• Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi lit up for Pakistan’s Independence Day on Saturday night.
    Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi lit up for Pakistan’s Independence Day on Saturday night.
  • The Department of Municipalities and Transport in Abu Dhabi building glows green for Pakistan's Independence Day. More than a million Pakistani citizens call the UAE their home.
    The Department of Municipalities and Transport in Abu Dhabi building glows green for Pakistan's Independence Day. More than a million Pakistani citizens call the UAE their home.
  • Prominent buildings in Abu Dhabi displayed Pakistan's flag on Saturday night.
    Prominent buildings in Abu Dhabi displayed Pakistan's flag on Saturday night.
  • The Adnoc building lit up in the Pakistani flag. The Emirates has the world's second-largest Pakistani resident population, behind Saudi Arabia.
    The Adnoc building lit up in the Pakistani flag. The Emirates has the world's second-largest Pakistani resident population, behind Saudi Arabia.
  • In Dubai, the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, was also wrapped in the Pakistani flag on Saturday evening. Courtesy: Pakistan Consulate General
    In Dubai, the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, was also wrapped in the Pakistani flag on Saturday evening. Courtesy: Pakistan Consulate General

UAE

Dubai’s Burj Khalifa dazzles in celebration of Pakistan Independence Day

The world’s tallest building was lit up with the colours of the Pakistani flag on Saturday evening

The National

August 14, 2021

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Dubai’s Burj Khalifa was bathed in the national flag of Pakistan on Saturday to offer a towering tribute to a landmark in the country’s history.

The world’s tallest building was illuminated in green and white in honour of Pakistan’s 75th Independence Day.

Earlier in the day, the Pakistani flag was raised at the country’s embassy in Abu Dhabi and the consulate general in Dubai to mark the occasion.

Officials in both emirates made speeches to celebrate Pakistan’s foundation as a sovereign nation on August 14, 1947.

More than a million Pakistani citizens call the UAE their home, and the emirates has the world’s second-largest Pakistani resident population, behind Saudi Arabia.

President Sheikh Khalifa sent a message of congratulations to President Arif Alvi of Pakistan on his country’s Independence Day.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, echoed these sentiments in similar messages of support.

Updated: August 15, 2021, 10:52 AM
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