1.(Placename) a republic in S Asia, on the Arabian Sea: the Union of Pakistan, formed in 1947, comprised West and East Pakistan; East Pakistan gained independence as Bangladesh in 1971 and West Pakistan became Pakistan; a member of the Commonwealth from 1947, it withdrew from 1972 until ...
The roots of the struggle for independence of British India can be traced back to the uprising of 1857 which started off as a rebellion of the British East India Company soldiers but soon took the shape of a freedom struggle and caused a major threat to Company Raj (Company Rule) in an ...
The end of British colonial rule birthed two sovereign nations—but hastily drawn borders caused simmering tensions to boil over. 75 years later, memories of Partition still haunt survivors.
India and Pakistan, two nations born out of British colonial rule, have had strained relations since their independence. Here's a concise timeline of key events. Evolution of India-Pakistan Relations: Indo-Pakistan War of 1947-48: The primary war between India and Pakistan was the 1947-48 ...
India and Pakistan are countries in Asia. Pakistan was once part of India. When India gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1947, it was partitioned into two countries: India and Pakistan. This was done because Pakistan was to be a separate state for Muslims....
A. V. RAO, who for many years has focussed his research interest on cultural features in the clinical picture of depression in India patients, reports some findings in his PH.D. dissertation. R. RAHMAN has studied the socioeconomic characteristics and the symptomatology of depressive patients in...
India's Foreign Trade India's Government Budget Constraint India's Government Expenditure India's grassroots activists India's Health/Medicine India's higher education India's History India's independence India's Industry India's inflation India's Judiciary India's Jurisprudence India...
Pakistan gained independence when the British left India and split the subcontinent in 1947, sparking one of the most violent upheavals of the 20th century. Addressing the ceremony in the capital, Hussain urged the nation to look to the wisdom of its founders when facing the current “hot” ...
Kashmir, the Himalayan region divided between India and Pakistan is claimed by both in full. Since their independence from Britain, the two countries have fought three wars, two exclusively over Kashmir.
VOA Urdu service website as Pakistan celebrates 75 years of independence. In addition, VOA Urdu is exploring Pakistan’s political history with a documentary,"Pakistan: From Independence to Martial Law | 1947 - 1958."The 52-minute video covers the events and political upheavals of the newly bo...