Minar-e-Pakistan is a national monument of Pakistan and is located in Lahore. At this place Pakistan Resolution was passed on 23 March 1940 at that time this place was called Manto Park. In Pakistan resolution Allama Iqbal presented Two Nation Theory and suggested a separate and independent homeland for the Muslims and called this place Pakistan. This resolution helped Muslims to get their independent homeland Pakistan. Eventually they got an independent Muslim state Pakistan in 1947.
Minar-e-Pakistan was designed by Nasreddin Khan a Russian-born Pakistani architect. Minar-e-Pakistan is about 70 meters above the ground. This place is a center point of Lahore all major functions and rallies take place here. At this place Lahore fort and Badshahi Mosque are also situated. Now the management has given a entry point to the fort and Mosque into Minar-e-Pakistans ground. They have also made tracks for horse courts and trains for tourists.
In the construction of the tower they have used white marble for decoration and it also includes the text of Lahore Resolution in Urdu, Bengali and English. In the decoration they have also included Quranic verses and 99 names of Allah and the National Anthem of Pakistan. At some places they have also included speeches of Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Minar-e-Pakistan is the combination of Islamic and national culture. The monument is covered with greenery. This park is also known as "Liberty Tower of Pakistan".
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