Children play before The Minar-e-Pakistan (built 7yrs in advance) to commemorate the Independence.

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The Minar-e-Pakistan is a tall concrete minaret in Lahore meaning Tower of Pakistan. Built on the site where on March 23, 1940, seven years before the formation of Pakistan, this was the first official declaration to establish a separate homeland for the Muslims living in the subcontinent. Children play before it.

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Location: Lahore, Pakistan
Photo credit: © Tom Hanley / Alamy / Afripics
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