An ‘Istehkam-e-Pakistan’ meeting was held in Australian city of Sydney on Sunday to express solidarity with Pakistan and its armed forces.

Overseas Pakistanis, belonging to different walks of life, organized this get together.

Condemning violence in politics, participants expressed the desire to keep Pakistan's interest above political point-scoring. They emphasized on the people to refrain from doing anything, which may adversely affect Pakistan's interests.

On the occasion, it was also decided to organize a grand rally on 18th of this month to express solidarity with Pakistan and its security agencies.