ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: A month-long celebrations in connection with Golden Jubilee of the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan formally began on Monday.
The Constitution of 1973 is a landmark document that laid the foundation of a democratic and progressive society in the Country.
اسپیکر قومی اسمبلی راجہ پرویز اشرف کا آئین کے حوالے سے قائم پارلیمانی ایڈوائزری کمیٹی کے ہمراہ یادگار دستور کا باقاعدہ سنگ بنیاد رکھ دیا#Constitution1973 pic.twitter.com/FNo2mjibFY
— National Assembly of 🇵🇰 (@NAofPakistan) April 10, 2023
The Speaker National Assembly Raja Pervez Ashraf inaugurated the celebrations by laying the foundation stone of the Constitution Monument at a site opposite Parliamentary Lodges at D-Chowk in Islamabad.
This will be followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the Memorial of the Unsung Heroes of Democracy in the Parliament House, paying homage to those who fought for democracy and Constitutionalism in Pakistan.
In a Twitter statement, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that the nation today commemorates the Golden Jubilee of the 1973 Constitution, a sacred document that has weathered many storms over the past 50 years and held the federation together.
The prime minister paid rich tribute to the framers of the 1973 Constitution for their political foresight. He said that the Constitution of Pakistan continues to be central to shaping our national character, identity and future trajectory.
Shahbaz Sharif said that the time has come to place Parliament at the core of national life both in letter and spirit.
The prime minister said that rules of the game framed in light of the Constitution show us the way forward.
