August 14 is Pakistan's Independence Day, commemorating the country's independence from British rule in 1947. Key events on Independence Day include raising the national flag at government buildings and performances of the national anthem, as well as parades, cultural shows, and patriotic music across the country. Pakistanis celebrate by displaying the national flag prominently and paying tribute to those who lost their lives during the partition period.

1. Irshad
Solangi

2. 200 Words Essay on 14 August in
English for Students
• gust 14 is observed as Independence Day every year.
This day is celebrated as a national holiday in Pakistan.
• It honours the day when the country gained
independence and was recognised as an independent
nation after the British Raj ended in August of 1947.
The Pakistan Movement, which sought to partition
British India in the north-western territories to create
an autonomous Muslim state, is responsible for the
foundation of Pakistan. Muhammad Ali Jinnah oversaw
the All-India Muslim League, was in charge of the
movement.

3. • he Indian Independence Act of 1947, which granted
the Dominion of Pakistan, made up of West Pakistan
(now Pakistan) and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh),
independence from the British Raj.
• The national flag is raised at the Presidential and
Parliament buildings during the main Independence
Day celebration in Islamabad. The national anthem and
live, televised addresses from politicians come next.
Flag-raising rituals, parades, cultural events, and the
playing of patriotic music are typical festive activities
for the day.

4. • On this day, a variety of award ceremonies are
frequently performed, and Pakistanis fly the flag over
their homes or conspicuously display it on their clothes
and vehicles. It is customary for Pakistani paramilitary
soldiers to trade sweets with their counterparts from
across the border at the international border.
• The main thoroughfares and avenues leading to
Jinnah’s mausoleum in Karachi are lined with national
flags. The Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore, where the
Pakistan Resolution was enacted in 1940, is completely
lighted on the eve of Pakistan’s independence day to
symbolise its significance in the country’s founding.

5. • On this day, the national song is sung along
with the raising of the flag, and patriotic
chants like Pakistan Zindabad are shouted at
various government buildings, schools,
households, and monuments. Popular
performers are featured in musical concerts
and dance shows that are organised both
inside and outside the nation.

6. • Homage is paid to those who perished during
the riots and exodus that followed Pakistan’s
independence in 1947.

7. • The main thoroughfares and avenues leading to Jinnah’s
mausoleum in Karachi are lined with national flags. The
Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore, where the Pakistan Resolution
was enacted in 1940, is completely lighted on the eve of
Pakistan’s independence day to symbolise its significance in
the country’s founding.
• On this day, the national song is sung along with the raising
of the flag, and patriotic chants like Pakistan Zindabad are
shouted at various government buildings, schools,
households, and monuments. Popular performers are
featured in musical concerts and dance shows that are
organised both inside and outside the nation.
• Homage is paid to those who perished during the riots and
exodus that followed Pakistan’s independence in 1947.

8. • e national flag is raised at the Presidential and
Parliament buildings during the main
Independence Day celebration in Islamabad.
The national anthem and live, televised
addresses from politicians come next. Flag-
raising rituals, parades, cultural events, and
the playing of patriotic music are typical
festive activities for the day.