RAWALPINDI, Aug 08 (APP):The Punjab government’s Azadi Float is in the final stage of completion at the Rawalpindi Arts Council, which will depart for Lahore on August 10.
Director Punjab Arts Council (PAC), Rawalpindi Sajjad Hussain while giving a briefing about the float on Thursday said
the float is 60 feet long, after covering a distance of more than 300km with stopovers at four cities, it will reach Minar-e-Pakistan on August 14.
He informed that entire representation of Pakistan has been shown on the float.
“Besides Minar Pakistan, the models of Quaid’s Residency in Balochistan, Khyber Pass in KP, Quaid’s mausoleum in Sindh, Legislative Assembly of Azad Kashmir and Bomburit Masjid in Gilgit-Baltistan have also been made. The height of Minar e Pakistan model is 20 ft, whereas other models are 16 feet high approximately.
Sajjad informed that the float would start its journey from Rawalpindi on August 10, and after going around the city the whole night, it would reach Gujar Khan on August 11 in the morning and would reach Jhelum city on the same day.
The float would reach Gujrat on August 12 and Gujranwala on August 13 as its stopovers.
Colorful programs would be presented in the cities wherever the float would stop, in which people from all walks of life would participate in large number, he added.
“On August 14, the float would reach Minar e Pakistan, where a ceremony would be held under the chairmanship of CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif, in which traditional dances of all provinces would be performed in addition to national songs”, he said.
Former Director Rawalpindi Arts Council, Waqar Ahmed said that PAC prepares floats for 23rd March Parade each year, generally it takes 30 to 45 days to complete it but this float is being prepared in 10 days.
