Like every year, Pakistan’s celebrities fully embraced the country’s patriotic spirit on Independence Day, with many choosing to dress up, hoist flags and spend the holiday with their families.
Sarwat Gilani posted a video of her husband and kids putting up flags and listening to Vital Signs’ ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’ — arguably the primary anthem for all Independence Day celebrations.
Her message for the holiday hoped that the countless sacrifices people had given for the sake of the country would not go in vain and the people of Pakistan would honour them by building a country where “children feel safe”, “education is a right”, “women are respected” and where “honesty, kindness, tolerance and justice are stronger than hatred and fear”.
Aiman Khan was also feeling the joy of freedom as she posted a video of herself singing along to ‘Dil Dil Pakistan’ on her Instagram account.
Shehzad Roy upped the ante musically with a video of girls from a school run by his Zindagi Trust performing a heartwarming rendition of Mehdi Hassan’s classic ‘Yeh Watan Tumhara Hai’.
