Overview
- Pakistan Rangers (Punjab) organised the ceremony, with the chief minister officiating alongside senior civil and military officials.
- Seating capacity increased from 7,500 to 25,000 to accommodate larger audiences for the daily flag-lowering ceremony and public events.
- A Partition-themed park adds a model railway, military exhibits, and a martyrs’ memorial for visitors.
- A new museum charts Pakistan’s history, complemented by Rangers offices and barracks, a prayer area, food courts, expanded parking, and an Alamgiri-style gateway at Bab-e-Azadi.
- The flagpole now stands at 139 metres, reported as the tallest in South Asia and seventh in Asia, as Maryam Nawaz Sharif also declared 2026 the Year of Youth with new health and welfare projects signaled.