Pakistan, Aug. 15 -- The 14th of August is a day of profound significance for Pakistanis worldwide as it marks the Independence Day of Pakistan. It was a culmination of relentless efforts, visionary philosophy and a resolute struggle led predominantly by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Muhammad Iqbal. Their combined ideological and political legacy, founded on the Two-Nation Theory, laid the foundations for the creation of Pakistan as a sovereign nation.

Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal articulated the idea that Muslims and Hindus in the Indian subcontinent constituted two distinct nations with each deserving the right to self-determination. His 1930 Allahabad address emphasised the need for a consolidated Muslim state as the ultima...