Mahathir to be chief guest at Pak Day parade

Islamabad:- Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohammad will be the chief guest at the Pakistan Day parade on March 23, reports said on Wednesday.

Media reports also said that the parade will also include flypasts from Turkish F-16s and Chinese J-10 aircraft and paratroop contingents from Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Sri Lankan armed forces.

Foreign marching contingents from Azerbaijan and Saudi will also participate.

During the Pakistan Day parade in 2018, senior Indian military officials and diplomats posted in Islamabad attended the military parade.

Pakistan Day is celebrated on March 23 to mark the signing of the Pakistan Resolution by the All India Muslim League in 1940 at Lahore. The resolution demanded a separate homeland for the subcontinent's Muslims.