This time Indians will celebrate their 77th Independence Day on 15th August. But do you know that India’s neighbouring country Pakistan is also celebrating its 77th Independence Day today i.e. on 14th August. Today we will tell you how Pakistan became independent a day before India and where the flag is hoisted in Pakistan.
Pakistan
Pakistan was born with the partition of India. With this, more than 77 years have passed since Pakistan became a country. Do you know why the festival of independence is celebrated in Pakistan today i.e. on 14th August. According to the pages of history, while Pakistan got independence on 14th August 1947, India got independence the next day i.e. on 15th August 1947. However, every year the question arises that how did the difference of one day come in the independence day of two countries which got independence together. But before that today we will tell you that if the tricolor is hoisted at the Red Fort in India, then where is the flag hoisted in Pakistan.
Tricolour on Red Fort in India
Let us tell you that the Red Fort was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan between 1638 and 1648. According to the information, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan had chosen two places for the Red Fort, one of which was Raisina Hill, although the Red Fort was not built there later. Mughal emperor Shah Jahan built the Red Fort as a palace for his capital Shahjahanabad. After the independence of the country, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the tricolor for the first time on the Red Fort on August 16, 1947.
Where is the flag hoisted in Pakistan
This question is often asked on social media that if the Prime Minister of India hoists the tricolor from the ramparts of the Red Fort, then where does the Prime Minister of Pakistan hoist the flag. Let us tell you that the Pakistani Prime Minister hoists his flag in the capital Islamabad on 14 August, on this day the Prime Minister and the President also give speeches on television there.
How did Pakistan get independence on 14 August
According to a BBC report, on August 15, 1947, India got its independence from the British Raj at the cost of two separate nations, India and Pakistan. Both these countries got their independence together, but Pakistan got its independence a day before India on August 14, 1947. Independence Day It was celebrated as a Muslim dominant nation while India emerged as a secular nation.
There are many reasons behind Pakistan celebrating its Independence Day on 14 August. Some historians believe that Pakistan was recognized as an independent country on 14 August, so it is celebrated on this day. One reason is that Pakistan’s standard time is 30 minutes behind India. When it is 12 o’clock in India, Pakistan’s clocks show 11.30 o’clock. It is believed that when the British government signed the Indian Independence Act, it was 12:00 midnight. That means it was 15 August in India and 11:30 pm in Pakistan on 14 August.
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