Pakistan to mark a national day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II

• Pakistan will observe a day of mourning on Monday in honour of Queen Elizabeth II.
• The longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom passed away on Thursday at Balmoral Castle.
• She succeeded her father King George VI to the throne in 1952, died at the age of 96.

Pakistan will mark a day of mourning on Monday in memory of Queen Elizabeth, Marriyum Aurangzeb, the country’s minister of information and broadcasting, announced on Sunday.

“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.” Aurangzeb announced in a news release. In Pakistan, Monday, September 12, will be marked as a day of sorrow.

The cabinet division has been instructed to conduct any additional actions required for the proceedings after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ suggestion.

It happened after the longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom passed away on Thursday at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

The Queen, who succeeded her father King George VI to the throne in 1952, died at the age of 96.

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