"I have written to Pakistan PM Mr. Nawaz Sharif, conveying my greetings," Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a Tweet. "...It is my firm conviction that all outstanding issues can be resolved through bilateral dialogue in an atmosphere free from terror and violence."
Pakistani troops have boasted recent successes against the Taliban, who aim to establish strict Islamic rule.
The country is still in mourning after December's attack on the army-run high school in the northwestern city of Peshawar. Six gunmen believed linked to the Taliban killed 153 people Astros Dallas Keuchel Jersey , 132 of them children.
Pakistan Day commemorates March 23, 1940, when the Muslim League demanded the establishment of separate nations to protect Muslims in the then British colony of India.