Pakistan and March 23
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March 23 is a significant date for Pakistan in two respects. In 1940
on this date, the All-India Muslim League moved a resolution in its
annual session in Lahore that demanded the establishment of a
separate homeland for the Muslims of British India. This
substituted the Muslim League’s earlier demand for constitutional
guarantees in a federal system for the protection and advancement
of Muslim identity, rights and interests. In 1956, on this date,
Pakistan’s first constitution, approved by the second Constituent
Assembly, was implemented which declared Pakistan to be an
Islamic Republic with a parliamentary system of government,
incorporating all the basic features of a democratic political system.
For a couple of years, March 23 was celebrated as Republic Day.
However, the 1956 constitution was abolished as a result of the
