A Pakistan Army parachutist performs during celebrations to mark Pakistan Day in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, on March 23, 2017. Pakistan Day, or Republic Day, is a national holiday in Pakistan to commemorate March 23, 1940 when a resolution was passed in Lahore, now Pakistan's eastern city, to demand a separate homeland for the Muslims of the British Indian Empire. (Xinhua/Saadia Seher)
