The Independence Day of Pakistan (Urdu: یوم آزادی; translated as Youm-e-Azadi), celebrated on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan, commemorating the day in 1947 when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign nation, following the end of the British Raj. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan movement; the Pakistan movement aimed for creation of an independent Muslim state by partition of the north-western region of the Indian subcontinent and was led by All-India Muslim League under the leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The event was brought forth by the Indian Independence Act 1947 wherein the British Indian Empire was divided into two new nations — Dominion of India and Dominion of Pakistan (later "Republic of India" and "Islamic Republic of Pakistan", respectively).
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