GB to celebrate 74th Independence Day today

Niazi says unity and tolerance are inevitable for the swift development of the area

Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) chief minister (CM), in his special message on the eve of Independence Day on Sunday, said that on November 1, 1947, our forefathers liberated this region from the clutches of Dogra Raj without seeking any outside help.

The CM stated that as a nation we should not forget our martyrs who had rendered unprecedented sacrifices to liberate the region from a reign of oppression and cruelty.

Unity and tolerance are inevitable for the swift development and prosperity of the area, he added.

He further said that we salute our martyrs and brave sons of the soil who fought for their beloved motherland and finally achieved independence with their utmost unity and struggle.

The 74th Independence Day of Gilgit will be celebrated with traditional zeal and fervour in Chinar Bagh in Gilgit today (Monday), a notification issued in this regard read. Social, political and literary circles have organised various events to celebrate the historic event in a befitting manner, it added.

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The chief guest will hoist the national flag, lay a floral wreath on the graves of the martyrs and offer Fatiha at the Yadgar-e-Shuhada. A colourful function will also be held at helipad ground in Jutial Gilgit on the occasion.

The Independence Day of Gilgit is marked on November 1 as the Gilgit Scouts had liberated their homeland from the Dogra Raj in 1947 and arrested governor Ghansara Singh.