Pakistan marks 70 years of independence - in pictures

In Islamabad, President Mamnoon Hussain hoisted the national flag at a ceremony attended by prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and the visiting Chinese vice-premier Wang Yang

A girl holds a Pakistan flag as she sits on the shoulders of her father during a ceremony to celebrate the country's 70th Independence Day at the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters

Pakistani soldiers carry the national flag prior to be hoisted by president Mamnoon Hussain, right, during a ceremony to mark the country's Independence Day in Islamabad. Aamir Qureshi / AFP Photo

A girl holds a national flag as she attends a ceremony in Karachi. Akhtar Soomro / Reuters

Attendees wave Pakistan's national flag while singing national songs at a ceremony to celebrate the country's 70th Independence Day at the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi, Pakistan August 14, 2017. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Mohammad Zubair Umar (C), Governor of Sindh province walks with Pakistan's naval officers to lay a wreath during a ceremony to celebrate the country's 70th Independence Day at the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi, Pakistan August 14, 2017. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Attendees wave Pakistan's national flag while singing national songs at a ceremony to celebrate the country's 70th Independence Day at the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi, Pakistan August 14, 2017. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

A bird flies past a cadet of the Pakistan Navy, as he is seen during a ceremony to celebrate the country's 70th Independence Day at the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi, Pakistan August 14, 2017. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Pakistan's President Mamnoon Hussain (top L) stands under Pakistan's national flag while listening the national anthem along with others during a ceremony to mark the country's Independence Day in Islamabad on August 14, 2017. Pakistan’s Independence Day, which is annually held on August 14, celebrates the country’s independence from the British rule on that date in 1947. / AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI

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