{"id":9558,"date":"2025-08-26T13:48:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T13:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2025\/08\/26\/azadi-festival-pakistan-heritage\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T13:48:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T13:48:48","slug":"azadi-festival-pakistan-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/2025\/08\/26\/azadi-festival-pakistan-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Azadi Festival Showcases Pakistan Heritage and Unity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of National Heritage and Culture Division showcased Pakistan\u2019s vibrant traditions at the Azadi Festival and \u201cMarka-e-Haq\u201d event held at Lok Virsa, with Parliamentary Secretary Farah Naz Akbar attending as Chief Guest. The celebration highlighted the nation\u2019s cultural richness and honored the sacrifices made for the country\u2019s freedom.<\/p>\n<p>During her visit, Farah Naz Akbar toured stalls featuring traditional handicrafts and regional attire, underscoring the diversity of Pakistan\u2019s heritage. In a gesture of cultural appreciation, she was presented with a Sindhi Ajrak, a distinctive symbol of respect and pride.<\/p>\n<p>The festival came alive with performances including a dynamic brass band, energetic folk dances, and soulful music, all contributing to the event\u2019s spirited atmosphere. A central highlight was the \u201cMarka-e-Haq Azadi Concert\u201d and a folklore theatre performance by the well-known artist Fazal Jutt, who paid special tribute to the martyrs of Marka-e-Haq.<\/p>\n<p>Blending patriotism with cultural expression, the event resonated with messages of sacrifice, freedom, and national unity, leaving a lasting impact on those in attendance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of National Heritage and Culture Division showcased Pakistan\u2019s vibrant traditions at the Azadi Festival and \u201cMarka-e-Haq\u201d event held at Lok Virsa, with Parliamentary Secretary Farah Naz Akbar attending as Chief Guest. The celebration highlighted the nation\u2019s cultural richness and honored the sacrifices made for the country\u2019s freedom. During her visit, Farah Naz Akbar &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":9559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9558"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9560,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9558\/revisions\/9560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}