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K00988 Summary:

BILL NOK00988
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORRajkumar
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSRAubry, Brown K, Burdick, Chang, Colton, Dinowitz, Levenberg, McDonald, Raga, Santabarbara, Sayegh, Sillitti, Weprin
 
 
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K00988 Text:

 
Assembly Resolution No. 988
 
BY: M. of A. Rajkumar
 
        MEMORIALIZING  Governor  Kathy  Hochul to proclaim
        August 14, 2024, as Pakistan Independence Day in the
        State of New York
 
  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to  recognize  and
pay  just  tribute  to  the cultural heritage of the ethnic groups which
comprise and contribute to the richness and diversity of  the  community
of the State of New York; and
 
  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to memorialize
Governor  Kathy  Hochul  to  proclaim  August  14,  2024,  as   Pakistan
Independence Day in the State of New York; and
 
  WHEREAS,  The  Islamic Republic of Pakistan is an ally of this great
State and Nation, sharing deep economic, social, and cultural ties; and
 
  WHEREAS, August 14 is a national holiday in Pakistan,  commemorating
the day in 1947 when British Viceroy and Governor-General of India Louis
Mountbatten  ceremonially  transferred  power  to  Muhammad  Ali Jinnah,
ending centuries of British rule; and
 
  WHEREAS, The transfer  of  sovereignty  was  the  culmination  of  a
decades-long  Pakistan  Movement  for independence, with one of its most
famed leaders being Jinnah, who is regarded as the Founder of  Pakistan;
and
 
  WHEREAS,  The  Pakistan  Movement  had  a profound impact around the
world, inspiring multiple other independence movements; and
 
  WHEREAS, New York City has a deep history of celebrating  Pakistan's
independence,  hosting  the  annual Pakistan Independence Day Parade and
Festival, the largest celebration of its kind in  North  America,  along
with multiple other celebrations across the city; and
 
  WHEREAS, The United States is home to the largest Pakistani diaspora
population in the Western Hemisphere, with over half a million people of
Pakistani descent; and
 
  WHEREAS, Pakistanis have a long history in America, beginning in the
nineteenth  century with people coming in large numbers from what is now
Pakistan to  work  as  laborers,  followed  by  another  major  wave  of
immigration  starting  in  the  1960s,  when  the United States reformed
immigration policy; and
 
  WHEREAS, Pakistani Americans have made immeasurable contributions to
the arts, the STEM fields, business, philanthropy,  academics,  defense,
sports, religion, and government; and
 
  WHEREAS,  There  is a strong desire to foster a mutually beneficial,
bilateral relationship between New York State and Pakistan; and
 
  WHEREAS, Pakistani Americans contribute to all facets of life in New
York City, home to about 50,000  people  of  Pakistani  descent,  living
predominantly in Brooklyn and Queens; and
 
  WHEREAS,  Pakistani  American  New  Yorkers  have  left an indelible
impression on their city, having increased in number by about 70 percent
in the last decade, with the Pakistani national language of  Urdu  being
one of the most commonly-spoken in the city; and
 
  WHEREAS,  The  Pakistani American population on Long Island has also
increased exponentially over the last decade; and
 
  WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is pleased to have  this  opportunity
to  recognize  such events of significance which foster ethnic pride and
exemplify the cultural diversity that  represents  and  strengthens  the
fabric of the people and the State of New York; now, therefore, be it
 
  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Kathy  Hochul  to  proclaim  August  14,  2024,  as
Pakistan Independence Day in the State of New York; and be it further
 
  RESOLVED,  That  copies  of  this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the Honorable Kathy Hochul, Governor of the State of  New
York; Consul General of Pakistan, and various Pakistani organizations in
the State of New York.
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