On midnight of August 14, 1947, Pakistan and India attained formal independence from nearly two centuries of British colonial rule and ushered the era of decolonization. Each year Pakistan celebrates its independence on August 14 and India on August 15.

The Independence Day - A Historical Perspective by Dr P Suri Stepping "out from the Old to the New" by Suresh Jaura

Messages to South Asian Outlook

Premier of British Columbia Mr Gordon Campbell (above)	Mr Gurbax S. Malhi, Member of Parliament House of Commons (above)	Mr Gulzar Cheema, MD British Columbia's  Minister of State (above)	Dalton McGuinty, MPP Leader of the Official Opposition (above)
Mr Rajanikanta Verma (above) High Commissioner  of India, Ottawa	Mr Ronen Sen India's Ambassador to Germany (above)	Pakistan Ambassador to the United States, Dr M. Lodhi (above)	Mr Ifthikar A. Arain Consul General of Pakistan, Toronto (above)

Mr C.M. Bhandari Consul General of India Toronto (above)	Mr Ranjit Dheer Mayor of Ealing London (above)	Ms Madeline Ziniak Vice President and Executive Producer CFMT (above)	Bill Roberts, President & CEO of VisionTV (above)

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