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The Irony of 23rd March

Pri­or to March 1956, Pak­istan nev­er cel­e­brat­ed March 23 and there nev­er was a gazetted hol­i­day on this day. On Feb­ru­ary 29, 1956, Pakistan’s con­stituent assem­bly adopt­ed the first con­sti­tu­tion and on March 2, 1956, a res­o­lu­tion was passed by the same assem­bly to com­mem­o­rate March 23 as repub­lic day. The chief guest at the […]