A Cambridge University student, Rahmat Ali, coined the name "Pakistan" and launched a movement for its realisation on January 28, 1933. His demand for Pakistan -- the Pakistan Declaration titled "Now or Never" -- led to the Lahore (Pakistan) Resolution seven years later, and to the "creation" of Pakistan on August 14, 1947.

PAKISTAN HISTORY

PAKISTAN PHOTO GALLERIES:   Hasan Abdal: Mughal tomb and garden.  Karachi.   Old Karachi (1917)    Lahore  1: Badshahi Mosque    Lahore 2: Shalimar Garden    Lahore 3: Moghul Tombs (Jahangir, Nur Jahan)    Lahore 4: Museum, Raj    Lahore 5: Daata Darbar  Lahore 6: Anarkali's Tomb   Panja Sahib Gurdwara: Guru Nanak's shrine in Hasan Abdal   Mangla Fort: At Mangla Dam, Mirpur.  Peshawar 1: Mahabat Khan Mosque etc   Peshawar 2: coming soon   Peshawar 3: Old city, British clock tower, etc   Rawat: Ghakkar forts at Rawat and Pharwala.  Rohtas Fort:    Taxila: Buddhist remains in Pakistan    Wah 1: Mughal Gardens   Wah 2: House of Nawab M Hyat Khan (Sir Sikandar's father)
 
OTHER GALLERIES:   INDIA:  Taj Mahal.   Agra.   Delhi, Lucknow.   Tipu Sultan.   OXFORDSHIRE, UK:   The Maharajah's Well. 

'THE HISTORY MAN' COLUMN:  The secret Maharajah.  The Lyalls in India.  Gordon's Passage to India.  Iqbal's Cambridge Centenary.  Time travel.  Oxford's tiger.  Oxford's elephant.  Remembering Arafat.  A grave matter .  Jullundar boy .  Salam the romantic .  Bollywood's Kargil.  Zamir Niazi's Torch.   Wah The Beautiful.  The Batala Phenomenon.  A Grand Tour of Pakistan.  Churchill in Pakistan.   For more articles go to The History Man page.

'CAM DIARY' :   The Allama liveth.   A jinn stole my pen.   Pakistani Cantts.  Lucknow brainteaser.   Ghalib's first love.   Mr Ispahani, I presume.   Bradfordistan.   Letter to Uncle Sam.   The fish that got away.  More at CamDiary.

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