The monument known as Minar-e-Pakistan was erected at the site of the passing of Lahore Resolution. Lahore Resolution was passed on 23 March 1940 by the All India Muslim League at Minto Park, Lahore. It called for separate state(s) in the Muslim majority areas of the Indian subcontinent. This monument was designed by Nasreddin Murat-Khan, and he donated his architect's fee to its construction. The project started in 1959 and was completed in 1968.