By: Lalani H.R. No. 531
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, March 23, 2023, is Pakistan Day, and this occasion
provides a fitting opportunity to commemorate the 83rd anniversary
of the Lahore Resolution and to welcome those visiting the State
Capitol in observance of the day; and
WHEREAS, A milestone in Pakistan's struggle for
independence, the Lahore Resolution was presented on March 23,
1940, by the All-India Muslim League at its annual public session in
Lahore; it supported the creation of a homeland in Muslim-majority
provinces in British India; and
WHEREAS, The 23rd of March is now marked as Pakistan Day to
celebrate the passage of this resolution; and
WHEREAS, The adoption of the Lahore Resolution represented a
galvanizing moment in a long, evolutionary political process, which
ultimately led to the establishment of the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan as the world's first Islamic republic; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate Pakistan Day and recognize all those
who are visiting the State Capitol on March 23, 2023, in honor of
this special day.