Quaid-e-Azam. “Today, we pledge that we will make our country a Pakistan of Quaid and 

Iqbal in the true sense of the word”, he asserted. Today, the reins of Pakistan were in the hands of an honest and sincere leadership, he said and added that we pledge that under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan we will make Pakistan a stable and developed country and restore its lost dignity.

Pakistan Day a great milestone in Pakistan Movement

Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has said that Pakistan Day was an important milestone in the history of Pakistan Movement as on that day i.e. March 23, 1940, the Muslims of Sub-Continent had pledged to get their separate homeland.

In her message on this occasion here Tuesday, she added, “Today is the day to remember the great hard work and commitment of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and the heroes of Pakistan Movement. Pakistan Day gives new hope to the nation.”  The journey for development of Pakistan will continue under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, and every individual would have to play a positive role in the development of Pakistan, she maintained.

She said, “On Pakistan Day, we pledge to make Pakistan a prosperous country. We are serving people and providing them with best quality healthcare services.”

She said that Prime Minister Imran Khan was all committed to ensure equal rights to all the people of Pakistan in accordance with Quaid-i-Azam’s vision, and Sehat Sahulat Card was a testimony to that.