Lahore Conference
The Lahore Resolution (Urdu: قرارداد لاھور, Qarardad-e-Lahore), commonly known as the Pakistan Resolution (Urdu: قرارداد پاکستان, Qarardad-e-Pakistan), was a formal political statement adopted by the Muslim League on the occasion of its three-day general session on March 22–24, 1940 that called for the creation of 'independent states' for Muslims in British India. The constituent units of these states were to be autonomous and sovereign. This was later interpreted as a demand for a separate Muslim state, Pakistan. The resolution was presented by A. K. Fazlul Huq.
Although the name "Pakistan" had been proposed by Choudhary Rahmat Ali in his Pakistan Declaration in 1933, Muhammad Ali Jinnah and other leaders had kept firm their belief in Hindu-Muslim unity. However, the volatile political climate and sidelining of Muslims by Indian National Congress showed the future of the Muslims in the subcontinent not so bright and gave the idea stronger backing.
Read more about Lahore Conference: Background, Proceedings, The Statement, Pakistan Resolution in The Sindh Assembly, Commemoration
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