History Of Pakistan In One Picture

Pakistan lies in the North Western part of South Asia. It is bordered by China in the North, Afghanistan in the North-West, Iran in South-West, Arabian Sea and Indian Sea in the South and India in the East. Pakistan, as evident, is located at the crossroads of South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East making it an easy linking point between Central Asia and South Asia.

Before the Second World War, Muslims and Hindus lived together a country under the control of England. A number of the Muslims formed the All India Muslim League. After the Second World War, when the separation of India led to the creation of: Pakistan, the flag of the Muslim League served as the basis for the flag of Pakistan.

It will be 62 years, this 14th of August, since Pakistan became independent from the British rule. Most Muslims in British India, under the dynamic leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, demanded a separate homeland on the basis of religion. The contention was that even after living together for hundreds of years, Muslims and Hindus continued to have irrevocable differences that were an impediment in further existence of a single India.