Urdu served as a symbol of Muslim identity and a lingua franca that united Muslims from different regions in their demand for a separate homeland.

Quaid-e-Azam visited Dhaka, East Bengal, in March 1948. During his speech at the Dhaka University convocation, he declared that 'Urdu and Urdu alone' would be the state language of Pakistan. His intention was to create a symbol of national unity, although this decision later became a point of contention in East Pakistan.

The Zakat and Ushr Ordinance, 1980, was introduced during the era of General Zia-ul-Haq as part of the Islamization of the economy. It established a central Zakat Fund and mandated a 2.5% deduction on specific financial assets on the first day of Ramazan for welfare distribution among the 'Mustahiqeen' (deserving poor).

The 18th Amendment inserted Article 25-A into the Constitution, making it the state's responsibility to provide free and compulsory education to all children between the ages of 5 and 16 years.

Maulvi Abdul Haq, known as the Father of Urdu, was born on April 20, 1870. He is remembered for his lifelong devotion to the Urdu language and for his role in establishing the Anjuman Taraqqi-e-Urdu, which became a cornerstone of Muslim cultural identity in the subcontinent.

Faiz Ahmed Faiz was born on February 13, 1911. He is remembered in Pakistan for his deep influence on Urdu literature and his commitment to the struggle for the oppressed. His birth and death anniversaries are marked by literary festivals across the country.

Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah founded the 'Dawn' newspaper in Delhi in 1941 to represent the Muslim League's perspective and to counter the propaganda of the pro-Congress media. It played an instrumental role in conveying the message of the Pakistan Movement to the English-speaking intelligentsia and the British authorities. After partition, the headquarters were moved to Karachi.

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was the first to formally recognize that Hindus and Muslims were two distinct nations with different cultures and religions after the 1867 Hindi-Urdu controversy in Benares. This realization led him to focus on the educational and political uplift of Muslims through the Aligarh Movement, providing the foundational ideology that eventually led to the demand for Pakistan.

Sir Syed Ahmed Khan is credited with being the first to articulate the Two-Nation Theory. After witnessing the Hindi-Urdu controversy in 1867, he realized that Hindus and Muslims were two separate nations with different cultures, religions, and social customs. This theory eventually became the ideological foundation for the demand for a separate Muslim homeland, Pakistan.

The national motto 'Faith, Unity, and Discipline' is originally stated in Urdu as 'Iman, Ittehad, Nazm'. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah emphasized these values as the core strength of the nation. These words are meant to remind citizens that through faith in their cause, unity among themselves, and a disciplined life, they can overcome any obstacle.