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Pakistan Resolution Day

Dear Sir,..The nation is celebrating yet another Pakistan Resolution Day on 23rd March, which is
a very momentous day in Pakistan's history. The Pakistanis commemorate the day every year as a
real day of the "making of Pakistan" when a historic Resolution - widely known as Lahore Resolution
was passed.

The Resolution, moved by Maulvi Fazlul Haq and seconded by Chaudhry Khalique-u- Zaman paved
the way for creation of an independent Muslim State. The passing of the Lahore Resolution, which
was dubbed by the Hindu and the British Press as 'The Pakistan Resolution', ended in a great hue
and cry in the Hindu, Sikh and British circles.

It was the resolution, which made the Muslims of India discern their own destiny and spelled out
their destination for a separate homeland and Muslim-State. The resolution not only injected new
blood into the veins of Indian Muslims to speed up their struggle to their destiny but also
rejuvenated heir slow-down political activity for self-determination in the areas where they made a
numerical majority.

Hence, 23rd March is a special day of much significance. This is a day when the idea of a separate
homeland for the Muslims of sub-continent was openly demanded as Pakistan. But in present times,
for most of us, it passes off without so much as a thought regarding the importance of this day.
Unless some drastic efforts are made, this day will be forgotten by the future generations.

As time passes, the necessity of highlighting the importance of this momentous and vital day gets
more significant. It is not too late even now. We can still generate the spirit that was present in the
hearts of Muslims of the sub-continent on that fateful 23rd March 1940.

Keeping in mind the untold sacrifices of the Muslim men, women, youths and children, certainly it is
not 'just another day' in our lives as many people find this day especially boring: Except for listening
to monotonous speeches, watching a symbolic armed forces' parade and national songs on
television. What should be the true spirit of 23rd March? But, unluckily, as a nation we have not
been able to keep the spirit of this day alive and fail to remind ourselves as to why we demanded a
separate homeland when we could have very well lived with the Hindus and Sikhs.

23rd March is a day, which ignited the lights in the hearts and souls of the oppressed Muslim people
of the sub-continent. The need of the hour is to remember the message of the Quaid today, which
told them that they had "to use their brains and not muscles that knowledge is the power to play
with the British and Hindus that they would progress if they stand together and consolidate
politically to defeat the oppressor." It is also about reliving the spirit again on the day and making
sincere efforts to do something for our country. It means a lot to us all.