Minar-e-Pakistan

Minar-e-Pakistan (; ) is a national monument located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The tower stands in the Greater Iqbal Park, an urban park in Lahore. The tower was built during 1960–1968 on the site where on 23 March 1940, the All-India Muslim League passed the Lahore Resolution which was later called the Pakistan Resolution – the first official call for a separate and independent homeland for the Muslims of British India, as espoused by the two-nation theory. The resolution eventually helped lead to the creation of Pakistan in 1947.

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Monument.name: Minar-e-Pakistan
Monument.native_name: مینارِ پاکستان
Monument.image: Minar e Pakistan 2021.jpg
Monument.caption: Minar-e-Pakistan (2021)
Monument.location: Greater Iqbal Park, Circular Road, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Monument.designer: Nasreddin Murat-Khan
Monument.type: National monument
Monument.material: Reinforced concrete, marble, stone, steel
Monument.width: (diameter)
Monument.dedicated_to: Lahore Resolution (Pakistan Resolution)
Monument.extra_label: Status
Monument.extra: National Tower of Pakistan

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Image: Minar e Pakistan.jpg
Height: 62

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Commons category: Minar-e-Pakistan
inception: 1968-10-21
date of official opening: 1968-10-21

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Construction
Design
Structure
Inscriptions
Significance
Notable visits and events
Gallery
See also
Bibliography
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==Construction== thumb|left|150px|The original foundation stone of Minar-e-Pakistan On 23 March 1960, the foundation stone of the tower was laid by Akhter Husain, the then–governor of West Pakistan. The construction of the tower took eight years, and was completed on 22 March 1968 at an estimated cost of seven million Pakistani rupees. The money was collected by imposing an additional tax on cinema and horse racing tickets at the demand of the governor.