Car rallies, fireworks, music, dancing, and mass gatherings marked the event as the country also just announced an end to its COVID-19 lockdown. Buildings were illuminated by green and white colors of Pakistani flag.
Pakistan Celebrates Independence Day Amid Corona Pandemic
Pakistan has celebrated the country's 73rd Independence Day. The anniversary is observed on August 14, but celebrations typically begin the night before. Pakistan and India won independence from the British in August 1947.
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People light flares in Karachi.
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A Karachi building is illuminated in green, the main color of the Pakistani flag.
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People use their mobile phones to capture the fireworks show near the Minar-e Pakistan, or Pakistan monument, during celebrations in Lahore early on August 14.
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A car is lit up in green in Hyderabad.