Today marks 78 years of Pakistan\u2019s independence, a moment to celebrate, but also to reflect. While August 14 has always been a day of patriotic pride, this year\u2019s posts from celebrities have carried both heartfelt wishes and calls for action.<\/p>\n
Alongside the familiar green-and-white tributes, many have spoken about the work that still lies ahead, from protecting rights to ensuring safety and equality for all.<\/p>\n
Model Zhalay Sarhadi summed up the mood with a wish for \u201cprosperity for our country and our countrymen and women,\u201d adding that independence should be exercised \u201cwith responsibility, humility, basic civic duty, ethics and morality.\u201d<\/p>\n
She also shared her prayer for the country: \u201cMy prayers are that common laws are implemented, animal rights are exercised, basic human rights are upheld, women can have a safer, nonjudgmental environment\u2026 Amen to that! May unity, faith and discipline guide us through!\u201d<\/p>\n
Malala Yousafzai took a lighter route. The country\u2019s only Nobel Peace Prize laureate shared a cheeky, photoshopped image of herself and husband Asser Malik, including one of her mid batting. She captioned the post, \u201cHappy Independence Day!\u201d<\/p>\n
Cricketer Shaheen Afridi expressed his pride rather poetically. \u201cI carry my nation in my heart and its flag in my soul\u2026 Pakistan is our pride, our power, our eternal flame. May we protect it, honour it, and raise its flag higher every day,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n
Actor Muneeb Butt marked the occasion by sharing a rooftop fireworks video, dedicating this year\u2019s Independence Day to Pakistan\u2019s soldiers and the nation\u2019s recent military success in the conflict with India earlier this year.<\/p>\n
His wife, actor Aiman Khan, kept it short and sweet, posting a family photo with the caption, \u201cLong live Pakistan.\u201d<\/p>\n
Actor Ramsha Khan admitted the fireworks startled her \u2014 but still added, \u201cPakistan Zindabad!\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Mawra Hocane shared a picture of her window glowing with green fairy lights, wishing her \u201cbeautiful country\u201d a happy Independence Day.<\/p>\n
Veteran actor Hina Khwaja Bayat delivered one of the day\u2019s most thought-provoking messages. She reminded followers that Pakistan\u2019s creation \u201cwasn\u2019t just the result of a fight for freedom, it was a jihad\u201d, not just against oppression, but against the self. \u201cLet\u2019s not take it for granted,\u201d she urged. \u201cWith the fear of God in our hearts, let us do the right thing, refuse to aid injustice, and take our country forward in a constructive manner.\u201d<\/p>\n
Actor Ahsan Mohsin Ikram also used the day to highlight a pressing safety concern \u2014 aerial firing. Sharing a Dawn report on a child\u2019s death and 95 injuries from aerial firing in Karachi on the eve of Independence Day, he urged, \u201cIt is my humble request to everyone, please don\u2019t support or be a part of any activity that involves aerial firing. It kills innocent people every year.\u201d<\/p>\n
From lighthearted greetings to earnest pledges and public safety reminders, Pakistan\u2019s famous faces are reminding us that celebrating independence also means recommitting to the values and responsibilities that come with it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Today marks 78 years of Pakistan\u2019s independence, a moment to celebrate, but also to reflect. While August 14…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":67502,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-67501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}