There has been some controversy in the Pakistan press about just when Pakistan Day began to be celebrated. The correct answer is that Pakistan Day was celebrated March 23, 1941 and every year since till 1947 as the anniversary of the Lahore Resolution. I do not know if Pakistan Day was observed in 1948. (Jinnah was in East Pakistan arguing with them about Bengali and other issues.)
Photographs of the source documents are below the fold. Clicking on them should lead you to flickr, where larger sizes should be available. One day, I may transcribe them.
Note: 1942 is the only case where we can quibble about whether "Pakistan Day" is inferred from the date rather than from Jinnah's statements.
The source (one of the volumes):
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
Photographs of the source documents are below the fold. Clicking on them should lead you to flickr, where larger sizes should be available. One day, I may transcribe them.
Note: 1942 is the only case where we can quibble about whether "Pakistan Day" is inferred from the date rather than from Jinnah's statements.
The source (one of the volumes):
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
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