"INDEPENDENCE DAY OF PAKISTAN"

Independence Day (Urdu: یوم آزادی‎; Yaum-e Āzādī), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign nation following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement which aimed for the creation of an independent Muslim state by division of the north-western regions of South Asia. The movement was led by the All Indian-Muslim League under the leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnah{Quaid-e-Azam}. The event was brought forth by the Indian Independence Act 1947 under which the British Raj  gave independence to the Dominion of Pakistan {later the Islamic Republic of Pakistan} which comprised West Pakistan{present-day Pakistan} and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh ). In the Islamic calendar , the day of independence coincided with Ramadan 27, the eve of which, being Laylat-at-Qadr,  is regarded as sacred by Muslims.

The main Independence Day ceremony takes place in Islamabad,  where the National flag is hoisted at the Presidential and Parliament buildings. It is followed by the National anthem and live televised speeches by leaders. Usual celebratory events and festivities for the day include flag-raising ceremonies, parades, cultural events, and the playing of patriotic songs. A number of award ceremonies are often held on this day, and citizens often hoist the national flag atop their homes or display it prominently on their vehicles and attire.

                                           

                                             

Mazar-e-Quaid (Urdu: مزار قائد‎), also known as the Jinnah Mausoleum or the National Mausoleum

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                 Minar-e-Pakistan (Urdu: مینارِ پاکستان‎ / Mīnār-i Pākistān, literally "Tower of Pakistan") is a public monument located in Iqbal Park which is one of the largest urban parks in Lahore,Pakistan,Punjab. The tower was constructed during the 1960's on the site where, on 23 March 1940, the All India-Muslim League passed the Lahore Resolution, the first official call for a separate homeland for the Muslims living in the South Asia, in accordance with the two nation theory.The place apparently is the exact spot where the Independence declaration of India, the Purna Swaraj was announced in 1929 after the Lahore session of Indian National Congress  and the then Indian flag was hoisted as there was no demand for Pakistan till then.

Minar-e-Pakistan on Independence day.

               Aerial photo of Minar-e-Pakistan

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The Pakistani flag is green and white. A white crescent moon and a five-pointed star are on a green field; a white stripe by the hoist side represents the nation's minority non-Muslim population. The crescent and star are traditional symbols of the Islamic religion.

The National flag of Pakistan (Urdu: قومی پرچم‎, Qaumī Pārc̱am) was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly on August 11, 1947, just three days before the country's Independence, when it became the official flag of the Dominion of Pakistan.It was afterwards retained by the current-day Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The flag is a green field with a white crescent moon and five-rayed star at its center, and a vertical white stripe at the hoist side. Though the green color is mandated only as 'dark green',its official and most consistent representation is Pakistan green, which is shaded distinctively darker. The flag was designed by Amiruddin Kidwai, and is based on the All Indian-Muslim League Flag.

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