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v. t. e. Pakistan has several official national symbols, including a flag, an emblem, an anthem, a memorial tower as well as several national heroes. The symbols were adopted at various stages in the existence of Pakistan and there are various rules and regulations governing their definition or use. The oldest symbol is the Lahore Resolution ...
Youm-e-Takbir. Youm-e-Takbir (Urdu: یومِ تکبیر; lit. The day of greatness) is celebrated as a national day in Pakistan on May 28 in commemoration of Chagai-I and Chagai-II series of nuclear tests. The nuclear tests made Pakistan the seventh nation to possess nuclear weapons and the first in the Muslim world. [1][2][3][4]
Abdul Sattar Edhi NI LPP (Urdu: عبد الستار ایدھی; 28 February 1928 [6] – 8 July 2016) [1] [7] [2] [8] was a Pakistani humanitarian, philanthropist and ascetic who founded the Edhi Foundation, which runs the world's largest ambulance network, [9] along with homeless shelters, animal shelters, [10] rehabilitation centres, and orphanages across Pakistan.
Rashid Minhas was born on 17 February 1951 to Begum Rashida Minhas (1926-2021), at Karachi in a Punjabi Muslim Rajput family [2][3][4][5] of the Minhas clan. Rashid Minhas spent his early childhood in Karachi. Later, the family shifted to Rawalpindi, and shifted back to Karachi. Minhas was fascinated with aviation history and technology.
National. Significance. Honoring the sacrifices of martyrs who lost their lives defending Pakistan. Observances. Commemoration of martyrs, prayers, ceremonies, public gatherings. Date. April 30th. Martyrs' Day, also known as Youm-e-Shuhada, is observed in Pakistan on April 30th every year to honor the sacrifices and bravery of the martyrs who ...
Minar-e-Pakistan. Minar-e-Pakistan (Punjabi: مَنارِ پاکستان, romanized:Manār-e-Pākastān; Urdu: مینارِ پاکستان, romanized:Mīnār-e-Pākistān; lit.'Tower of Pakistan') is a tower located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. [ 1 ] The tower was built between 1960 and 1968 on the site where the All-India Muslim League passed ...
The National Museum of Pakistan was established in Frere Hall in 1951, replacing the defunct Victoria Museum. [2] Frere Hall itself was built in 1865 as a tribute to Sir Bartle Frere, a commissioner of Sind during the 19th century. Once the museum was inaugurated the government of Pakistan deemed it wise to constitute an Advisory Council in ...
Nishan-e-Haider (NH; Urdu: نشان حیدر, lit. 'Mark of the Lion' or 'Emblem of the Lion'), is the highest military gallantry award of Pakistan. [3] [4] The Nishan-e-Haider is awarded posthumously and only to members of the Pakistan Armed Forces. It recognises the highest acts of extraordinary bravery in the face of the enemy in air, land ...