<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" id="mwzA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> becomes the first <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_republic" id="mwzQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Islamic republic">Islamic republic</a> in the world. This date is now celebrated as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_Day#March_23rd_in_Pakistan" id="mwzg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Republic Day">Republic Day</a> in Pakistan.