The Pakistani community in Miami USA is set to celebrate Pakistan’s 79th Independence Day with great enthusiasm at a grand event scheduled for August 14 at the Coral Springs Centre for the Arts. The celebrations are being organized under the leadership of Islamic Centre President Mian Tahir Ismail, prominent community leader and business-man Chaudhry Shaukat Ali, and Dr M A Shahzad. According to the organizers, the event will bring together members of the Pakistani-American community to commemorate Pakistan’s Independence Day with patriotic fervour. Speaking on the occasion, Mian Tahir Ismail, Chaudhry Shaukat Ali, and Dr M A Shahzad said that although overseas Pakistanis live abroad, their hearts always beat for the prosperity, progress, and stability of Pakistan. The organizers added that extensive prepara-tions for the Independence Day celebrations are already underway, and a large gathering of Paki-stani-Americans and families from across South Florida is expected to attend the event.—PR