Pakistan's 68th Independence Day celebrations kicked off with President Mamnoon Hussain, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Army Chief Raheel Sharif, National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and other important leaders attending a ceremony at the President's residence.
Twenty-one guns were fired in provincial capitals and 31 guns were fired in the capital city of Islamabad to commemorate the day, reported The Express Tribune.
