Yoga Day 2019: Pakistan Also Celebrates Ancient Practice (VIEW PICS)

International Yoga Day was also celebrated at the High Commission of India in Pakistan capital Islamabad. (PIC/@IndiainPakistan - Twitter)

“Peace and harmony are related to Yoga. People across the world must practice it, ” Modi urged . (PIC/AFP)

"Yoga is above region, above faith, above everything,” PM Narendra Modi said today after performing yoga with around 40,000 enthusiasts at the Prabhat Tara ground in Ranchi.. (PIC/AFP)

Yoga promotes blood circulation which can do wonders for the skin, hair and nails. (PIC/AFP)

Yoga boosts immunity and prevents attacks from different viruses and bacteria by proliferating the levels of antibodies. (PIC/AFP)

There are no extreme physical poses and one could perform the exercises in modest & light clothing. (PIC/AFP)

Pakistani people attend a yoga session during the International Yoga Day in Lahore on June 21, 2019. - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the way for International Yoga Day on June 21, performing sun salutations and other flexible feats in a mass session with an estimated 30,000 other devotees of the discipline. (Photo by ARIF ALI / AFP)

It is a proven fact that the benefits of yoga are boundless, especially in creating a healthy mind and soul. And, this has prompted Pakistanis also to stretch and breathe in order to cultivate healthy bodies and minds. On the fifth International Yoga Day, here are some pictures from Lahore where both men and women came out in droves to embrace numerous health benefits by performing yoga. (PIC/AFP.)