On March 22, 1940, while addressing the All India Muslim League annual session, the Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah formally declared the two-nation theory for Muslims living in the Indian subcontinent.
On March 23, 1940, Lahore Resolution, now known as the Qarardad-e-Pakistan, was presented in the same annual session by Maulvi Fazal-ul-Haq and was adopted by a large majority .