No Pakistan Day Parade this year, says Aiwan-e-Sadr.

Pakistan Day Parade has been cancelled, said Aiwan-e-Sadr in a statement.

The event was postponed to March 25 due to inclement weather earlier this week.

The parade is a regular feature of the Pakistan Day held on March 23 every year, however, this time it was deferred and was to be held on March 25 due to bad weather. The parade was schedule to be held at the President House parking, the president's office said. No reason was given for cancellation of the event.

Pakistan Day is marked to commemorate the Lahore Resolution passed on March 23, 1940, when the All-India Muslim League demanded a separate homeland for the Muslims of the British Indian empire. The day was marked across the globe, including in the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and China.

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