MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 14: Pakistan’s 60th Independence Day was observed here on Tuesday with calls for India to quit Kashmir.

Pakistani and Kashmiri flags were raised at the presidential palace in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir capital. A police contingent presented a guard of honour to AJK President Raja Zulqarnain and Prime Minister Sardar Atiq Ahmed Khan, officials said.

The Pakistani flag fluttered over government and private buildings, which were lit-up at night with brightly coloured lights.

Large banners read ‘Kashmir will become Pakistan,’ and ‘Happy Independence Day,’ a local reporter said.

“Pakistan and India should use their energies for the well-being of the people of the region and for the survival of all the people of the world,” Mr Zulqarnain reportedly told the prime minister during a meeting.—AFP