Pakistan’s first constitution was adopted and enforced on March 23, 1956, declaring the country an Islamic republic.

During the 1965 war with India, Field Marshal Ayub Khan was the President and also held the powers of the Prime Minister in Pakistan’s presidential system.

The Government of India Act 1919 introduced the system of diarchy, dividing provincial subjects into reserved and transferred categories.

Pakistan joined the United Nations on September 30, 1947, soon after gaining independence.

The decision to shift Pakistan’s capital from Karachi to Islamabad was made in 1960, with the new city chosen for its strategic location and climate.

The Simon Commission, sent by the British government in 1927 to review constitutional reforms, was boycotted by Indian leaders because it did not include any Indian members.

Lord Dalhousie, Governor-General of India, introduced the Doctrine of Lapse, a policy allowing the British to annex any princely state without a male heir.

The Second Round Table Conference took place in London in 1931, with major political leaders from British India discussing constitutional reforms.

The Lahore Resolution, also known as the Pakistan Resolution, was passed on March 23, 1940, by the All-India Muslim League, demanding a separate homeland for Muslims of the subcontinent.

Maulana Muhammad Ali Jauhar, along with his brother Shaukat Ali, was a principal founder of the Khilafat Movement, which aimed to protect the Ottoman Caliphate and mobilize Indian Muslims against British policies.