Pakistan Day
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Pakistan Day is a national holiday observed on March 23 to commemorate the Lahore Resolution of 1940 and the adoption of Pakistan’s first constitution in 1956.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pakistan Day Parade | 1 |
| Pakistan Resolution Day | 1 |
| Republic Day of Pakistan | 1 |
| یومِ پاکستان | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national holiday
ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pakistan Day
ⓘ
surface form:
Pakistan Resolution Day
Pakistan Day ⓘ
surface form:
Republic Day of Pakistan
|
| associatedWithDocument |
Constitution of Pakistan 1956
ⓘ
surface form:
1956 Constitution of Pakistan
Lahore Resolution ⓘ
surface form:
Lahore Resolution of 1940
|
| category |
March observances
ⓘ
National days ⓘ Public holidays in Pakistan ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Lahore Resolution
ⓘ
Lahore Resolution ⓘ
surface form:
Pakistan Resolution
adoption of Pakistan’s first constitution ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| dateObserved | 23 March ⓘ |
| firstConstitutionEffect | Pakistan became a republic ⓘ |
| firstConstitutionForm |
Pakistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
|
| flagHoistingLocation |
Parliament House, Islamabad
ⓘ
provincial capitals of Pakistan ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governmentOrganizer | Government of Pakistan ⓘ |
| hasStatus | national holiday in Pakistan ⓘ |
| languageNameEnglish | Pakistan Day self-link ⓘ |
| languageNameUrdu |
Pakistan Day
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
یومِ پاکستان
|
| mainParadeLocation | Islamabad ⓘ |
| mainParadeVenue | Shakarparian Parade Ground ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | live television broadcasts in Pakistan ⓘ |
| militaryParticipant | Pakistan Armed Forces ⓘ |
| monthObserved | March ⓘ |
| nationalSymbolDisplayed | flag of Pakistan ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Pakistani diaspora
ⓘ
citizens of Pakistan ⓘ |
| partOf | public holidays in Pakistan ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
All India Muslim League
ⓘ
surface form:
Pakistan Movement
|
| relatedEvent |
Defence Day of Pakistan
ⓘ
Independence Day of Pakistan ⓘ Iqbal Day ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islamic Republic identity of Pakistan ⓘ |
| significance |
marks Pakistan becoming the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
ⓘ
marks demand for independent Muslim state in British India ⓘ |
| typeOfCelebration |
flag hoisting ceremonies
ⓘ
military parade ⓘ speeches and public events ⓘ wreath laying ceremonies ⓘ |
| wreathLayingSite |
Allama Iqbal’s mausoleum, Lahore
ⓘ
Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstConstitution | 1956 ⓘ |
| yearOfLahoreResolution | 1940 ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pakistan Resolution Day
this entity surface form:
Republic Day of Pakistan
this entity surface form:
یومِ پاکستان
this entity surface form:
Pakistan Day Parade
subject surface form:
Quaid-e-Azam Day