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Independence Day (Urdu: یومِ آزادی, romanized: Yaum-i Āzādī ), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan.It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence from the United Kingdom and was declared a sovereign state following the termination of the British Raj between the 14th and 15th August 1947.
"Tryst with Destiny" was an English-language speech by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, to the Indian Constituent Assembly in the Parliament House, on the eve of India's Independence, towards midnight on 14 August 1947. The speech spoke on the aspects that transcended Indian history.
On 14 August 1947 (27th of Ramadan in 1366 of the Islamic Calendar) Pakistan gained independence. India gained independence the following day. Two of the provinces of British India, Punjab and Bengal, were divided along religious lines by the Radcliffe Commission.
14 August: The Dominion of Pakistan is declared an independent member state of the British Commonwealth. [1] Mohammed Ali Jinnah became the first Governor-General of Pakistan and the Supreme Leader (Quaid-i-Azam) of the unified nation-state of Pakistan in August 1947.
August 14, 1947 (Thursday) [ edit ] The Buchenwald Trial ended. 22 of the 31 convicted staff members of Buchenwald concentration camp received death sentences, five were sentenced to life imprisonment, and the remaining four were given sentences of 10 to 20 years.
August 14 is the 226th day ... and taken at the Opening Ceremony for the first time in Olympic history. ... of Pakistan from the United Kingdom in 1947.
Flag of Pakistan, the country that gained independence on August 14, 1947 Flag of India, the country that gained independence on August 15, 1947 and became the largest democracy in the world. August 1 – Indonesian airline Garuda Indonesia is established.
This is a timeline of Pakistani history, ... 14 August 1947: Pakistan is created. Post-Independence. 1940s. 1947. 3 June ...