Sir Sikandar Hayat, a Unionist leader and the then the Chief Minister of the Punjab, tried to persuade Quaid-i-Azam to postponed the Lahore session of the Muslim League but failed to convince the latter. March 19 and 20 , 1940 , Lahore was essentially operating under emergency laws; the government imposed a curfew, censored the news, and banned public processions and speeches. Shops were forcefully closed and section 144, which prohibited the gathering of five or more persons in any street, lane, or public place within the limits of the Lahore Municipality was highly enforced. Quaid-i-Azam, reached Lahore on March 21, and went straight from the railway station to Mayo Hospital to enquire about the health of the wounded Khaksars. By doing so Quaid-i-Azam handled the controversial issue well and without annoying the Khaksars managed to hold the Muslim League session on the planned date and time. The Punjab Police Intelligence had also appreciated Jinnah’s tactics and farsightedness. Sikander Hayat reached the railway station to greet him but Jinnah’s expressions were stern and he ignored him. Due to section 144, Jinnah postponed the procession as not to violate law and order situation in Lahore. The people in thousands were waiting for their leader outside the Railway Station at Lahore, while the streets were decorated to show love and devotion for Jinnah who was requested by a group of students to let them enter without tickets as they were not having money. Jinnah smiled and allowed the students to enter Minto Park,Lahore. In the first session held on 22nd March 1940 presided over by Quaid-i-Azam, Nawab Shah Nawaz Khan Mamdot rejected the political system which had established authority of the Hindus in internal and the British in external affairs. The spiritual, financial, cultural, social and political differences between the Muslims and non-Muslims were fundamental and deep-rooted which had maintained the dividing line between the two throughout the centuries. After experiencing a close interaction of thousand years, both the communities never merged into each other and continued to remain separate and distinct. Merely the democratic constitution could not unite them forcibly. Binding them to such a system was an un-natural and artificial effort of the British in the guise of the democratic system. Today, Pakistan is not a dream , it has carved into a reality! Once a strategy, it then became the only destiny for over 200 million people. The Lahore resolution was named as Pakistan Resolution by its opponents, mostly Hindus newspapers highlighted the resolution as the conspiracy to divide India as Pakistan. Minar-e-Pakistan, an Iconic Monument in Lahore to commemorate Lahore Resolution ,it has the impression of the eyes which longed , which dreamt to the creation of Pakistan. On this day, let’s find out what actually was proposed in the Pakistan Resolution, let’s revisit the document in today’s circumstances and rethink. Have we done enough to achieve what was envisioned by our founding fathers for people living in Pakistan? The Journey goes on as Pakistan is the land of Dilbars and Dilawars Happy Pakistan Day
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