2025 marks the 78th Pakistan Independence Day.  

“You are free; you are free to go to your temples, you are free to go to your mosques or to any other place of worship in this State of Pakistan. You may belong to any religion, caste, or creed—that has nothing to do with the business of the State.”
Muhammad Ali Jinnah in a speech before the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on August 11, 1947

Crescent and Stars
Issued by Pakistan for the 1st Anniversary of Independence in 1948
Designed by Abdul Rahman Chughtai
 Chughtai was Pakistan’s unofficial national artist. His paintings encompassed
traditional miniature, Mughal, Art Nouveau, Orientalist, and Islamic styles of painting. 
See more of his works here Abdur Rahman Chughtai | Artnet

Note the August 15th date on the stamp. According to the State Bank of Pakistan Museum, there was uncertainty about which date would be declared the official Pakistan Independence Day. It wasn’t settled until 1949, a year after this stamp was designed and issued. SBP MUSEUM & ART GALLERY

Pakistan Independence Day or the 14th August is regarded as one of the six public holidays observed in Pakistan and is celebrated in the entire country. All government and non-government offices, educational institutions, organizations, major markets, post offices remain closed on the Day. In order to prepare and finalize the plans for the celebrations of Independence Day, meetings are usually held in provincial capitals and are attended by government officials, politicians and diplomats. With the beginning of the month August special shops and stalls are set up across the country selling national flags, banners, posters, buntings, pictures of national heroes and many other celebratory items. Homes, private buildings, vehicles as well as street and roads are decorated with buntings and flags. Several organizations, government departments and educational institutions organize sports competitions, seminars, social and cultural activities leading up to Independence Day. In Karachi, for celebration, drives are initiated in order to clean and prepare the Jinnah mausoleum (Mazar-e-Quaid). 
14th August – Pakistan Independence Day – Pakistan Times This is from a larger and interesting article on the day.

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