In his message on the occasion of 14th August, former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani said that Pakistan is yet to fully unite as a nation.
Gillani congratulated the entire country and said that Quaid-e-Azam and his companions participated in the Pakistan Movement and formed an independent country in what is a historical achievement. He said that this day is a memorable one for all of the sub-continent and hoped that people will work together to strengthen the country, the same way in which Pakistan’s founders struggled and sacrificed for its creation.
“I am saddened that all over the world, people are proud of their nationality. But in our country, we don’t see such unity,” he said. Speaking about disparities in Pakistan he said: “Here, people say they are Punjabi, Pukhtuns, Sindhi, Balochi. No one says they are Pakistani.”
He said that he wished that in the near future, Pakistan would emerge as a nation that commands respect and one that every Pakistani is proud of.
