In pictures: World Post Day

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In pictures: World Post Day

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(Web Desk) - World Post Day is celebrated each year on October 9 in order to generate awareness regarding the significant role of postal services not just in the lives of ordinary people but also in businesses.

The day also marks the contribution of postal services to global, social and economic development. The World Post Day marks the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) established in 1874. The UPU is the second oldest international organisation worldwide. Member countries of the UPU organise activities to celebrate the day.

People posting their mail at the General Post Office (GPO). Photo: OINN

People waiting for their turn to post mail at the GPO. Photo: OINN

Staff of Pakistan Post loading outgoing mail from Lahore onto a vehicle outside District Mail Office Lahore. Photo: OINN

A staff member busy stamping enveloped at the GPO. Photo: OINN

Staff of Pakistan Post carrying a sack of foreign mail outside the District Mail Office Lahore. Photo: OINN

Sacks of foreign post being unloaded from train. Photo: OINN

Pakistan Post staff member pushing a trolley of foreign post unloaded from Khyber Mail Express train. Photo: OINN

Staff of Pakistan Post sorting foreign post unloaded from Khyber Mail Express train at the post office of Lahore Railway Station. Photo: OINN