The 14th of August, Pakistan’s independence day, could be seen as two days of liberation in one. Muslim Indians fought alongside Hindu Indians to end British rule and establish what is now Pakistan on what was once the Indian subcontinent. In 1857, the Indian Rebellion was put down by the British, marking the beginning of the period known as the British Raj, during which the Crown exercised absolute power over India. This lasted until 1947, when Pakistan achieved its independence. Due to the Mountbatten Plan, Pakistan (now divided into West and East Pakistan) is a sovereign Muslim nation state separate from India. Bangladesh is the independent nation that East Pakistan founded in 1971. Pakistan now encompasses both East and West Pakistan.
Islamabad is home to the nation’s capital, where the flag-raising ceremony for Independence Day takes place. The national anthem then plays, and the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan give televised and widely disseminated speeches.
Pakistan Independence Day is a National Holiday in Pakistan.
2022 is the 75th Independence Day for the country.
History of Pakistan Independence Day
The founding of Pakistan is an incredible one, and quite a remarkable phenomenon in modern history.
Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh were historically part of one huge landmass called the Indian subcontinent. Conflict and persecution of Muslims by Hindus have plagued the subcontinent ever since Islam was introduced and adopted there. Immediately following the War of Independence in 1857. Intellectual thinking and philosophies were put into motion to protect the Muslim minority.
Despite the odds, the oppressed Muslims of the subcontinent were able to achieve their goal of independence thanks to their unwavering faith and determination. On October 1 of the same year, 1906, a delegation of 36 Muslim leaders petitioned. The viceroy of India at Simla for a Muslim homeland. This marked the beginning of the All-India Muslim League.
Without one man’s heroic efforts and struggle, the idea of Pakistan and freedom for Muslims would have remained a dream. Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a politician and lawyer who is often regarded as Pakistan’s founding father. Since 1913, when the All-India Muslim League was founded, and up until Pakistan’s independence in 1947. Jinnah presided over the Muslim community in India.
Another foresightful thinker who pushed the idea of Muslim India becoming a separate nation was Allama Muhammad Iqbal. Iqbal first suggested the concept in his presidential address he gave in Allahabad on December 29th, 1930. For all of time, the Allahabad Address has been a game-changer. In a pamphlet published in 1933 under the title “Now Or Never,” the name “Pakistan” was first used.
That day in history was really significant. The event was attended by prominent Muslim leaders from all throughout India. And it provided a valid resolution to the Muslims’ centuries-long fight for independence and sovereignty. The announcement by British Prime Minister Clement Attlee on February 20, 1947, that India will have full self-governance by June 1948 marked a watershed moment. The ‘June Plan’ was announced by Lord Mountbatten, the last viceroy of India. After he spoke with the British administration and Congress leaders.
The Congress Party and the Muslim League in India both supported Mountbatten’s initiative. The Indian Independence Act was passed by the British parliament in July 1947. On the 20th of July, interim governments were set up in both Pakistan and India. On August 14, 1947, the enormous British Indian subcontinent was. Finally divided into the two independent nations of India and Pakistan.
There was a lot of death and destruction during the divide. There has been fierce opposition to Jinnah and the other Muslim leaders’ plans to establish a sovereign identity. For Muslims ever since the concept of a separate nation for Muslims was first proposed. Many families and generations were wiped out, and partition stories are still being recorded and stored today.
You can visit your religious centers whenever you choose. As a resident of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, you are free to visit any mosque or other religious institution of your choosing. It is none of the state’s concern what faith, caste, or creed you practice. Jinnah, Muhammad Ali
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