Pakistan, Aug. 15 -- Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bokhari, in her special video message on Independence Day, extended heartfelt greetings to the nation on behalf of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif and herself.

Azma Bokhari said that Pakistan was not achieved without sacrifice; rather, the country was won through countless sacrifices rendered by our forefathers. "The journey Pakistan has undertaken from 1947 to the present day is highly valuable and a matter of immense pride," she said.

The Punjab Information Minister said that Pakistan was being accorded respect at every forum today. Whether the matter involved mediation, efforts to stop a war, or major international decisions, Pakistan's name was being rec...