Pakistan Day (Urdu: یومِ پاکستان, lit. Yaum-e-Pakistan) observed on 23rd March is a national holiday in Pakistan primarily commemorating the adoption of the first Constitution of Pakistan during the transition of the Dominion of Pakistan to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on 23 March 1956 making Pakistan the world's first Islamic republic, which remains a member state of the Commonwealth of Nations. The day also celebrates the adoption of the Lahore Resolution by the Muslim League at the Minar-e-Pakistan (lit. Pakistan Tower) which called for the creation of an independent sovereign state derived from the provinces with Muslim majorities located in the North-West and East of British India (excluding autonomous princely States) on 23 March 1940.
The day is celebrated annually primarily by Government officials and
army staff throughout the country and is a public holiday for civilians. While
civilians do not celebrate the public holiday, the Pakistan Armed Forces usually
hold a military parade to celebrate both the passing of the Lahore Resolution in
1940 and the Constitution of Pakistan of 1956.
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