Independence Day (Pakistan)

Independence Day of Pakistan یوم آزادی
The flag of Pakistan hoisted at the mount of the Pakistan Monument in Islamabad.
Official name	Independence Day of Pakistan
Also called	Youm-e-Azaadi
Observed by	Pakistan
Type	National holiday
Significance	Commemorates the independence of Pakistan
Celebrations	Flag hoisting, parades, award ceremonies, singing patriotic songs and the national anthem, speeches by the president and prime minister, entertainment and cultural programs
Date	14 August
Next time	14 August 2017 (2017-08-14)
Frequency	Annual

Independence Day (Urdu: یوم آزادی‎; Yaum-e Āzādī), observed annually on 14 August, following its first observance on that day in 1947 (the day before the partition of India officially took effect), is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the occasion of Pakistan's creation and was declared a sovereign nation following the partition of India on 15 August 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement which aimed for the creation of a separate Muslim state by partition of the north-western and north-eastern regions of undivided India. The movement was led by the All-India Muslim League under the leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. This was facilitated by the British parliament passing the Indian Independence Act 1947, thereby giving recognition to the new Dominion of Pakistan (later the Islamic Republic of Pakistan) which comprised West Pakistan (present-day Pakistan) and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). In the Islamic calendar, the day of independence coincided with Ramadan 27, the eve of which, being Laylat al-Qadr, is regarded as sacred by Muslims.