Pakistan Day military parade cancelled amid Gulf crisis

ISLAMABAD: (Mar 18) Pakistan on Tuesday announced to cancel the annual Pakistan Day military parade due to the ongoing Gulf situation and its economic and security spinoff impact.

The Pakistan Day parade is held on March 23 to commemorate the resolution passed by the All India Muslim League in 1940 in its meeting in Lahore, demanding separate homeland for Muslims in India.

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement that in the backdrop of the ongoing Gulf oil crisis and the consequent austerity measures announced by the government, it was decided that the Pakistan Day parade and associated ceremonial events shall not be held on March 23.