NEW DELHI: March 23, which is celebrated as "Pakistan Day", is seeing a tug of war between liberals and hawks on what the occasion stands for.
Former Pakistani Senator Farhatullah Babar, in a tweet, said: "Originally March 23 was 'Republic Day' to celebrate Pakistan becoming a republic, adopting 1st Constitution in 1956. Pride in democracy. During fist military rule in 1958 it was changed to 'Pakistan Day' to showcase military might. Hollow sound & fury no substitute to democracy."