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Pakistani share at Independence

Pakistani Share at Independence are land, resources and arms that Pakistan obtained at its independence from British India as a result of Pakistan Movement. It aimed at saving religious and political rights of Indian Muslim.

History


Philosopher Muhammad Iqbal presented a concept of independent Muslim state in north-western British India (now Pakistan). Founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah demanded the partition of British India along religious lines and formation of two independent countries: Pakistan Movement worked alongside Indian Independence Movement, but with a different point of view. As World War II weakened the position of British in India, they agreed to handover powers to Pakistan and India on the night between 14-15 August, 1947. Lord Mountbatten was responsible to divide India and its resources between newly formed states of Pakistan and India.
 * Pakistan:A Muslim majority state
 * India:A Hindu majority state

Land


About one-fifth (1/T5) of total area of British India was received by Pakistan

Balochistan
Baluchistan was divided between different Princely states, Rulers of these princely states joined Pakistan.

FATA
Federally Administered Tribal Areas joined Pakistan as result of referendum in this area.

North Western Frontier Province
North Western Frontier Province joined Pakistan by a referendum.

West Punjab
Punjab was divided between India and Pakistan. Pakistan received West Punjab

Sindh
Majority of Sindh Assembly members favoured to join Pakistan and Sindh became a part of Pakistan.

East Bengal
Muslim League did not demand Bengal in the beginning. It received significant support from Bengalis. East Bengal (now Bangladesh, was awarded to Pakistan because Muslim Members of Bengal Assembly voted to divide Bengal between India and Pakistan.

Wealth
Pakistan's share was Rs. 750 million out of total Rs. 4 billion in the Reserve Bank of India. Pakistan received Rs. 700 million and remaining Rs. 50 million are still not paid.

Army
Army and weapons of British India were divided between Pakistan and India at 36% and 64% respectively.

Conflicts
These conflicts began with independence of Pakistan and are causing problems upto present day.
 * Kashmir conflict is the greatest conflict between Pakistan and India. Pakistan claims Kashmir on the basis of its Muslim majority population (about 77%) while India claims it because Hindu Raja of Kashmir signed an instrument of accession to India.
 * Balochistan conflict:It is an ongoing armed insurgency between Pakistan Armed Forces and Baloch nationalists.
 * Pashtunistan: Afghanistan demands either Khyber Pakhtunkhwa should join Afghanistan or become a independent nation Pashtunistan.