{"id":21733,"date":"2021-08-15T20:47:52","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T15:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/?p=21733"},"modified":"2021-08-15T20:48:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T15:48:36","slug":"paany-flag-hoisting-on-independence-celebrations-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/21733","title":{"rendered":"PAANY flag hoisting on Independence celebrations in NYC."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York City,<\/p>\n<p>The flag hoisting ceremony was organized by the PAANY(Pakistani American Association of New York). Ceremony began with the recitation of Holy Qur&#8217;an. Rana Akhlaq, a well-known Naat reciter and singer of the community, also sang national songs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h00m04s852.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h00m04s852-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h00m04s852-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h00m04s852-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h00m04s852-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h00m04s852.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>US and Pakistan national anthems were performed aloud, while New York Police Department officials raised flags with full protocols.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h01m20s093.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21736\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h01m20s093-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h01m20s093-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h01m20s093-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h01m20s093-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h01m20s093.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Women and children wore matched attire as Pakistani flag.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h00m23s460.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21735\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h00m23s460-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h00m23s460-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h00m23s460-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h00m23s460-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h00m23s460.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Congress Women Awards Clock was also present at the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h02m55s929.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21737\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h02m55s929-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h02m55s929-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h02m55s929-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h02m55s929-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-19h02m55s929.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aslam Dhalan of PAANY founder was awarded a certificate of appreciation in recognition for his services.<\/p>\n<p>On the occasion Eric Gonzalez, District Attorney for Brooklyn said that I am proud to serve the Pakistani community, and praised the PAANY team and their efforts. The flags of the United States and Pakistan were waved.<\/p>\n<p>The mouthwatering barbecue was served to the guest. The PAANY administrator and the team had arranged a decorated cake for guests.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-20h43m12s932.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-20h43m12s932-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-20h43m12s932-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-20h43m12s932-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-20h43m12s932-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-20h43m12s932.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pakistani Consul General in New York Ayesha Ali was chief guest at the event. While speaking on the ocassion Ayesha Ali delivered a message of solidarity to Pakistanis around the world on Independence Day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-20h42m04s836.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-20h42m04s836-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-20h42m04s836-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-20h42m04s836-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-20h42m04s836-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/vlcsnap-2021-08-15-20h42m04s836.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>PAANY and its team are at the forefront of serving the community in NYC on the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City, The flag hoisting ceremony was organized by the PAANY(Pakistani American Association of New York). Ceremony began with the recitation of Holy Qur&#8217;an. Rana Akhlaq, a well-known Naat reciter and singer of the community, also sang national songs. US and Pakistan national anthems were performed aloud, while New York Police Department officials raised [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":21740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1469,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-new-york","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21733"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21742,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21733\/revisions\/21742"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}