The day is celebrated in the memory to commemorate the event when the Muslim League adopted the Pakistan resolution at the Minar-e-Pakistan (lit. Pakistan Tower) that called for establishing an independent federation comprising provinces with Muslim majority located in north-western and north-eastern region of British controlled territories in India (excluding autonomous princely States) on 23 March 1940. Since then, the day is celebrated annually at the national level as a public holiday. The Armed forces of Pakistan commonly hold a military parade for the celebration of the event.
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WASHINGTON
— President Donald Trump, fresh off patching up ties with China,
reassured Japan’s leader Friday that the U.S. will defend its close
ally. Together, the pronouncements illustrated a shift toward a more
mainstream Trump stance on U.S. policy toward Asia.
Welcoming Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the White House with a hug,
Trump said he wants to bring the post-World War II alliance with Japan
“even closer.” While such calls are ritual after these types of
meetings, from Trump they’re sure to calm anxieties that he has stoked
by demanding that America’s partners pay more for their own defense.
Abe, a nationalist adept at forging relationships with self-styled
strongmen overseas, was the only world leader to meet the Republican
before his inauguration. He is now the second to do so since Trump took
office. Flattering the billionaire businessman, Abe said he would
welcome the United States becoming “even greater.”
He also invited Trump to visit Japan this year. Trump accepted, according to a joint statement.
Other leaders of America’s closest neighbors and allies, such as
Mexico, Britain and Australia, have been singed by their encounters or
conversations with Trump.
But the optics Friday were positive. After a working lunch on
economic issues, the two leaders boarded Air Force One with their wives
for a trip to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida. Trump and Abe are
scheduled to play golf Saturday.
Their Oval Office meeting came hours after Trump reaffirmed
Washington’s long-standing “one China” policy in a call with Chinese
President Xi Jinping. That statement will similarly ease anxieties in
East Asia after Beijing was angered and other capitals were rattled by
earlier suggestions that he might use Taiwan as leverage in trade,
security and other negotiations.
Although Japan is a historic rival of China, Trump said that his long and “warm” conversation with Xi was good for Tokyo, too.
“I believe that will all work out very well for everybody, China,
Japan, the United States and everybody in the region,” Trump said at a
joint news conference with Abe.
Stepping carefully into Japan’s longstanding territorial dispute with
China over uninhabited islands in the East China Sea, Trump said the
U.S. is committed to the security of Japan and all areas under its
administrative control. The implication was that the U.S.-Japan defense
treaty covers the disputed islands, which Japan which calls the Senkaku,
but China calls the Diaoyu.
Beijing opposes such statements, but Trump’s wording allowed for some
diplomatic wiggle room. The joint statement released later was more
explicit, however, in spelling out the U.S. commitment.
Abe has championed a more active role for Japan’s military. He has
eased constraints imposed by the nation’s pacifist post-war constitution
and allowed forces to defend allies, even if Japan itself is not under
attack.
As a candidate, Trump urged even greater self-reliance, at one point
even raising the notion of Japan and South Korea developing their own
nuclear weapons as a deterrent to North Korea.
He made no similar remark Friday, instead thanking Japan for hosting
nearly 50,000 American troops, which also serve as a counterweight to
China’s increased regional influence. He said freedom of navigation and
dealing with North Korea’s missile and nuclear threats are a “very high
priority.”
There was less agreement on economics.
One of Trump’s first actions as president was to withdraw the U.S.
from a 12-nation, trans-Pacific trade agreement that was negotiated by
the Obama administration and strongly supported by Tokyo.
Diverting from Trump’s stance that the Trans-Pacific Partnership is
bad for America, Abe stressed the importance of a “free and fair common
set of rules” for trade among the worlds’ most dynamic economies.
“That was the purpose of TPP. That importance has not changed,” Abe
said through an interpreter, though both leaders held out the
possibility of a future bilateral, U.S.-Japanese deal.
Trump has also criticized Toyota Motor Corp. for planning to build an
assembly plant in Mexico and has complained Japanese don’t buy enough
U.S.-made cars.
But Abe told U.S. business leaders Friday that “a whopping majority”
of the Japanese cars running on American roads are manufactured in the
U.S. by American workers. That includes 70 percent of Toyotas. Abe said
Japanese business supports some 840,000 jobs in the United States.
That may not be enough for Trump, who is highly sensitive to U.S. trade deficits.
Japan logged the second-largest surplus with the U.S. last year,
behind only China, and there had been some expectation Abe would use the
visit to propose new Japanese investments to help Trump spur American
job growth. There was no such announcement Friday.
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"We
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revealed, sharing a photo from the trip where Maddie saved a turtle on
the road. "She is an animal lover, she has saved things her entire
life."
Faith and Tim are family pros at this point, and talked to ET last
October, where they opened up about their upcoming tour just before
celebrating 20 years of marriage.
"The memories we have created
every time we have gone out have been the best memories of our career,"
Tim said. "And we have two kids in college, what else are we gonna do?"
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The Red Devils best league run this season has been two wins on the trot.
But they have been buoyed by positive results and performances with a 3-1 win in the FA Cup over Derby last week and a 3-0 home victory over Stoke on Tuesday.
Schneiderlin wants Manchester United to go on a good run
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“We are all very
determined. We know this is a big month for us and we want to do well in
all the competitions we’re in, so every game will be massive for us
“Every game is a big game for this football club, especially in our position now.
“We need to look at each game as a cup final and to win every one until the end of the season.
“We can see that the gap is getting a bit bigger but it (the title) is not impossible.
“For
the second part of the season we want to improve our game and win as
many matches as we can to be a contender for the title and be in the
Champions League, because that’s very important to this club.”
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If they can play like they did against Mark Hughes’ Stoke side
every week there is every chance they can do that but there have been
false dawns before under Van Gaal.
At least they have found their scoring boots again as they prepare to face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
United captain Wayne Rooney in particular is on a hot run with seven goals in seven games.
Schneiderlin
said: “He has proved throughout his career that he’s one of the best
players in the world. He has scored so many goals and he has the
(Premier League) record for scoring the most for one club.
“He
always has confidence. Footballers can have some spells without scoring –
everyone has it, even Messi and Ronaldo, so it can happen to anyone.
French ace believes Old Trafford faithful deserve better
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“It doesn’t mean they have lost their talents, it can just happen in life.
Now he’s back scoring goals and he works so hard for the team in every game and has that winning mentality, which is priceless.”
Schneiderlin believes United fans are yet to see his best and he is determined ther do between now and the end of the season.
He
said: “I’m very critical of myself. I want to do a lot better and I
know I can do a lot better, because I think there are things that I
haven’t shown yet.
“I’m working hard every day to improve and I’m
confident I can show my qualities. I had a good spell in October and
November then I had an injury, but I feel better and better as the weeks
go on.
“The expectations here are to be the best and at 100% in
every game and that’s something I relish. I love it. It helps you become
a better player and that’s what I want.”
