Naval guards pay their respects and take part in a ceremony at the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah before the changing of guards takes place.

The nation celebrates Pakistan Day on March 23 in remembrance of the historic resolution, passed in 1940, which marked the birth of a separate state for the Muslims of the subcontinent. Tahir Jamal / White Star.

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