National Flag of Pakistan to fly at half-mast Today
Pakistan Times Wire Service

ISLAMABAD: The national flag will fly at half-mast on Friday on the eve of funeral ceremony of Pope John Paul-II, to be held in Vatican City.

Official sources say, the decision to this effect has been taken by the government as a mark of respect for the late Pope.

Meanwhile a report from Vatican City says that the funeral ceremony for Pope John Paul II began on Friday in Saint Peter's Square in front of a seething mass of mourners and state leaders.●