PTI’s regional president Amir Masood Mughal submitted the application to the district magistrate on Monday. The former ruling party wants to hold the rally in one of these three places: D-Chowk, F-9 Park or Parade Ground.

Pakistan Day commemorates the passing of the Lahore Resolution on March 23, 1940, when the All-India Muslim League demanded a separate nation for the Muslims of the British Indian Empire.

A contingent of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army would take part in the Pakistan Day parade, according to Chinese Defense Spokesperson Chinese Defense Spokesperson Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang.