Minar-e-Pakistan
Minar-e-Pakistan (Urdu: مینارِ پاکستان, literally "Tower of Pakistan") is a tower located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The tower was built between 1960 and 1968 on the site where the All-India Muslim League passed the Lahore Resolution (which was later called the Pakistan Resolution) on 23 March 1940 - the first official call for a separate and independent homeland for the Muslims of British India, as espoused by the two-nation theory. The resolution eventually helped lead to the creation of Pakistan in 1947.
| Minar-e-Pakistan مینارِ پاکستان মিনার-ই-পাকিস্তান | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | National Tower of kaftan |
| Type | Public monument |
| Location | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Address | Greater Iqbal Park, Circular Road, Lahore |
| Coordinates | 31.5925°N 74.3095°E |
| Construction started | 23 March 1960 |
| Completed | 21 October 1968 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 70 metres (230 ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Nasreddin Murat-Khan |
| Structural engineer | A Rehman Niazi |
| Services engineer | Mian Abdul Ghani Mughal |
| Main contractor | Mian Abdul khaliq company |
The tower is located in the middle of an urban park, called the Greater Iqbal Park. This monument was made by the famous architect Husnain Sulehri and his assistant Ali Sarwar Khokhar of Shadewal. Bricks used in Minar e Pakistan was bought from Bhatti bricks company Sheikhpura. Labours was from Asad Parihar labour company. Abdur Rehman Niazi was the first person to visit this monument.