Islamabad, Feb 12, IRNA -- Pakistani print and electronic media in their reports have given wide coverage to rallies held in Iran to celebrate the 41st anniversary of victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

‘Express Tribune’ in its report said that huge crowds gathered in Iran to mark the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

It said the crowds were waving national flags and holding portraits of the founder of the Islamic Revolution Imam Khomeini in the rallies.

“It is unbearable for the United States to accept the victory of a great nation and that a superpower has been driven out of this land,” President Hassan Rouhani told the gathering.

Daily ‘Business Recorder’ said Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has charged that the United States finds it “unbearable" that the Islamic Revolution remains in place 41 years after bringing down US ally, the shah.

“It is natural for them to have dreamed, for 41 years, of returning to this land, because they know that we are one of the most powerful countries" in the Middle East, he added.

Rouhani was speaking at a rally in Tehran's Azadi Square marking the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

‘Pakistan Today’ reported tens of thousands of Iranians poured into the streets of Tehran and other cities to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

It said State TV showed video footage of rallies in at least half a dozen cities outside the capital, including Mashhad, Ahvaz and Kerman, with people holding signs that read, “Death to America” and “Death to Israel”.

Daily ‘the News’ said that Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani while speaking a rally in Tehran’s Azadi Square marking the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution said that the United States finds it "unbearable" that the Islamic Revolution remains in place 41 years after bringing down US ally, the shah.

‘Radio Pakistan’ in its story said In Iran, millions of people took to the streets across the country to celebrate the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

They chanted slogans against the US and burnt the US flags to condemn the highly hostile agenda that Washington has been pursuing against the Iranian nation over the past four decades.

‘Such TV’ reported that President Hassan Rouhani says terrorist measures taken by the United States against Iran actually target the entire nation to make Iranians give in to US demands, but to no avail.

Addressing a gathering in Tehran Rouhani said, “Today, we are faced with oppressive sanctions, [and] a terrorist measure by the United States against the entire Iranian nation.

‘Dunya TV’, channel said that Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani while speaking at a rally in Tehran’s Azadi Square marking the 41st anniversary of the Islamic Revolution said, "it is unbearable for the United States to accept the victory of a great nation and that a superpower has been driven out of this land."

"It is natural for them to have dreamed, for 40 years, of returning to this land, because they know that we are one of the most powerful countries" in the Middle East, he added.

Meanwhile, all Pakistani major Urdu newspapers have also reported the news about Iran rallies of the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.  

272**1416

Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish