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Aziz took the office of Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2004. He left the office at the end of the parliamentary term, in November 2007, and became the first Prime Minister of Pakistan who left the seat after completion of parliamentary term. [33] (C) Office vacant: Muhammad Mian Soomro served as caretaker prime minister in the interim ...
2004 – In August, a 340 × 510 ft (173,400 square foot) flag of Pakistan was unfurled at the National Stadium Karachi, setting the world record for the largest flag. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] 1947 – On the night of 14 August 1947, a group of Indian Boy Scouts were in France when the news reached them that their country had become independent.
The governor-general flag of Pakistan was used from 1953 until 1956. 1947–1953: Standard of the governor-general of Pakistan: The flag from 1947 to 1956, the governor-general of Pakistan used a dark blue flag bearing the royal crest (a lion standing on the Crown), beneath which was the word 'PAKISTAN' in gold majuscules.
The flag symbolizes Pakistan's commitment to Islam, the Islamic world and the rights of religious minorities. [20] The flag is flown on several important days of the year including Republic Day and Independence Day. [21] The flag is also flown on the residences and motor vehicles of many public officials including the President and the Prime ...
A poster of Pakistan's ex-prime minister Imran Khan is seen through cables in Lahore on December 18, 2023. Artificial intelligence allowed Khan to campaign from behind bars on December 18, with a ...
The accepted flag now consists of a vertical bicolour green-white-green; the green stands for agriculture and the white stands for unity and peace. [1] [3] On 1 October 1960, the modern-day flag became the first official flag of an independent Nigeria and was raised for the first time in a ceremony by Lieutenant David Ejoor. [1] [2] [4]
He earlier served as the 11th president of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013, the first president born after Independence. He is the widower of twice-elected Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2018 to 2023, and in 2024.
Liaquat Ali Khan, served as the first prime minister of Pakistan after independence (1947–1951). The office of the prime minister was created on immediate effect after the partition and the establishment of Pakistan in 1947; the prime minister existed alongside the governor-general who was the representative of the British monarchy.