Islamabad, March 23 -- Pakistan Day 2019 began with a 31-gun salute, here, on Saturday.

The change-of-guards ceremony was held at the mausoleum of Dr Allama Iqbal in Lahore. Pakistan Air Force troops took over guard duty at the mausoleum of Iqbal where Air Commodore Rizwan Malik was the chief guest, Dawn reported.

The Pakistan Day military parade was held at Parade Ground near the Shakarparian hills in Islamabad to mark the day.

The parade is being attended by the civil and military leadership as well as foreign dignitaries.

Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (JCSC) General Zubair, Naval Chief Admiral Zafar Mehmood Abbasi, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, Minister of Defence of the ...