Pakistan and India Observe 50 Years of IndependenceM, MELSEVIEREncyclopedia of Language & Linguistics
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 ...
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.
This took place as Britain, India’s imperial ruler, was handing back power to its colonies. The fight to gain independence for India was a tense yet tireless one for political leaders such as Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi, Jawarharlal Nehru, who became India’s first prime minister, and Muhamm...
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...
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 In...
India Muslim League, in 1940 he mobilized the political effort that in just seven years won Pakistan's independence. His ultimate authority came not from military power, not from the support of the bureaucracy, and not from constitutional prerogatives but from the political support of the people...
Pakistan and India got independence from the British colonial rule in August 1947. "This is in line with Pakistan's consistent policy of not politicizing humanitarian issues. It is our hope that the Indian side will also reciprocate in a similar manner," the Foreign Ministry statement said. ...
As President Barack Obama congratulated Pakistan on its Independence Day, which also marked the Muslim-majority nation's separation from India, he insisted the U.S. would not abandon the country in its time of need. "We will remain committed to helping Pakistan and will work side by side wit...
On this day in 1947, Pakistan became the world's first Islamic republic when it gained independence from British rule. History of Pakistani Independence Day 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 ...