Correction

From the Newspaper Published August 15, 2023

Apropos a photo carried on Page 1 of Dawn on Monday, the name of the building and dateline was erroneously published as being the Presidency in Islamabad. The photo actually showed a fireworks display over the Pakistan Military Academy at Kakul. The error is regretted.

Published in Dawn, August 15th, 2023

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