A seminar was organized at Department of History & Pak Studies in connection with 23rd March 1940 Pakistan Resolution.
The chief guest was Vice Chancellor Chancellor Prof. Dr Uzma Uzma. Prof. Dr. Shafique Bhatti (Chairperson, Department of History & Civilization Studies BZU) was the key note speaker. The focal person of the seminar was Ms. Iqra Ashraf (Lecturer, Department of History & Pak Studies). While giving background of the Lahore Resolution, he said that the text of the resolution is the most important founding document of Pakistan. He said that the main points of the resolution included rejection of 1935 Act, demand for grouping of Muslim majority provinces in the East and Northwestern zones and adequate guarantees for Muslims’ rights. He said that dozens of speeches were made during the three day meeting, but 2-hour long speech of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a charter of independence.
In his speech, the Quaid-e-Azam logically presented rationale for Muslim separate nationhood. He said that when Hindus and Muslims belonged to different religious philosophies and cultures, then yoking them together would lead to conflict and destruction. Quaid-e-Azam said that Muslims were a nation according to any definition of nationhood.
