Muzaffarabad: The 78th Founding Day of the state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir will be celebrated on Friday. It will be a public holiday throughout the state.

According to Radio Pakistan, the day will begin with 21 gun salutes at the state capital, Muzaffarabad. The Founding Day commemorates the freedom from the Dogra regime on the 24th of October in 1947. Special prayers will be offered in mosques for the integrity and prosperity of Pakistan and the early liberation of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Flag hoisting ceremonies will be held at the district level, marked by their simplicity and respectfulness. In Muzaffarabad, the main function of the Founding Day will take place at the parade ground, where President AJK Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhary and Prime Minister Chaudhary Anwar-ul-Haq will hoist the national flag at 9:00 am.