Ceremony at the Quaid’s mausoleum

Published December 25, 2012
Cadets from Pakistan Air Force walk to lay a floral wreath during a guard mounting ceremony at the mausoleum of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, in Karachi December 25, 2012. A contingent of PMA cadets mounted the guard at the mausoleum of Mohammad Ali Jinnah to mark his 136th birth anniversary.
Cadets from Pakistan Air Force walk to lay a floral wreath during a guard mounting ceremony at the mausoleum of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, in Karachi December 25, 2012. A contingent of PMA cadets mounted the guard at the mausoleum of Mohammad Ali Jinnah to mark his 136th birth anniversary.
Commandant Pakistan Military Academy (PMA), Major General Sadiq Ali (2nd R), salutes during the guard mounting ceremony at the mausoleum of Mohammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi December 25, 2012. A contingent of PMA cadets mounted the guard at the mausoleum of Mohammad Ali Jinnah to mark his 136th birth anniversary.
Commandant Pakistan Military Academy (PMA), Major General Sadiq Ali (2nd R), salutes during the guard mounting ceremony at the mausoleum of Mohammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi December 25, 2012. A contingent of PMA cadets mounted the guard at the mausoleum of Mohammad Ali Jinnah to mark his 136th birth anniversary.
An officer from Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) holds his sword while he stands in the mausoleum of Mohammad Ali Jinnah during the guard mounting ceremony in Karachi December 25, 2012. A contingent of PMA cadets mounted the guard at the mausoleum of Mohammad Ali Jinnah to mark his 136th birth anniversary.
An officer from Pakistan Military Academy (PMA) holds his sword while he stands in the mausoleum of Mohammad Ali Jinnah during the guard mounting ceremony in Karachi December 25, 2012. A contingent of PMA cadets mounted the guard at the mausoleum of Mohammad Ali Jinnah to mark his 136th birth anniversary.
Pakistani cadets march during a ceremony on the 136th birth anniversary of Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah at his mausoleum in Karachi on December 25, 2012. Special ceremonies were held at the mausoleum in the port city and other parts of the country to celebrate the 136th birth anniversary of Jinnah.
Pakistani cadets march during a ceremony on the 136th birth anniversary of Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah at his mausoleum in Karachi on December 25, 2012. Special ceremonies were held at the mausoleum in the port city and other parts of the country to celebrate the 136th birth anniversary of Jinnah.
Pakistani cadets march during a ceremony on the 136th birth anniversary of Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah at his mausoleum in Karachi on December 25, 2012. Special ceremonies were held at the mausoleum in the port city and other parts of the country to celebrate the 136th birth anniversary of Jinnah.
Pakistani cadets march during a ceremony on the 136th birth anniversary of Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah at his mausoleum in Karachi on December 25, 2012. Special ceremonies were held at the mausoleum in the port city and other parts of the country to celebrate the 136th birth anniversary of Jinnah.
Pakistani cadets march during a ceremony on the 136th birth anniversary of Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah at his mausoleum in Karachi on December 25, 2012. Special ceremonies were held at the mausoleum in the port city and other parts of the country to celebrate the 136th birth anniversary of Jinnah.
Pakistani cadets march during a ceremony on the 136th birth anniversary of Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah at his mausoleum in Karachi on December 25, 2012. Special ceremonies were held at the mausoleum in the port city and other parts of the country to celebrate the 136th birth anniversary of Jinnah.
Pakistani cadets march during a ceremony on the 136th birth anniversary of Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah at his mausoleum in Karachi on December 25, 2012. Special ceremonies were held at the mausoleum in the port city and other parts of the country to celebrate the 136th birth anniversary of Jinnah.
Pakistani cadets march during a ceremony on the 136th birth anniversary of Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah at his mausoleum in Karachi on December 25, 2012. Special ceremonies were held at the mausoleum in the port city and other parts of the country to celebrate the 136th birth anniversary of Jinnah.

Special ceremonies were held at the mausoleum in the port city and other parts of the country to celebrate the 136th birth anniversary of Jinnah. - Text and photos by Agencies

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