Pakistan Navy personnel have formally assumed ceremonial guard duties at the mausoleum of national poet and philosopher Allama Muhammad Iqbal in Lahore following a dignified change of guards ceremony.
Pakistan Navy Station Commander Lahore Commodore Misbah-ul-Amin attended the event as the chief guest. He laid a floral wreath at the mausoleum and offered Fateha to pay tribute to Allama Iqbal, whose poetry, philosophy and political vision contributed to the development of the idea of Pakistan.
Following the wreath-laying ceremony, Commodore Misbah-ul-Amin inspected the contingents of the Pakistan Rangers and Pakistan Navy participating in the event. The naval contingent subsequently took over the honorary guard duties, marking the formal transfer of ceremonial responsibility at the historic mausoleum.
The change of guards ceremony highlighted the armed forces’ tradition of honouring national personalities and recognising their contributions to Pakistan’s history and identity. The event also reflected the Pakistan Navy’s participation in preserving ceremonial traditions at important national landmarks.
Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal also visited the mausoleum, where he offered Fateha and paid his respects to the national poet. Representatives of the armed forces and government joined the occasion to honour Allama Iqbal’s lasting literary, philosophical and national legacy.
