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Pakistan Day to be celebrated on March 23

On this day, the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent pledged to create an independent homeland, where they could live in accordance with their religious and cultural values.

From 22 to 24 March, 1940, the All India Muslim League held its annual session at Minto Park, Lahore. The session proved to be historical.

On the first day of the session, father of the Pakistani nation, Muhammad Ali Jinnah narrated the events of the last few months. And then in an off the cuff speech he presented his own solution of the Muslim problem in India. He said that the problem of India was not of an inter-communal nature, but clearly an international one and must be treated as such.

Read entire article at Tehran Times