Pakistan had been part of the colony of India since the 18th century, firstly as part of the East India Company and then as part of the British Indian Empire. In 1947, the act of independence created the 'Dominion of Pakistan' which covered two different geographic areas known as East and...
Pakistan celebrated 70 years of independence Monday, with military pageantry, fireworks and flag-hoisting, but also reflected on the turbulent and traumatic events that led to the country’s birth. In 1947, British rulers sliced a giant Indian empire into two new countries: a Hindu-majority Ind...
The British Parliament passes the Government of India Act,which divides the country into self-ruling territories, creating a united federation similar to Australia and Canada. But India still does not have the same independence as these countries. 1940 1940 Following markeddifferences between the India...
India was already far along toward some kind of independence by the outbreak of World War II. The manner of Britain’s going was more the issue than that it would happen. The speed and the nature of the withdrawal are debated to this day, as is the rough partition of British India into...
Kashmir is a regional flashpoint that has consistently battered the Indo-Pak relations since their independence from the British Empire. As long as India and Pakistan continue to engage in a row over Kashmir, the U.S. would have a greater opportunity to increase its influence in the region. ...
British imperial historyBritish WorldIndependence in the case of British India occurred at relatively short notice in August 1947, but tying up the loose ends of empire stretched over years. Under these circumstances, the realignment of subjecthood and citizenship necessitated by decolonisation was ...
Pakistan was one of the two original successor states to British India, which was partitioned along religious lines in 1947. For almost 25 years following independence, it consisted of two separate regions, East and West Pakistan, but now it is made up only of the western sector. Both India...
Map of Pakistan Facts & Figures President:Arif Alvi (2018) Prime minister:Shehbaz Sharif (2022) Land area:297,636 sq mi (770,875 sq km);total area:307,373 sq mi (796,095 sq km)1 Population (2022 est.):242,923,845 (growth rate: 1.95%); birth rate: 26.48/1000; infant mortality...
The subcontinent remained a colony of the British Empire from 1858–1947 CE, so the Gregorian calendar was introduced to the subcontinent around the mid-19th century. After Pakistan gained its independence, it adapted the Gregorian calendar as its official calendar. ...
He went on to serve in the British Indian Army and was awarded in the British Empire Medal. After Pakistan's independence, Faiz became the editor to The Pakistan Times and a leading member of the Communist Party before being arrested in 1951 as an alleged part of conspiracy to overthrow ...