A contingent of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army would take part in the Pakistan Day parade, Chinese Defense Spokesperson Chinese Defense Spokesperson Senior Colonel Zhang Xiaogang at a regular press briefing on Friday.

“At the invitation of the Pakistani military, the Guard of Honor of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) will send a contingent to Pakistan in mid-to-late March to participate in the Pakistan Day Parade,” he said at a regular press briefing on Friday.

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.

In 2017, the PLA’s Honour Guards participated in the parade on the invitation from the-then Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa.

The PLA Honor Guards, formed in 1952, take part in every significant national event and welcome ceremony for foreign leaders in China. They have also performed at parades in Mexico, Italy and Venezuela.