As Pakistan celebrates its 67th Independence Day on Wednesday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who was on a two-day visit to Pakistan, addressed the nation saying that the promotion of democracy would take the country forward.
Ban was taking part in a function at the Convention Center in the nation's capital city, Islamabad, which was attended by Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other government and military figures. And, in separate Independence Day messages, Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari and Sharif urged people to work together to make Pakistan a progressive nation.