Flag Flying Days
Date | Position | Reason |
---|---|---|
March 23 | Full-mast | Pakistan Day: Adoption of the Lahore Resolution (1940) and declaration of the Islamic Republic (1956) |
April 21 | Half-mast | Death Anniversary of the National Poet, Muhammad Iqbal (1938) |
August 14 | Full-mast | Independence Day (1947) |
September 11 | Half-mast | Death Anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1948) |
December 25 | Full-mast | Birthday of Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876) |
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