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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There were fireworks in Karachi to mark Pakistan's Independence Day in the early morning hours of August 14.
People cheer as they watch the Independence Day fireworks in Karachi.
People also carried torches in Karachi as they marked the country's 73rd anniversary.
Large crowds gathered for Independence Day celebrations in Karachi as the government announced an end to COVID-19 lockdown measures.
People light flares in Karachi.
A Karachi building is illuminated in green, the main color of the Pakistani flag.
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.
A car is lit up in green in Hyderabad.
Dense crowds celebrate Independence Day in Peshawar early on August 14.
A large Pakistani flag is waved from a car in Peshawar.
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