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West Pakistan

West Pakistan
مغربى پاکستان
পশ্চিম পাকিস্তান
Former western wing of Pakistan
1947–1970
Flag Coat of arms
Motto
"Unity, Discipline, Faith"
Anthem
Qaumī Tarāna
National Anthem
Area constituting West Pakistan shown in dark green;light green shown as claimed territory.
Capital Karachi (1947–1955)
Lahore (proclaimed)
Islamabad (1965–1970)
Languages Urdu (official)
English (official)
Balochi · Pashto · Punjabi
Saraiki · Sindhi · Kashmiri
Religion Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
Government Parliamentary dominion (1947–58)
Presidential republic (1960–69)
Military government (1969–70)
Chief Ministers
 •  1955–1957 Abdul Jabbar Khan
 •  1957–1958 Abdur Rashid Khan
 •  1958 Muzaffar Ali Qizilbash
Governors
 •  1955–1957 Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani
 •  1957–1960 Akhter Husain
Administratora
 •  1960–1966 Amir Mohammad Khan
 •  1966–1969 Muhammad Musa
 •  1969–1970 Nur Khan
Legislature Legislative Assembly
High Court
Historical era Cold War
 •  Established 14 August 1947
 •  Final settlement 22 November 1954
 •  Dissolution 1 July 1970
Currency Pakistani rupee (M)
Calling code +92
Preceded by
Succeeded by
British Raj
Pakistan
Today part of  Pakistan
a. Under martial law.

West Pakistan (Urdu: مغربی پاکستان‎, Mag̱ẖribī Pākistān IPA: [məɣrɪbiː pɑːkɪst̪ɑːn]; Bengali: পশ্চিম পাকিস্তান, Pôśchim Pākistān) was one of the two exclaves created at the formation of the modern State of Pakistan following the 1947 Partition of India.

After gaining independence from the British in 1947, the State of Pakistan was physically separated into two exclaves, with the western and eastern wings separated from each other by the Republic of India. The western wing of Pakistan comprised three Governor's provinces (North-West Frontier, West-Punjab and Sindh Province), one Chief Commissioner's province (Baluchistan Province), and the Baluchistan States Union along with several other independent princely states (notably Bahawalpur, Chitral, Dir, Hunza, Khairpur and Swat), the Federal Capital Territory around Karachi, and the tribal areas. The eastern wing of the new country – East Pakistan – formed the single province of East Bengal (including the former Assam district of Sylhet).


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