The Lahore Resolution, commonly known as the Pakistan Resolution,[1] was the National documentation and a formal political statement adopted by the All India Muslim League at the occasion of its three-day general session on 22-24 March 1940 that called for greater Muslim autonomy in British India. This has been largely interpreted as a demand for a separate Muslim state, Pakistan. The resolution was presented by A. K. Fazlul Huq. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1712, 308 KB) Image Description: This is the Minar-e-Pakistan (the minaret of Pakistan). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2272x1712, 308 KB) Image Description: This is the Minar-e-Pakistan (the minaret of Pakistan). ... The Minar-e-Pakistan, south view (click for hi-res image) . Minar-e-Pakistan, east view The Minar-e-Pakistan is a tall structure of concrete that was built in Iqbal Park in Lahore, Pakistan. ... Muhammed Ali Jinnah, the Great Leader of the Muslim League The All India Muslim League was a political party in British India was the driving force behind the creation of a Muslim state on the Indian subcontinent. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... The flag of British India British India, circa 1860 The British Raj (Raj in Hindi meaning Rule from Sanskrit Rajya) was the British rule between 1858 and 1947 of the Indian Subcontinent, or present-day India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Myanmar, during the period whereby these lands were under the colonial... Sher-e-Bangla (Urdu phrase meaning The Tiger of Bengal) Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq (Bangla:à¦à¦¬à§à¦² à¦à¦¾à¦¸à§à¦® ফà¦à¦²à§à¦² হà¦) (born 26 October 1873-died 27 April 1962) was a famous Bengali statesman in the first half of the 20th century. ...
The city of Lahore is located at latitude 31 ° 35´ N and longitude 74° 13´ E. The city occupies an area of over 2000 km² and is expanding.
Lahore is also identufied with Sanghala, mentioned by Arrian and Curtius, the classical writers, as the stronghold of the Kathaean or Khatri tribe.
Lahore came under Muslim rule in 713 CE when Umayyad Muslim Arab army led by Muhammad bin Qasim conquered Punjab, and the present Pakistan from Kashmir to the Arabian Sea.