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Pakistan Day (Urdu: یومِ پاکستان, lit. Yaum-e-Pakistan) 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. [1]
The celebrations with the start of Spring season 23: March: Pakistan Day: Republic Day and to commemorate the Lahore Resolution: 28: May: Youm-e-Takbir: Celebrated in commemoration of the first Nuclear test 14: August: Independence Day: Celebrated to commemorate the day when Pakistan gained Independence in 1947: 6: September: Defence Day
Its headquarters is in the Wayne RESA Education Center in Wayne. [2] [3] It provides services such as group purchasing, computer service, and staff development. Its service sector covers 33 local school districts having approximately 20,000 teachers and 400,000 students. As of 2021 the superintendent of Wayne RESA is Dr. Daveda Colbert.
Pakistan holidays are celebrated according to the Islamic or local Pakistani calendars for religious and civil purposes, respectively. Religious holidays such as Eid are celebrated according to the Islamic calendar whereas other national holidays such as Labour Day, [1] Pakistan Day, Independence Day, and Quaid-e-Azam Day are celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar.
The 2021 Pakistan Day Parade was postponed due to "inclement weather and rain" and was rescheduled to March 25. [12] In early March 2023, it was announced that the 2023 Pakistan Day Parade will be held in a limited scale at Aiwan-e-Sadar due to the ongoing economic crisis in the country. [13]
Various processions take place in Lahore to celebrate the festival. [10] According to Nestorovic (2016), hundreds of thousands of people gather at Minare-Pakistan, Lahore, between the intervening night of 11th and 12th Rabi' al-awwal of the Islamic calendar. [11] The festival was declared a national holiday in Pakistan in 1949. [12] Muharram
Pakistan Day [5] (23 March): A military parade takes place to commemorate the anniversary of the Pakistan Resolution passed on March 23, 1940. Independence Day (14 August): Meetings, processions, rallies, decorations, and illustrations. Defence Day [5] (6 September): Parades and exhibitions of military equipment. Visits to the war memorials.
March 23 – Pakistan Day being observed today: Pakistan Day is being observed today (Thursday) with determination to strive harder for the country's prosperity, stability and security. The day will dawn with 21-gun salute in the federal capital and 19- gun salute in provincial capitals. Prayers will be offered for the country's progress and ...