Pakistan celebrates 73 years of independence

ISLAMABAD: Pakistanis took to the streets of major cities on Wednesday to celebrate the country’s 73rd Independence Day which is marked on August 14 every year.
The South Asian country of 208 million people faces several challenges ahead, some of which have taken a toll on the living standards and economic stability of the population as it copes with a current account deficit, ballooning debt, political turmoil, rocketing inflation, and the latest, annexation of the disputed territory of Indian-administered Kashmir.
People displayed a positive attitude and patriotic fervor as they spoke to Arab News on what freedom meant to them, 73 years after the partition of 1947.