Burj Khalifa lit up with Pakistan’s flag

Skyscraper regularly displays national flags of expat communities present in Dubai

Dubai's Burj Khalifa was lit up with the colours of Pakistani national flag Thursday evening.

“We congratulate Pakistan on their 77th Republic Day,” the building’s Twitter account said.

https://twitter.com/BurjKhalifa/status/844934076519845888

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Dubai has a sizeable Pakistani community, and according to Khaleej Times, two light shows were organised at 7:15pm and 9:15pm at world's tallest building.

Pakistan Army thanked Burj Khalifa and authorities of the UAE “for adding colours” to the celebrations.

Thanks to @BurjKhalifa ,UAE authorities & people of UAE for adding colours to our #PakDay celebrations. Dubai based Pakistanis felt at home. pic.twitter.com/4T4x96yXrt

— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) March 23, 2017

March 23 commemorates the passing of the Lahore Resolution, when a separate nation for Muslims of India was demanded in 1940.