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Pakistan to observe day of mourning after Queen Elizabeth II’s death
(Last Updated On: September 12, 2022)
Pakistan on Monday will observe a day of mourning over Queen Elizabeth’s death, announced Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday.
Aurangzeb issued a news statement to confirm, “Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has given approval to (a proposal) of observing a day of mourning over the demise of the Queen of the United Kingdom. September 12 (Monday) will be observed as the day of mourning in Pakistan,” Geo TV reported.
Britain’s longest-serving monarch died at Balmoral Castle, Scotland on Thursday.
The Queen, who ascended the throne in 1952 after the demise of her father king George VI, passed away aged 96.