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Monarchy of Pakistan

Pakistan
مملکتِ پاکستان
পাকিস্তান অধিরাজ্য
1947–1956
Flag Emblem (1947-1955)
Motto
Iman, Ittehad, Tanzeem
ایمان ، اتحاد ، تنظیم
"Faith, Unity, Discipline"
Anthem
Qaumī Tarāna (1954–1956)
قومی ترانہ
Pakistan in 1956
Capital Karachi
Languages Englisha, Urdub, Bengalic,
Government Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Monarch
 •  1947–1952 George VI
 •  1952–1956 Elizabeth II
Governor-General
 •  1947–1948 Muhammad Ali Jinnah
 •  1948–1951 Khawaja Nazimuddin
 •  1951–1955 Malik Ghulam Muhammad
 •  1955–1956 Iskander Mirza (Last)
Prime Minister
 •  1947–1951 Liaquat Ali Khan
 •  1951–1953 Khawaja Nazimuddin
 •  1953–1955 Muhammad Ali Bogra
 •  1955–1956 Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
Legislature Constituent Assembly
History
 •  Formation 14 August 1947
 •  Indo-Pakistani War 22 October 1947
 •  Constitution adopted 23 March 1956
Area
 •  1956 943,665 km² (364,351 sq mi)
Currency Pakistani rupee
Preceded by
Succeeded by
British Raj
Pakistan
Today part of  Pakistan
 Bangladesh
a. Official Language: 14 August 1947
b. First National Language: 23 February 1948
c. Second National Language: 29 February 1956

Pakistan (Bengali: পাকিস্তান অধিরাজ্য pakistan ôdhirajyô; Urdu: مملکتِ پاکستانmumlikāt-ē pākistān), also called the Dominion of Pakistan, was an independent federal dominion in South Asia that was established in 1947 as a result of Independence of India, followed by the simultaneous partition of India to create a new country called Pakistan. The dominion, which included much of modern-day Pakistan and Bangladesh, was conceived under the two-nation theory as an independent country composed of the muslim-majority areas of the former British India.

To begin with, it did not include the princely states of Pakistan, which acceded slowly between 1947 and 1948. In 1956 Pakistan was administratively split into the western wing named West Pakistan, and the province of East Bengal was renamed as the eastern wing named East Pakistan. In 1971 East Pakistan seceded from the union to become Bangladesh.

Section 1 of the Indian Independence Act 1947 provided that from "the fifteenth day of August, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, two independent dominions shall be set up in India, to be known respectively as India and Pakistan." India was treated by the United Nations as the successor state to the former British India. As it was already a member of the United Nations, India continued to hold its seat there and did not apply for a new membership. However, Pakistan was a newly created nation and needed to apply to join. It was admitted as a UN member on 30 September 1947, a few weeks after its independence. The British monarch became head of state of the new dominion, with Pakistan sharing a king with the other Commonwealth realms, but the monarch's constitutional roles were delegated to the Governor-General of Pakistan, and most real powers resided with the new government headed by Jinnah.


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