Pakistan
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Pakistan was created, and achieved its independence, on 15 August 1947 as the result of a partition of British India. It consisted of the former provinces of Sindh, Baluchistan, and the North‐West Frontier together with the east of Bengal and the west of Punjab. These were all regions with a Muslim‐majority population. M. A.
Jinnah, the leader of the Muslim League, was the principal advocate of Pakistan. Chaotic conditions at the time of partition also led to at least half a million people being killed in ferocious ‘communal’ violence. Since independence Pakistan has enjoyed a chequered history. Tensions with India have remained high and have led to three wars. East Pakistan seceded in 1971, amidst much bloodshed, to form the independent state of
Bangladesh. Full general elections were not held until 1970 and democratic institutions have remained at risk from military coups.
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INDIA-PAKISTAN WAR CLOUDS LOOM LARGE
News Wire article from: United Press International; 5/20/2002; 700+ words
; ...International via COMTEX) -- India and Pakistan edged closer to direct...its army to consult the War Book, a highly confidential...contains records of previous wars including battle plans and strategies. India said it was entitled...backed by neighboring Pakistan. We will leave no ...
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India-Pakistan war 'a distant possibility'
Newspaper article from: India Abroad; 12/28/2001; ; 700+ words
; Joseph, Josy, Abbas, Shahid K. India Abroad 12-28-2001 India-Pakistan war 'a distant possibility' With India upping the ante by recalling its high commissioner from Pakistan - an act that...
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India-Pakistan war clouds loom large.
News Wire article from: United Press International; 5/21/2002; 700+ words
; ...DELHI, May 20, 2002 India and Pakistan edged closer to direct...army to consult the "War Book," a highly confidential...contains records of previous wars including battle plans and strategies. India said it was entitled...backed by neighboring Pakistan. "We will leave no...
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INDIA-PAKISTAN: WAR OF WORDS INTENSIFIES OVER KASHMIR
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 5/20/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...of India and Pakistan seem to be pushing...carried out by India that threaten...making shrill war noises over...fora, accused India of using military...insurrection. India has accused Pakistan of aiding and...mercenaries from the war in Afghanistan...
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India-Pakistan war of words continues Peace talk chances a long shot; al-Qaida reported in Kashmir
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/29/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...cranked up their war rhetoric after Pakistan test-fired another...warheads into India. The HatfII...said Monday that Pakistan would not start a war, called attacks inside India the work of terrorists...however, that Pakistan would fight back...
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Nuclear nightmare:: India-Pakistan war; Conflict could kill millions, experts say
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 5/30/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...exchange, or even a conventional war, is not inevitable. The...source of two of the three India-Pakistan wars since 1947. But if India launched a military strike...a Kashmiri militant camp, Pakistan probably would feel compelled...
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U.S. tries to avert India-Pakistan war
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 6/2/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...defuse the India-Pakistan crisis: averting a war that could...to pressure Pakistan to stop the...extremists provoking India toward war...Musharraf and India and create...to encourage war, even nuclear...would destroy Pakistan, too. * Half...
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INDIA-PAKISTAN: "WAR" WOULD BE A MISTAKE, SAY OBSERVERS
News Wire article from: Inter Press Service English News Wire; 6/23/1999; 700+ words
; ...Kargil conflict, in India, but calculations could...war is inevitable. "India is seeking to use the...attention to pressure Pakistan to pull out the "mujahideen...was a low-intensity war would force the West...cause of two of the three wars with India. Skirmishes in the ...
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India-Pakistan War Would Have Indirect Impact on South Florida Business.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 6/6/2002; 700+ words
; ...Jun. 6--If India and Pakistan were to engage in a full-scale war, South Florida...indirect impact of an India-Pakistan war could be substantial...drawn into the war, with its production...note that neither India nor Pakistan is a major oil...
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US Looks to Avoid India-Pakistan War
News Wire article from: AP Online; 5/21/2002; ; 689 words
; ...WASHINGTON (AP) _ India and Pakistan should do whatever...can to avoid a war that could destabilize...Tuesday. We call on India and Pakistan to work to resolve...During the Cold War, India called...he asked both India and Pakistan for help in the...
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India-Pakistan Wars
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
India-Pakistan Wars name given to the series of conflicts between India and Pakistan since 1947, when the Indian subcontinent...governing princely states. The 1947-48 War The first war arose over Kashmir...
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Indo-Pakistan War
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Indo-Pakistan War (September 1965) A border conflict between India and Pakistan following an attempt by Pakistan to assist Muslim opponents of Indian rule in Kashmir. Fighting spread to the Punjab, but a UN ceasefire was accepted and by the...
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India and Pakistan, Relations with
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
INDIA AND PAKISTAN, RELATIONS WITH INDIA AND PAKISTAN, RELATIONS WITH. By the end of World War II, upwards of 250,000 U.S. soldiers had spent time in British India. However, both during and immediately after the war, the United States...
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Indo-Pakistan Wars
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
Indo-Pakistan Wars A series of conflicts...and Kashmir . Despite Pakistan's support of the Muslim...Hyderabad joined the Union of India in 1948. Conflict over...Kashmir, situated between India and Pakistan, with a Muslim population...second Indo-Pakistan War occurred on ...
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Pakistan
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
...long-standing war with India over Kashmir began. Jinnah became Pakistan's first governor...The ensuing civil war killed hundreds...millions fled to India. India sent troops to...Bangladesh. West Pakistan was forced to surrender...
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