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The result was the Pakistan Armed Forces surrender to the liberation forces upon which 93,000 Pakistani soldiers and officers became POWs, the largest since World War II. The official war ended in just under nine months on 16 December 1971, with Pakistan losing its eastern part, which became Bangladesh.
Pakistan declined an invitation to America's 'Summit for Democracy' under the Biden administration. [150] During the 2022 Pakistani constitutional crisis, Imran Khan blamed the US officials Donald Lu and named the United States as the country in question over a "threatening letter", warns American "regime change" led to his downfall. [151]
When World War II ended, the Muslim League's push for the Pakistan Movement and Gandhi's efforts for Indian independence intensified the pressure on Prime Minister Churchill. [33] Given the rise of American and Russian dominance in world politics and the general unrest in India, Wavell called for general elections to be held in 1945. [33]
Since its establishment in 1947, Pakistan has been involved in numerous armed conflicts, both domestically and internationally.Historically and presently, the primary focus of its military operations has been on neighboring India, with whom Pakistan has fought four major wars, as well as the Siachen conflict, frequent border skirmishes, and standoffs.
By 1893, all modern Pakistan was part of the British Indian Empire, and remained so until independence in 1947. [140] Under the British, modern Pakistan was mostly divided into the Sind Division, Punjab Province, and the Baluchistan Agency. There were various princely states, of which the largest was Bahawalpur.
Four nations (India, Pakistan, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Burma) that gained independence in 1947 and 1948. The Partition of India came in 1947 with the sudden grant of independence. [1] It was the intention of those who wished for a Muslim state to have a clean partition between independent and equal "Pakistan" and "Hindustan" once independence ...
A subset of Founding Fathers of Pakistan met in Lahore in 1940 to discuss the idea of Pakistan. The Founders and activists of the Pakistan Movement, also known as Founding Fathers of Pakistan (Urdu:بانیانِ پاکستان; Romanization lit.:bəŋɨaɪaɪ-e-Pəkɨstəŋ), were the political leaders and statespersons who participated in the success of the political movement, following the ...
15 September: The September 11 attacks in America result in Pakistan agreeing to cooperate with the campaign against Al Qaeda. [162] 16 September: US Secretary of State Powell told that Pakistan's President Musharraf had agreed to support the U.S. anti-terrorist campaign. 7 October: United States invasion of Afghanistan