LAHORE: Different cultural institutions held ceremonies to celebrate 75th Independence Day here on Sunday.
The Lahore Arts Council (LAC) held a flag-holsting ceremony at the Alhamra Art Centre, The Mali, comprising a band performance and national songs.
The council also organised an Art and Craft Mela (festival) in collaboration with the Information andCulture Department at the Alhamra Cultural Complex, Qaddafi Stadium.
Similarly, the Alhamra Academy of Performing Arts held a painting competition and a story telling session for children.
A special show of Ainak Wala Jin was also organised for children at Alhamra.
On this occasion, LAC also released a national song `Piyara Pakistan` sung by Sahir Ali Bagga whichcould be watched on YouTube and the facebook page of Alhamra.
The Punjab Institute of Langugae Art and Culture ran special Independence Day transmission on its radio channel FM 95 Punjab Rung.
The institute also released two Punjabi songs Quaid Tey Iqbal Dey Sadgay and Meray Dais Di Wakhri Shan sung by Imran Shaukat and Salma Sabir, respectively.
