All stations of Radio Pakistan have chalked out special programmes for Pakistan Day to highlight the significance of Lahore Resolution adopted in 1940 which paved the way for creation of Pakistan.

These include features and impressions of prominent personalities about Pakistan movement.

Live eye-witness account of Pakistan day parade by armed forces will be live broadcast from Parade Ground Islamabad.

A special programme "Sukhi Ghar" will be broadcast in which role of women in democratic struggle and media will be highlighted. A special seminar on "the historical importance of Pakistan Resolution" will be aired. Radio Pakistan news correspondents across the country will feed special news reports regarding Pakistan Day functions, being organized in different cities.

The News and Current Affairs channel has also arranged Marathon Transmission in connection with the day in which discussions, national songs and news reports will be aired.

Background Information: Importance of 23rd March

Resolutions

While approving and endorsing the action taken by the Council and the Working Committee of the All India Muslim League, as indicated in their resolutions, dated the 27th of August, 17th and 18th of September, 22nd of October 1939 and 3rd of February 1940 on the constitutional issue, this Session of the All India Muslim League emphatically reiterates that "the scheme of federation embodied in the Government of India Act, 1935, is totally unsuited to and unworkable in the peculiar conditions of this country and is altogether unacceptable to Muslim India." 

It further records its emphatic view that while the declaration, dated the 18th of October 1939, made by the Viceroy on behalf of HIs Majesty's Government is reassuring in so far as it declares that "the policy and plan on which the Government of India Act, 1935, is based will be reconsidered in consultation with the various parties, interests and communities in India, Muslim India will not be satisfied unless the whole constitutional plan is reconsidered de movo and that no revised plan would be acceptable to the Muslims unless it is framed with their approval and consent."

Resolved that it is the considered view of this Session of the All India Muslim League that "no constitutional plan would be workable in this country or acceptable to the Muslims unless it is designed on the following basic principle."

"That adequate, effective and amanadatory safeguards should be specifically provided in the constitution for minorities in these units and in the regions for the protection of their religious, cultural, economic, political, administrative and other rights and interests in consultation with them, and in other parts of India, where the Musalmans are in a minority, adequate, effective and mandatory safeguards shall be specifically provided in the constitution for them and other minorities for the protection of their religious, cultural, economic, political, administrative and other rights and interests in consultation with them."

Moreover, "the Session further authorizes the Working Committee to frame a scheme of constitution in accordance with these basic principles, providing for the assumption finally by the respective regions of all powers such as defence, external affairs, communications, customs and such other matters as may be necessary." (Proposed (on 23 March) by A.K.Fazlul Haq and seconded by Choudhry Khaliquzzaman (and adopted on 24th). 

"The All India Muslim League views with grave concern the inordinate delay on the part of the British Government in coming to a settlement with the Arabs in Palestine and places on record its considered opinion in clear and unequivocal language that no arrangements of a piecemeal character will be made in Palestine which are contrary in spirit and opposed to the pledges given to the Muslim world, and particularly to the Muslims in India, to secure their active assistance in the War of 1914-1918. Further, the League warns the British Government against the danger of taking advantage of the presence of large British forces in the holy land to overawe the Arabs and force them into submission." (Proposed by Abdur Rehman Siddiqui and seconded by Syed Raza Ali).

Further, "this session of the All India Muslim League places on record its deep sense of sorrow at the unfortunate an tragic occurrence on the 19th March, 1940, owing to a clash between the Khaksars and the Police resulting in the loss of a large number of lives and injuries to many more and sincerely sympathizes with those who have suffered and with their families and dependents."

"The Session further authorizes the Working Committee to frame a scheme of constitution in accordance with these basic principles, providing for the assumption finally by the respective regions of all powers such as defence, external affairs, communications, customs and such other matters as may be necessary. This Session authorizes the Working Committee to take such action in the matter as they may consider proper immediately after the publication of the report of the committee. This Session urges upon the various governments that the order declaring the Khaksar organization unlawful should be removed as soon as possible." (Moved by the Chair).