Mohammed Ali Jinnah23 March 1940
The Lahore Resolution is adopted, its principles form the foundation for Pakistans first constitution
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The Lahore Resolution is adopted, its principles form the foundation for Pakistans first constitution
A political statement adopted by the All India Muslim League during the three-day general session calls for greater Muslim autonomy in British India, largely interpreted as a demand for a separate Muslim state, Pakistan
At Lahore the League formally recommitts itself to creating an independent Muslim state called Pakistan, including Sindh, Punjab, the North West Frontier Province and Bengal, that would be "wholly autonomous and sovereign".
The "Pakistan resolution" is adopted as the main goal of the party, the resolution is rejected outright by the Congress. Pledges support for the British war effort.
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