MIRPUR (Kashmir English): People in Mirpur district will celebrate the historic success of operation Bunyan um Marsoos against India by the Armed Forces of Pakistan today (Friday May 16), it was officially said.
The celebrations will feature special thanksgiving prayers in mosques, schools, colleges, and universities on the morning of May 16 to commemorate the victory of the Pakistan Army, Mirpur Deputy Commissioner Yasir Riaz said.
The DC said that major national flag hoisting ceremony will be held at the Municipal Corporation’s lawn at 8:30 am.
He said a car rally consisting of thousands of vehicles will be taken out from the Cricket Stadium Mirpur to express solidarity with the Pakistan Army.
The national flags of Pakistan and Azad Kashmir will be hoisted on the vehicles. The rally will go to adjoining Mangla Cantt to pay tribute to the courage and bravery of the army, he added.
The rally will culminate at Asifa Bhutto Park, where grand fireworks demonstration will be held in celebration of Pakistan’s victory.
DC Mirpur
A day earlier, the DC chaired a meeting at the Deputy Commissioner office with representatives of civil society to chalk out the program.
Political and social outfits, journalists, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Anjuman Taajran, transporters, and other sections of the society attended the meeting
Sharing their input in the meeting, the participants said that the Pakistan Army has achieved a historic victory and raised the head of the entire Islamic nation.
The participants prayed for elevation of the martyrs in heaven besides lauding the courageous decisions of the dynamic leadership of the brave Armed Forces of Pakistan.
