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A large group of students in school uniforms wave Pakistan's national flags and celebrate in front of the domed mausoleum of Mohammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi.

Photo of the Muslim League

Crowd gathers at night in front of Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore, watching colorful fireworks and blue light beams celebrating Pakistan's independence day.

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A large group of students in school uniforms wave Pakistan's national flags and celebrate in front of the domed mausoleum of Mohammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi.

Celebration at Jinnah's Mausoleum

Students wave Pakistani flags in front of the mausoleum of Mohammed Ali Jinnah during...

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Photo of the Muslim League

Muslim League, 1940

The leaders of the Muslim League, after a dinner party in 1940.

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Crowd gathers at night in front of Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore, watching colorful fireworks and blue light beams celebrating Pakistan's independence day.

Fireworks at Minar-e-Pakistan

People watch fireworks explode above the Minar-e-Pakistan national monument in Lahore...

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