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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.
1947 – The new state of Pakistan came into being on 14 August. 1949 – Music for the "Qaumī Tarānah" is composed by the Pakistani musical composer, Ahmad G. Chagla (running time: 80 seconds). 1950 – anthem, without lyrics, was performed for the first time for a foreign head of state on the state visit of the Shah of Iran to Pakistan in ...
"O Land of the Pure" is claimed to be Pakistan's first national anthem, which was broadcast on the country's national radio on 14 August 1947. [1] An unsubstantiated claim is that it was composed by Jagannath Azad at the request of Mohammad Ali Jinnah .
Fifteen days later, the people of Gilgit announced their accession to Pakistan on the basis of Islamic relations, and in this regard, the heads of both the states of Hunza and Nagar signed formal documents of accession with the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. [6] By signing, he also confirmed the public's sentiments and wishes. [7] [8]
14 August Independence Day: یومِ آزادی. Yōum-e-Azādī. Marking Pakistani independence and the formation of Pakistan in 1947. 9 November Iqbal Day: یومِ اقبال. Yōum-e-Iqbāl. Birthday of Muhammad Iqbal, national poet of Pakistan. 25 December Quaid-e-Azam Day: یوم قائداعظم. Yōum-e-Quaid-e-Āzam
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan is behind bars, and his party isn’t allowed to hold in-person rallies in the country ahead of elections in February.
The founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah concluded his address with the slogan Pakistan Zindabad (Long Live Pakistan). [ 101 ] As the United Kingdom agreed to the partitioning of India , [ 101 ] the modern state of Pakistan was established on 14 August 1947 (27th of Ramadan in 1366 of the Islamic Calendar , considered to be the most blessed ...
The Minar-e-Pakistan memorial tower which was built in 1968 on the site where the Lahore Resolution was passed. The national flag was adopted just before independence was achieved on 14 August 1947. The national anthem and the state emblem were each adopted in 1954.