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Pakistan Movement or Tehrik-e-Pakistan (Urdu
Urdu

Urdu is a Central_Indo-Aryan_languages#Central_Zone_.28Madhya_or_Hindi.29 Indo-Aryan languages of the Indo-Iranian languages, belonging to the Indo-European languages family of languages....
: ????? ???????) was the struggle carried out by the Muslim
Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
s of British India to create a separate homeland
Homeland

A homeland is the concept of the territory to which an ethnic group holds a long history and a deep cultural association with —the country in which a particular nationality began....
 in fear of losing their identity, culture and liberty to the dominant indian culture of South Asia and the Hindu majority state. This struggle was led by the Muslim League
Muslim League

The Muslim League , founded at Dhaka in 1906, was a political party in British India that developed into the driving force behind the creation of Pakistan as a Islam state on the Indian subcontinent....
 and resulted in the partition
Partition of India

File:Brit IndianEmpireReligions3.jpgThe Partition of India was the Partition of British India that led to the creation, on August 14, 1947 and August 15, 1947, respectively, of the Sovereignty states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India ....
 of the British Empire
British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, Crown colony, protectorates, League of Nations mandate, and other Dependent territory ruled or administered by the United Kingdom , that had originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries....
 in India. The movement was led by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Urdu language: }} , a 20th century politician and statesman, is generally regarded as the father of the state of Pakistan. He served as leader of the Muslim League and served as Pakistan's first Governor-General of Pakistan....
, along with such leaders asAllama Iqbal, Liaqat Ali Khan, Fatima Jinnah
Fatima Jinnah

Fatima Jinnah was the sister of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan and an active political figure in movement for independence from the British Raj....
, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy was a politician from Bengal in undivided British Raj, and later in East Pakistan, who served as Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 until 1957....
, A.K.






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Pakistan Movement or Tehrik-e-Pakistan (Urdu
Urdu

Urdu is a Central_Indo-Aryan_languages#Central_Zone_.28Madhya_or_Hindi.29 Indo-Aryan languages of the Indo-Iranian languages, belonging to the Indo-European languages family of languages....
: ????? ???????) was the struggle carried out by the Muslim
Muslim

:A Muslim , , is an adherent of the religion of Islam. The feminine form is Muslimah . Literally, the word means "one who submits "....
s of British India to create a separate homeland
Homeland

A homeland is the concept of the territory to which an ethnic group holds a long history and a deep cultural association with —the country in which a particular nationality began....
 in fear of losing their identity, culture and liberty to the dominant indian culture of South Asia and the Hindu majority state. This struggle was led by the Muslim League
Muslim League

The Muslim League , founded at Dhaka in 1906, was a political party in British India that developed into the driving force behind the creation of Pakistan as a Islam state on the Indian subcontinent....
 and resulted in the partition
Partition of India

File:Brit IndianEmpireReligions3.jpgThe Partition of India was the Partition of British India that led to the creation, on August 14, 1947 and August 15, 1947, respectively, of the Sovereignty states of the Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India ....
 of the British Empire
British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, Crown colony, protectorates, League of Nations mandate, and other Dependent territory ruled or administered by the United Kingdom , that had originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries....
 in India. The movement was led by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Urdu language: }} , a 20th century politician and statesman, is generally regarded as the father of the state of Pakistan. He served as leader of the Muslim League and served as Pakistan's first Governor-General of Pakistan....
, along with such leaders asAllama Iqbal, Liaqat Ali Khan, Fatima Jinnah
Fatima Jinnah

Fatima Jinnah was the sister of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan and an active political figure in movement for independence from the British Raj....
, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy

Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy was a politician from Bengal in undivided British Raj, and later in East Pakistan, who served as Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 until 1957....
, A.K. Fazlul Huq, and Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar
Abdur Rab Nishtar

Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar was a Muslim League stalwart, Pakistan movement activist and later Pakistani politician.He completed his early education in mission school and later Sanatan Dharram High School in Peshawar....
 among the many others.

History of the movement


The idea of a separate state was first introduced by Allama Iqbal in 1930. Subsequently, the name Pakistan
Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
 was proposed by Choudhary Rahmat Ali
Choudhary Rahmat Ali

Chaudhary Rahmat Ali was an India n Muslim nationalist who was one of the earliest proponents of the creation of the state of Pakistan. He is credited with creating the name "Pakistan" for a separate Muslim homeland on the Indian subcontinent....
 in his Pakistan Declaration
Pakistan Declaration

The Pakistan Declaration was a pamphlet published in January 1933 by Choudhary Rahmat Ali in which the word Pakistan was used for the first time....
 in 1933.. However, Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Urdu language: }} , a 20th century politician and statesman, is generally regarded as the father of the state of Pakistan. He served as leader of the Muslim League and served as Pakistan's first Governor-General of Pakistan....
 and other leaders maintained their belief in religious unity. It was only after, the volatile political climate and emerging religious hostilities between Hindus and Muslims that gave the idea a stronger backing. 1937 election results was a major shift in indian politics. congress succeeded in 7 provinces while in four provinces congress was defeated. among the four non congress provinces The Punjab and Bengal had not only power but also had resources( both human and physical). in bengal Muslim league shared government with A.K.Fazlul haq Kirisk parja party while The Punjab was neither with congress nor with Muslim league but under unionists, a secular party working under leadership of eminent mian sir Fazl-e-Hussain. After fazl-e-hussain, sir sikindar hayat took leadership. in 1938, Punjab decided to select jinah her bargaining agent in center and did an agreement Jinah-sikandar pact. so in a period of less then 15 months, with the tremendous support of Punjab and Bengal Jinaah made historic lahore resolution. In 1940, at the occasion of its general session in Lahore
Lahore

is the capital of the Pakistani Subdivisions of Pakistan of Punjab and is the List of most populated metropolitan areas in Pakistan city in Pakistan after Karachi....
, Muslim League passed the Lahore Resolution
Lahore Resolution

The Lahore Resolution , commonly known as the Pakistan Resolution , was a formal political statement adopted by the Muslim League at the occasion of its three-day general session on 22–24 March 1940 that called for greater Muslim autonomy in British Raj....
 (also known as Pakistan Resolution) that became the main objective of struggle for independence. Soon after World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, United states pressurize both Britain and France to abolish colonization. Britishers tried to develop a consensus among political players in India through crisps mission and cabinet mission but due to the strictness of congress they finally devided it.. By 1947, British India was divided into a Muslim
Islam

Islam is a Monotheism, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure....
 majority Pakistan
Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
 and a Hindu majority India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
.

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Statements and Sayings


Allama Iqbal

Choudhary Rahmat Ali
Choudhary Rahmat Ali

Chaudhary Rahmat Ali was an India n Muslim nationalist who was one of the earliest proponents of the creation of the state of Pakistan. He is credited with creating the name "Pakistan" for a separate Muslim homeland on the Indian subcontinent....

Quaid-e-Azam

Other Leaders

  • Allama Mashriqi
    Allama Mashriqi

    Allama Mashriqi was an Islamic scholar and founder of the Khaksars.Mashriqi was a noted intellectual who became a college Principal at the age of 25, and then became an Under Secretary, at the age of 29, in the Education Department of the Government of India....
  • Chaudhry Naseer Ahmad Malhi
    Chaudhry Naseer Ahmad Malhi

    Chaudhry Nasseer Ahmad Malhi A historical figure in Indian subcontinent politics, Chaudhry Nasseer Ahmad Malhi played a pivotal role in the formation of Islamic Republic of Pakistan and is recognised as one of the nation?s founding fathers....
  • Maulana Zafar Ali Khan*
  • Barrister Muhammad Jan Khan Abbasi
  • Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk
    Nawab Viqar-ul-Mulk

    Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulk Kamboh or Nawab Waqar-ul-Mulq Maulvi also known as Mushtaq Hussain born in the Meerut in 24 March 1841 was a Muslim politician and one of the founders of All India Muslim League....


See also

  • A Short History of Pakistan
    A Short History of Pakistan

    A Short History of Pakistan is an edited book published by Karachi University and comprises four volumes. The book is edited by Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi and provides a comprehensive account of the history of the Historical regions of Pakistan and its people from the prehistory leading to the creation of Pakistan....
     an edited book by I H Qureshi
  • History of Pakistan
    History of Pakistan

    The history of Pakistan as a state began with independence from British India on 14 August 1947, although the region has been inhabited continuously for at least two million years; its ancient history includes some of the oldest settlements of South Asia and some of its major civilizations....
  • Pakistan Resolution
  • National Monument, Islamabad
    National Monument, Islamabad

    The National Monument in Islamabad, Pakistan is a national monument representing the four provinces and three territories of Pakistan. After a competition among many renowned architects, Arif Masood?s plan was selected for the final design....


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