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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.
Some listeners misunderstood his accented Urdu as the much informal "Pakistan's in the bag!". [18] On 14 August 1947, Muhammad Ali Jinnah's motorcade was welcomed by shouts of Pakistan Zindabad, Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad and flower petals all along his way from the Governor General's residence to the Constituent Assembly building and back, where he ...
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]
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-e-Takbeer: یوم تکبیر. Yōum-e-Takbīr. Commemorates the Chagai-I and Chagai-II series of nuclear tests. 14 August Independence Day: یومِ آزادی. Yōum-e-Azādī
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 ...
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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.
"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 .