Top shots from across Pakistan

Published August 14, 2013
Karachi. -Photo by PPI
Karachi. -Photo by PPI
Islamabad. -Photo by ONLINE
Islamabad. -Photo by ONLINE
Quetta. -Photo by AFP
Quetta. -Photo by AFP
Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore. -Photo by
Minar-e-Pakistan, Lahore. -Photo by
Lahore Railway Station. -Photo ONLINE
Lahore Railway Station. -Photo ONLINE
Sialkot. -Photo by APP
Sialkot. -Photo by APP
Quetta. -Photo by APP
Quetta. -Photo by APP
Quetta. -Photo by APP
Quetta. -Photo by APP
Faisalabad. -Photo by ONLINE
Faisalabad. -Photo by ONLINE
A Pakistani Naval band member plays a tuba at the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Karachi. -Photo by AFP
A Pakistani Naval band member plays a tuba at the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Karachi. -Photo by AFP
Sukkur. -Photo by ONLINE
Sukkur. -Photo by ONLINE
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (C) hoists the national flag during a ceremony to mark the country's Independence Day. -Photo by AFP
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (C) hoists the national flag during a ceremony to mark the country's Independence Day. -Photo by AFP
Shahi Fort, Lahore. -Photo by ONLINE
Shahi Fort, Lahore. -Photo by ONLINE
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (L) leaves with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) after ceremony to mark the country's Independence Day in Islamabad. -Photo by AFP
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (L) leaves with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (R) after ceremony to mark the country's Independence Day in Islamabad. -Photo by AFP

Dozens lined the streets and gathered at national monuments across Pakistan as the country marked its 67th Independence Day. Flag-raising ceremonies were held in Islamabad and all provincial capitals.

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