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The History of Pakistan prior to its independence in 1947 spans several millennia and covers a vast geographical area known as the Greater Indus region. [1] Anatomically modern humans arrived in what is now Pakistan between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago. [ 2 ]
Controversially, the East Pakistani Army did not interfere in the conflict and this caused anger in West Pakistan against East Pakistan. [100] The war with India was met with disfavor by the United States, which dismayed Pakistan by adopting a policy of denying military aid to both India and Pakistan. [ 101 ]
26 July: The Gazette of India publishes that the first Constituent Assembly of Pakistan was given shape with 69 members (later on the membership was increased to 79), including one female member. 14 August: Pakistan became independent. Quaid-a-Azam took oath as the first Governor General of Pakistan.
The 1st Parliament of Pakistan was the unicameral legislature of Pakistan formed after the partition of India.There were 100 Members of Parliament, including 44 from East Bengal, 17 from West Punjab, 3 from the Northwest Frontier Province, 4 from Sindh, and 1 from Balochistan.
By this time all Hindu members of the Constituent Assembly had migrated to India due to increasing hostility of the Muslim majority towards non-Muslims in the backdrop of the 1st Indo-Pakistani war, 1950 East Pakistan riots & 1953 Lahore riots. The constitution was promulgated on March 23, 1956, making Pakistan an Islamic republic. [9]
Pakistan is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, SAARC, ECO, [301] [302] and the G20 developing nations. [303] President of Pakistan Ayub Khan with US President John F. Kennedy in 1961 [304] Pakistan is designated as an "Iron Brother" by China, emphasizing the significance of their close and supportive relationship. [305]
General elections were held on 25 July 2018, which resulted in the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf winning 156 out of 342 seats. making a coalition government of 177 members including PTI, MQM, BAP and others. On 18 August, he was elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan. On 10 April 2022, a no-confidence vote was conducted and he was ousted from office ...
The Dominion of Pakistan, officially Pakistan [3], was an independent federal dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations, which existed from 14 August 1947 to 23 March 1956. It was created by the passing of the Indian Independence Act 1947 by the British parliament , which also created an independent Dominion of India .