Pakistan Day
Pakistan Day (Urdu: یوم پاکستان, lit. Yaum-e-Pakistan) or Pakistan Resolution Day, also Republic Day, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It is celebrated on 23 March each year. It is the anniversary of the commemoration of the choosing the name "Pakistan" by Choudhary Rahmat Ali.
| Pakistan Day یوم پاکستان | |
|---|---|
 Two JF-17 Thunder fighter jets flown at the Joint Inter-Services parade in Islamabad on 23 March 2007. | |
| Official name | Urdu: یوم پاکستان lit. Yaum-e-Pakistan[Note 1] |
| Observed by |  Pakistan |
| Significance | Commemoration of Pakistan Resolution and Constitution |
| Date | 23 March |
| Celebrations | Full Joint Inter-Services military parade, conferring of national decorations |
| Observances | Pakistan (Diplomatic missions of Pakistan in other countries) |
Notes
- Official name is (Urdu: Urdu: یوم پاکستان, lit. Yaum-e-Pakistan) or Pakistan Day in English. The day also commemorates The Pakistan Resolution Day, Republic Day (Urdu: يوم جمهوريه) or as Joint Inter-Services parade. Unofficially, the day is also known as 23 March
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