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Blessed be the sacred land, Happy be the bounteous realm, Symbol of
high resolve, Land of Pakistan. Blessed be thou citadel of faith.
National Emblem
Minar-e-Pakistan The Minar-e-Pakistan (Urdu: مينارِ پاكستان; Mīnār-ĕ Pākistān) or Tower of Pakistan is a 60 metre tall concrete minaret in Iqbal Park in Lahore.[13] The Minar was built on the site where the Muslim League passed the Lahore Resolution, demanding the creation of Pakistan. Pakistan now celebrates this day as a national holiday each year under the name of Pakistan Day which is also the day in 1956 when the country became the first Islamic Republic in the world. It was designed by Muhammad Wali Ullah Khan and built by Mian Abdul Khaliq Company. The base of the tower is raised about 4 metres from the ground. The next 13 metres form a sculpted, flower-like base and from this point the Minar tapers as it rises. The base platform is shaped like a five-pointed star and it encloses crescent shaped pools. It is constructed of reinforced concrete, with the floors and walls rendered in stone and marble.
Pakistan Monument
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The Pakistan Flag was designed by Ameer-ud-din Khidwai. The white
represents Minorities and the dark green field represents the Muslim
majority. The crescent on the Flag represents progress. The
five-rayed star represents light and knowledge. 
The
State Emblem of Pakistan was adopted in 1954. The emblem's green
colour and the star and crescent at the top are symbols of Islam,
the religion with which most Pakistani citizens identify. In the
center is a quartered shield, with each quarter containing a major
crop of Pakistan at the time of its adoption: cotton, jute, tea, and
wheat. The floral wreath around the shield is Poet's Jasmine (the
national flower) and represents the Mughal cultural heritage of
Pakistan. The scroll at the bottom contains the national motto in
Urdu, coined by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, which reads from right to left:
(Urdu: ایمان ، اتحاد ، نظم) Iman, Ittehad, Nazm translated as
"Faith, Unity, Discipline".
