Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Pakistan Day ceremony takes place with grand military parade at Aiwan-e-Sadr

Pakistan Day

Islamabad: The Pakistan Day ceremony took place at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, with President Asif Ali Zardari as the chief guest. The event was attended by foreign ambassadors and other prominent personalities. A grand military parade was held, featuring smartly dressed contingents from all three branches of the armed forces, performing a march-past and saluting the national … Read more

President Asif Zardari presented guard of honour

Zardari

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari was presented guard of honour here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, a day after he was sworn in as the 14th President of Pakistan.

The president arrived at the forecourt of the presidency in the horse-driven buggy. After the national anthem, he inspected the guard of honour presented by the smartly turned-out contingents of the armed forces.

Later, the president shook hands with the officers and staffers of the Aiwan-e-Sadr.

On Sunday, Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa administered the oath of office to

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Aiwan-e-Sadr to remain open for general public today

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Aiwan-e-Sadr powered by green energy; 1MW solar PV system installed

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Farrukh Habib takes oath as Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting

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President Arif Alvi confers Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Civil) on Air Chief

Nishan-e-Imtiaz

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Abdul Hafeez Shaikh sworn in as Federal Minister

Abdul Hafeez Shaikh

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