Pakistan since Independence: An Historical Analysis

From: The Muslim World | Date: July 1, 2003| Author: Ahsan, Abdullah | Copyright information

Pakistan as an independent nation-state came into existence in August 1947, in response to Muslim demand for a separate nation for Muslims in Hindu majority British India. Prior to the British rule in India, Muslims had migrated from West and Central Asia and many indigenous Hindustanis, as they were known at that time, accepted Islam; the community flourished and established a rule over India that lasted almost a thousand years.1 Muslims vehemently opposed the British penetration into India,...

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