Pakistan is celebrating Constitutional Day today. The Constitution of Pakistan was passed on April 10th, 1973.
On the occasion Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif congratulated the nation. The premier stated that this day reminds us about struggles of the people and leaders for establishment of the constitution.
“The constitution is a bonding element between federation and provinces,” he said. “Through the Constitutional Day, coming generations will know about democratic governments in Pakistan,” he added.
Prime Minister further said the constitution ensures equal rights to every citizen of the country.
“We all should ensure protection of our constitution,” he concluded.
Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said in his message that whole nation has to work together against anti-constitutional powers.
“On this day, every one of us has to vow to take Pakistan forward, while acting upon the constitution,” he said.
“Our leaders passed this document while putting aside all ethnic, political and social differences and this day reminds us to keep this rule above everything else,” CM asserted.
Furthermore, the Senate is also celebrating the day. This year’s commemoration will be ‘enhancement of role and powers of Senate of Pakistan, to protect the rights of the federating units”.
A special ceremony will be held in Parliament House today. Senate Speaker Raza Rabbani will head the ceremony.
Similarly, Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq has termed the supremacy of the constitution an ultimate destination that guarantees democracy, fundamental rights and security for each and every citizen of Pakistan.
Expressing his views on the eve of ‘Constitution Day’ being celebrated today (Monday) across the country, he said the sanctity of this document (the Constitution of Pakistan) was immense which must be upheld at any cost.
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Sadiq highlighted the historical significance of the day and said, 44-years-ago the representatives of the first democratically elected legislature of Pakistan – united by common purpose and an unwavering resolve – unanimously passed the constitution of the country as a guiding principle to its journey towards a democratic, peaceful and prosperous nation.
The Speaker NA lamented that periodic interventions by undemocratic forces held the constitution in abeyance and retarded the pace of a strong federation and democratic culture.
Such misadventures proved detrimental to the state of security, human rights and development of the country, he added.
Remembering political sacrifices for ensuring the supremacy of the constitution, he said varying democratic forces strived to reinstate the constitution and restored democracy after facing huge challenges. They confronted, Sadiq continued, the tyrannical regimes with resilience and an unrelenting resolve to guard the constitution.
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The National Assembly speaker also paid rich tribute to the unsung heroes who, according to him, ceased to exist in history but made efforts to defend the constitution’s sanctity by facing torture, imprisonment and even execution at the hands of autocratic regimes.
This historic day provided an opportunity to reiterate the pledge to protect, preserve and defend each and every word of the ‘Constitution of Pakistan’ that has united us as a nation to live together with liberty, social justice and equality, Sadiq concluded.