Pakistan Day or Pakistan Resolution Day, also Republic Day, is a national holiday in Pakistan commemorating the Lahore Resolution passed on 23 March 1940 and 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. A Republic Day parade by the armed forces is often part of the celebrations.

1. Pakistan Day
Pakistan Day or Pakistan Resolution Day, also Republic Day, is a national
holiday in Pakistan commemorating the Lahore Resolution passed on 23 March 1940 and 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. A Republic Day parade by the armed forces is often part of the celebrations.

2. The day celebrates the adoption of the Pakistan resolution by the Muslim League at the Minar-e-
Pakistan (lit. Pakistan Tower) that called for establishing an independent federation comprising
provinces with Muslim majority located in north-western and north-eastern region of British
controlled territories in India (excluding autonomous princely States) on 23 March 1940. On this
day a resolution was passed saying that Muslims in India wanted independence and separate
homeland and they were persecuted in India. Since then, the day is celebrated annually
throughout the country as a public holiday. The Pakistan Armed Forces usually hold a military
parade to celebrate the event.
How to Celebrate
The main celebration is held in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. The President of Pakistan is
usually the Chief Guest; also the attended in public are Prime Minister of Pakistan alongside
the Cabinet ministers, military chiefs of staff, and chairman joint chiefs.
A full inter-services joint military parade is rehearsed and broadcast live by the news media in all
over the country. Pakistan military inter services also shows a glance of its power and
capabilities during this parade.
The celebrations regarding the holiday include a full military and civilian parade in the capital,
Islamabad. These are presided by the President of Pakistan and are held early in the morning.
After the parade, the President confers national awards and medals on the awardees at
the Presidency. Wreaths are also laid at the mausoleums of Muhammad Iqbal and Muhammad
Ali Jinnah founder of Pakistan. In very rare times and significance, foreign dignitaries have been
invited to attend the military parade.
In the United States, while New York City has celebrated North America's largest Pakistan Day
parade for decades, New Jersey's first annual Pakistan Day parade was held on August 16, 2015,
in Edison and Woodbridge, New Jersey.
Origins
The British plan to partition Indian subcontinent into two dominion- India and Pakistan was
announced on 3 June 1947. In the event Pakistan was created on 14 August 1947 and Indian
independence came a day later. Pakistan was immediately identified as migrant state born amid
bloodshed. Muhammad Ali Jinnah the founder of Pakistan became first Governor General of

3. Pakistan and Mr. Liaqat Ali Khan, The first Prime Minister of Pakistan. The Indian Act of 1935
provided the legal framework for Pakistan until 1956, when the state passed its own
constitution. While Pakistan's Independence Day celebrates its freedom from British Rule, the
Republic Day celebrates of coming into force of its constitution.
Works and efforts by Basic Principles Committee drafted the basic outlines of the constitution in
1949.[12] After many deliberations and years of some modifications, the first set of the
Constitution of Pakistan was enforced in the country on 23 March 1956. This marked the
country's successful transition from Dominion to Islamic Republic. The Governor-General was
replaced with President of Pakistan as ceremonial head of state. Initially it was called Republic
day but after Ayub Khan's takeover its name was changed to Pakistan day due to the end of
democracy in Pakistan.