Independence Day of Pakistan

E52870

national holiday public holiday

Independence Day of Pakistan is the national holiday observed on 14 August each year to commemorate the country's 1947 independence from British rule and the creation of a sovereign Pakistani state.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Independence Day of Pakistan canonical	9
Pakistan Independence Day	6
Independence Day (Pakistan)	1
Independence of Pakistan	1
independence of Pakistan	1
یوم آزادی پاکستان	1
یومِ آزادی پاکستان	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T413399 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Independence Day of Pakistan
Context triple: [Pakistan Day, relatedEvent, Independence Day of Pakistan]

A. Pakistan Day
Pakistan Day is a national holiday observed on March 23 to commemorate the Lahore Resolution of 1940 and the adoption of Pakistan’s first constitution in 1956.
B. Quaid-e-Azam Day (25 December)
Quaid-e-Azam Day (25 December) is a national holiday in Pakistan that honors the birth and legacy of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of the country.
C. Independence Day (India)
Independence Day (India) is a national holiday observed on 15 August each year to commemorate the country's freedom from British rule in 1947.
D. Republic Day
Republic Day is a major Indian national holiday celebrated annually on January 26 to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India and the country's transition to a republic in 1950.
E. Republic Day
Republic Day is a national holiday in Iraq commemorating the 1958 revolution that overthrew the monarchy and established a republic.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Independence Day of Pakistan
Target entity description: Independence Day of Pakistan is the national holiday observed on 14 August each year to commemorate the country's 1947 independence from British rule and the creation of a sovereign Pakistani state.

A. Pakistan Day
Pakistan Day is a national holiday observed on March 23 to commemorate the Lahore Resolution of 1940 and the adoption of Pakistan’s first constitution in 1956.
B. Quaid-e-Azam Day (25 December)
Quaid-e-Azam Day (25 December) is a national holiday in Pakistan that honors the birth and legacy of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of the country.
C. Independence Day (India)
Independence Day (India) is a national holiday observed on 15 August each year to commemorate the country's freedom from British rule in 1947.
D. Republic Day
Republic Day is a major Indian national holiday celebrated annually on January 26 to commemorate the adoption of the Constitution of India and the country's transition to a republic in 1950.
E. Republic Day
Republic Day is a national holiday in Iraq commemorating the 1958 revolution that overthrew the monarchy and established a republic.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national holiday ⓘ public holiday ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Youm-e-Azadi ⓘ Youm-e-Azadi ⓘ surface form: Yāum-i Āzādī
basedOn	Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
commemorates	creation of the sovereign state of Pakistan ⓘ end of British Raj in the territories forming Pakistan ⓘ independence of Pakistan from British rule ⓘ
country	Pakistan ⓘ
date	14 August ⓘ
day	14 ⓘ
flagAdoptionRelated	adoption of the national flag of Pakistan in August 1947 ⓘ
flagHoistedBy	President of Pakistan ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
historicalEventYear	1947 ⓘ
keyFigureCommemorated	Muhammad Ali Jinnah ⓘ founding fathers of Pakistan ⓘ
languageOfName	Urdu language ⓘ surface form: Urdu
legalStatus	public holiday throughout Pakistan ⓘ
mainCeremonyLocation	Islamabad ⓘ
mainCeremonyVenue	Aiwan-e-Sadr ⓘ Parliament House, Islamabad ⓘ
month	August ⓘ
nationalSymbolUsed	flag of Pakistan ⓘ national anthem of Pakistan ⓘ
observedBy	Pakistani diaspora ⓘ citizens of Pakistan ⓘ
precededBy	Pakistan Movement ⓘ
publicInstitutionsStatus	government offices closed ⓘ most businesses closed ⓘ schools closed ⓘ
relatedHoliday	Defence Day of Pakistan ⓘ Pakistan Day ⓘ
relatedTo	Dominion of Pakistan ⓘ Partition of India ⓘ
speechDeliveredBy	Prime Minister of Pakistan ⓘ
theme	freedom ⓘ national unity ⓘ patriotism ⓘ
typicalActivity	cultural events ⓘ decorating buildings with lights ⓘ display of national flags ⓘ fireworks ⓘ flag hoisting ceremonies ⓘ parades ⓘ patriotic songs ⓘ speeches by political leaders ⓘ
yearEstablished	1947 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pakistan Day → relatedEvent → Independence Day of Pakistan ⓘ

Pakistan Civil Service → formedAfter → Independence Day of Pakistan ⓘ

this entity surface form: Independence of Pakistan

Pakistan (Provisional Constitution) Order 1947 → relatedTo → Independence Day of Pakistan ⓘ

this entity surface form: independence of Pakistan

Quaid-e-Azam Day (25 December) → relatedTo → Independence Day of Pakistan ⓘ

subject surface form: Quaid-e-Azam Day

this entity surface form: Independence Day (Pakistan)

Allama Iqbal’s mausoleum, Lahore → associatedWithEvent → Independence Day of Pakistan ⓘ

Defence Day of Pakistan → relatedHoliday → Independence Day of Pakistan ⓘ

Pakistani diaspora → celebrates → Independence Day of Pakistan ⓘ