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Independence Day (Urdu: یومِ آزادی, romanized: Yaum-i Āzādī ), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan.It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence from the United Kingdom and was declared a sovereign state following the termination of the British Raj between the 14th and 15th August 1947.
14 August Independence Day: یومِ آزادی. Yōum-e-Azādī. Marking Pakistani independence and the formation of Pakistan in 1947. 9 November Iqbal Day: یومِ اقبال. Yōum-e-Iqbāl. Birthday of Muhammad Iqbal, national poet of Pakistan. 25 December Quaid-e-Azam Day: یوم قائداعظم. Yōum-e-Quaid-e-Āzam
On 14 August 1947 (27th of Ramadan in 1366 of the Islamic Calendar) Pakistan gained independence. India gained independence the following day. India gained independence the following day. Two of the provinces of British India , Punjab and Bengal , were divided along religious lines by the Radcliffe Commission .
14 August 2023 1 year, 125 days — Pakistan Muslim League (N) Shahbaz Sharif was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan after the successful no-confidence motion against Imran Khan. His nomination was supported by all joint opposition parties who voted to remove the previous prime minister from office, while the recently ousted government party ...
14 August 1973 1 year, 237 days Pakistan People's Party – [2] 5 Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (1904–1982) 14 August 1973 16 September 1978 5 years, 33 days Pakistan People's Party: 1973 6: Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924–1988) 16 September 1978: 17 August 1988 † 9 years, 336 days Military — 7 Ghulam Ishaq Khan (1915–2006) 17 August 1988 18 July 1993
The governor-general of Pakistan ... 14 August 1947 11 September 1948 1 year, 28 days George VI (1947–1952) 2 Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin (1894–1964) 14 September
In the event, Pakistan was created on 14 August 1947 and Indian independence came a day later. Pakistan was immediately identified as a migrant state born amid bloodshed. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, became the first Governor-General of Pakistan with Liaqat Ali Khan becoming the first Prime Minister of Pakistan. The Indian Act ...
The Dominion of Pakistan, officially Pakistan [3], was an independent federal dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations, which existed from 14 August 1947 to 23 March 1956. It was created by the passing of the Indian Independence Act 1947 by the British parliament, which also created an independent Dominion of India.