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  2. Martyrs' Day (Pakistan) - Wikipedia

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    The significance of Martyrs' Day in Pakistan dates back to the early years of the country's history. Pakistan faced various challenges and conflicts since its independence in 1947, including wars with neighboring India, internal conflicts, and acts of terrorism.

  3. Public holidays in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    Pakistan Day: یوم پاکستان. Yōum-e-Pākistān. Commemorates the Lahore Resolution, which formally demanded an independent Muslim-majority state to be created out of British India. The republic was also declared on this day in 1956. 1 May Labour Day: یوم مزدور. Yōum-e-Mazdoor. Celebrates the achievements of labour. 28 May Youm ...

  4. Martyrs' Day - Wikipedia

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    Martyrs' Day are days observed in or by some countries, incl. the United States, Japan, India, Brazil, Canada and Australia, to recognise martyrs such as soldiers, revolutionaries or victims of genocide. Below is a list of various Martyrs' Days for different countries of the World.

  5. Columbia University student-vets turn out to face down anti ...

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    The “Martyrs Day” participants appeared to be all students, according to witnesses. It was not the first time campus veterans remained calm and collected in the face of vitriol.

  6. Sukhdev Thapar - Wikipedia

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    He is widely known for his assaults in the Lahore Conspiracy Case (1929–1930). [4] He is well known for his role in the assassination of Assistant Superintendent of Police J. P. Saunders on 17 December 1928, by Bhagat Singh and Shivaram Rajguru , the assassination carried out in retaliation for the senior leader Lala Lajpat Rai's horrific death.

  7. Martyrs' Day (India) - Wikipedia

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    On Martyrs' Day the President, ... Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru on 23 March 1931, in Lahore, is recognised as a Martyrs' Day. [5] [6] [7] 19 May

  8. Persecution of Christians in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    In March 2013, Muslims attacked a Christian neighbourhood in Lahore, where more than 100 houses were burned after a Christian was alleged to have made blasphemous remarks. [58] On 22 September 2013, 75 Christians were killed in a suicide attack at the historic All Saints Church in the old quarter of the regional capital, Peshawar. [59]

  9. Kashmir Martyrs' Day - Wikipedia

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    Kashmir Martyrs' Day (Urdu: یومِ شہداءِ کشمیر Transliteration. Youm-e-Shuhada-e-Kashmir [ 1 ] ) or Kashmir Day , [ a ] was a former official state holiday observed in Kashmir in remembrance of 21 Muslim protesters killed on 13 July 1931 by Dogra forces of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in British India .