Minar-e-Pakistan — the “Tower of Pakistan” — is a public monument tower in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, standing in Greater Iqbal Park. It was built between 1960 and 1968 on the site where, on 23 March 1940, the All-India Muslim League passed the Lahore Resolution — later called the Pakistan Resolution — the first official call for a separate and independent homeland for the Muslims of British India. The resolution eventually helped lead to the creation of Pakistan in 1947.
The foundation stone was laid on 23 March 1960 by Akhter Husain, the then governor of West Pakistan, and construction took eight years, completing on 22 March 1968 at an estimated cost of seven million Pakistani rupees. The money was raised by an additional tax on cinema and horse racing tickets. The tower was designed and supervised by Nasreddin Murat-Khan, a Russian-born Pakistani architect and civil engineer.
The tower blends Mughal, Islamic and modern architecture. It stands about 70 metres tall on a five-pointed star-shaped platform enclosed by two crescent-shaped pools. At its base, ten converging white marble plaques carry the text of the Lahore Resolution in Urdu, Bengali and English, along with the national anthem, excerpts from Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s speeches and couplets by Muhammad Iqbal. Minar-e-Pakistan is considered a national emblem of Pakistan and an expression of post-colonial national identity.
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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minar-e-Pakistan (Wikipedia, “Minar-e-Pakistan”, accessed 7 November 2026).
See also: the profiles of Lahore-based singer Maanu and YouTuber Ducky Bhai on Wikipedia Pakistan.
