Pakistan gained independence from British rule on August 14, 1947. Nine years after Pakistan’s creation, the first constitution was implemented on March 23, 1956. March 23 was initially meant to celebrate the adoption of the country’s first constitution and its transformation as a republic. The...
Defence Day in Pakistan is one of the three most important National Days of Pakistan. The other two are:March 23 Pakistan Day– which commemorates the passing of Lahore Resolution AND14 August Pakistan Independence Day– which celebrates the independence of Pakistan from British-ruled India. Celebra...
Kashmir has been a flashpoint in India-Pakistan relations since both countries gained their independence from Britain in 1947. The two nations to emerge from the bloody partition of British India – Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan – both claim Kashmir in full and, months after ...
Jawaharlal Nehru joins and becomes a prominent figure in the Indian National Congress party, which campaigns for independence from the British. He is deeply inspired by Gandhi, whomhe met in 1916. 1921 1921 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, better known as Mahatma Gandhi, becomes the leader of India's...
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...
Pakistan and India have had strained relations since their independence from colonial British rule in 1947 over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. They have fought three wars, built up their armies and developed nuclear weapons. India conducted its first nuclear...
The military has directly ruled Pakistan for more than half of the 75 years since the country gained independence from British colonial rule, and wields considerable power over civilian governments. Sharif, whose government faces spiraling economic woes and is struggling to recover from last year’s...
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 ...
with protesters demanding independence from the Saudi state. There was clear hand of Iranian Govt. in both events. In fact the Iranian revolution prompted a Shia uprising in the Eastern Province in November 1979. Saudi Arabia's Shia staged an unprecedented intifada in the towns of Qatif, Saihat...
Thousands of Bengalis lost their lives in the conflict as the Pakistan Army employed brutal tactics to stem the Bengalis’ march towards independence. The military also recruited members of the JI in East Pakistan to form death squads against Bengali intellectuals, journalists and students. ...