{"id":103055,"date":"2025-08-13T11:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T06:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=103055"},"modified":"2025-08-12T15:22:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T10:22:36","slug":"wcla-kicks-off-independence-day-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wcla-kicks-off-independence-day-celebrations.html","title":{"rendered":"WCLA kicks off Independence Day celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) has launched extended Independence Day celebrations starting from August 12 and continuing through August 14. This new initiative aims to give citizens more time to participate in festivities and connect deeply with Pakistan\u2019s rich heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first time, some of Lahore\u2019s most iconic heritage landmarks\u2014including Lahore Fort, Jahangir\u2019s Tomb, Shalimar Bagh, Wazir Khan Baradari, Hazuri Bagh, Food Street, and all the historic gates of the Walled City\u2014have been beautifully illuminated as part of the celebrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lighting of these sites honors the spirit of freedom and pays tribute to the courage of the Pakistani nation, especially recalling the recent Marqa-e-Haq struggle for independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/lahores-heritage-sites-to-host-kid-centric-events.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WCLA signs MoU to promote inclusive heritage tourism for young visitors<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WCLA Director General Maleeha Rashid said, \u201cWe want this Independence Day to be memorable for all. Starting the festivities early allows everyone to celebrate and take pride in our heritage and patriotism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The extended celebrations provide an opportunity for citizens and visitors alike to experience the cultural richness of Lahore\u2019s Walled City while commemorating Pakistan\u2019s independence with enthusiasm and pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) has launched extended Independence Day celebrations starting from August 12 and continuing through August 14. This new initiative aims to give citizens more time to participate in festivities and connect deeply with Pakistan\u2019s rich heritage. For the first time, some of Lahore\u2019s most iconic heritage landmarks\u2014including Lahore Fort, Jahangir\u2019s Tomb, Shalimar Bagh, Wazir Khan Baradari, Hazuri Bagh, Food Street, and all the historic gates of the Walled City\u2014have been beautifully illuminated as part of the celebrations. The lighting of these sites honors the spirit of freedom and pays tribute to the courage of the Pakistani nation, especially recalling the recent Marqa-e-Haq struggle for independence. Read: WCLA signs MoU to promote inclusive heritage tourism for young visitors WCLA Director General Maleeha Rashid said, \u201cWe want this Independence Day to be memorable for all. Starting the festivities early allows everyone to celebrate and take pride in our heritage and patriotism.\u201d The extended celebrations provide an opportunity for citizens and visitors alike to experience the cultural richness of Lahore\u2019s Walled City while commemorating Pakistan\u2019s independence with enthusiasm and pride.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":75148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15167],"tags":[67311,67302,67305,67308,67300,63130,46492,67301,67303,5271,67307,67310,67304,2321,67306,6659],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-103055","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tourism","8":"tag-cultural-celebrations-lahore","9":"tag-food-street-lahore","10":"tag-hazuri-bagh","11":"tag-heritage-illumination","12":"tag-independence-day-2025","13":"tag-jahangirs-tomb","14":"tag-lahore-fort","15":"tag-lahore-heritage-sites","16":"tag-lahore-historic-gates","17":"tag-lahore-tourism","18":"tag-pakistan-independence-day-celebrations","19":"tag-pakistani-patriotism","20":"tag-shalimar-bagh","21":"tag-walled-city-of-lahore-authority","22":"tag-wazir-khan-baradari","23":"tag-wcla","24":"cat-15167-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>WCLA kicks off Independence Day celebrations - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The extended celebrations provide an opportunity for citizens and visitors alike to experience the cultural richness of Lahore\u2019s Walled...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wcla-kicks-off-independence-day-celebrations.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WCLA kicks off Independence Day celebrations - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The extended celebrations provide an opportunity for citizens and visitors alike to experience the cultural richness of Lahore\u2019s Walled...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wcla-kicks-off-independence-day-celebrations.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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