In pictures: Pakistan celebrates 73rd Independence Day

Pakistani girls holds national flag during Independence Day celebrations in Karachi.

Pakistanis take to the streets during Independence Day celebrations in Islamabad.

Attendees wave Pakistan's national flag and Kashmir's flag during a ceremony to celebrate Pakistan's 73rd Independence Day.

Pakistanis take to the streets during Independence Day celebrations in Islamabad as the nation marks the 73rd anniversary of independence from British rule.

Pakistan naval cadets march into the mausoleum of founding father Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah during Independence Day celebrations in Karachi.

Soldiers of Pakistan armed forces visit the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan, to celebrate the Independence Day in Karachi

Pakistani students wave Pakistani and Kashmiri flags at the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan, to celebrate the Independence Day in Karachi, Pakistan, on Wednesday, August 14, 2019. Pakistanis commemorated their independence from British colonial rule in 1947.

Girls sing the national anthem as they wave Pakistani and Pakistan-administered Kashmir flags outside the mausoleum of founding father Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah during Independence Day