Pakistan's Independence Day on August 14 could be considered a double day of liberation. Muslim Indians also fought for freedom from British rule and later rearmed to fight for their own nation-state, present-day Pakistan – once part of the Indian subcontinent. After the British suppressed the Indian Rebellion in 1857, the Crown assumed full control during the British Raj period. This lasted until the independence of Pakistan in 1947. The Mountbatten Plan separated Pakistan (consisting of West and East Pakistan) from India, creating an independent Muslim nation. In 1971, East Pakistan gained its own independence and became known as Bangladesh. Today, West Pakistan is known simply as Pakistan. The main Independence Day ceremony is held in Islamabad, where the national flag is hoisted on the Parliament and Presidency buildings. This is followed by the National Anthem and widely broadcast and televised speeches by the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan. Pakistan Independence Day is a public holiday in Pakistan. 2021 is the country's 74th Independence Day. WHEN IS PAKISTAN INDEPENDENCE DAY 2022? "Unity, Faith and Discipline" is the guiding principle and national motto of Pakistan. The country celebrates Independence Day on August 14. HISTORY OF PAKISTAN INDEPENDENCE DAY The creation of Pakistan is a stunning and quite unique event in modern history. Pakistan, India and Bangladesh were originally part of one giant territory called the Indian subcontinent. Ever since the religion of Islam was introduced and adopted in the subcontinent, peace has been disturbed due to clashes and oppression of Muslims by Hindus. To protect the Muslim minority, intellectual ideas and philosophies were set in motion after the War of Independence in 1857. Circumstances were not favorable to the Muslim community, but with courage and faith, the oppressed Muslims living in the subcontinent were successful in realizing their dreams of freedom. In 1906, the All India Muslim League was founded and on 1 October of that year, the first delegation of 36 Muslim leaders presented their demand for a separate state for Muslims to the Viceroy of India in Simla. The concept of Pakistan and liberation for Muslims would have remained a dream but for the superhuman efforts and efforts of one man to make it a reality. Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a lawyer and politician who later became the father of the Pakistani nation. Jinnah was the leader of the All India Muslim League from 1913 until the independence of Pakistan. Allama Muhammad Iqbal was another visionary who pushed the idea of Muslim separation from India. In his presidential address on 29 December 1930 in Allahabad, Iqbal proposed the idea. Allahabad Address is now revolutionary in history. The name 'Pakistan' first appeared in a pamphlet called "Now or Never" in 1933.
It was a pretty big day in history. The meeting was attended by prominent Muslim leaders from all over India, and finally a legitimate solution to the centuries old struggle of Muslims for sovereignty and freedom was reached. On February 20, 1947, a turning point came when British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced that India would be granted full self-government by June 1948. After several consultations with the British government and Congress leaders, the last Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, issued the 'June Plan.' Both the Indian Congress and the Muslim League welcomed Mountbatten's plan. In July 1947, the British Parliament introduced the Indian Independence Act. Separate caretaker governments were established for Pakistan and India on 20 July. Finally, the great subcontinent of British India was divided into two countries, India and Pakistan, on 14 August 1947. The section was full of carnage and carnage. From the beginning of the idea of a separate nation for Muslims, Hindu brutality intensified and there was great opposition to Jinnah and other ideas of Muslim leaders to create a sovereign identity for Muslims. Lineages and families were destroyed, and stories of divisions are still collected and archived today. "You are free; you are free to go to your temples. In this Pakistani state, you are free to go to your mosques or any other places of worship. You can belong to any religion, caste or creed - it has nothing to do with the business of the state." - Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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