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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.
In a speech in 1940, two years after the death of Iqbal, Jinnah expressed his preference for implementing Iqbal's vision for an Islamic Pakistan even if it meant he himself would never lead a nation. Jinnah stated, "If I live to see the ideal of a Muslim state being achieved in India, and I was then offered to make a choice between the works of ...
The Fourteen Points of Jinnah were proposed by Muhammad Ali Jinnah in response to the Nehru report.It consisted of four Delhi proposals, the three Calcutta amendments, demands for the continuation of separate electorates and reservation of seats for Muslims in government services and self-governing bodies.
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
14 August 1973 1 year, 237 days Pakistan People's Party – [2] 5 Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (1904–1982) 14 August 1973 16 September 1978 5 years, 33 days Pakistan People's Party: 1973 6: Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924–1988) 16 September 1978: 17 August 1988 † 9 years, 336 days Military — 7 Ghulam Ishaq Khan (1915–2006) 17 August 1988 18 July 1993
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.
Simple English; سنڌي; Slovenčina ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year ... Independence Day celebrates the independence of Pakistan from the United Kingdom ...
The Nishan-e-Haider was established by the Government of Pakistan and named after Ali on 14 August 1947, [citation needed] the year that Pakistan became a republic. It was applied retrospectively from the date of Pakistan's independence on 14 August 1947. It is Pakistan's highest award and takes precedence over all military and civil awards.