How Pakistan Got it’s Name Chaudary Rehmat Ali
The name of the country Pakistan has a fascinating history – it is essentially an acronym!
Prior to 1947, the country now known as Pakistan was a British colony. In 1947 the United Kingdom granted independence to the region under a new name, Pakistan. The name had been developed by a group of students at Cambridge [...]
British rule in India
In the beginning of 17th century, Europeans, particularly British, started trading in the subcontinent. Merchants of the East India Company never imagined that British presence in the subcontinent could mean anything more than peaceful trading. French arrived in the middle of the 17th century, signaling the beginning [...]
Establishment of Muslim EmpirePlaces Conquered
Though Muslims entered South Asia with the conquest of Sindh by Muhammad bin Qasim and then with the annexation of Punjab by Mahmud Ghaznavi, yet the real credit of the establishment of Muslim rule in the region goes to Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Ghuri. The Ghurids had a long history of differences with the Ghaznavids, which ultimately [...]
Pakistan Movement and the Challenge Today
While there are many reasons for Pakistanis to complain and express their despair, maybe one thing we could all celebrate about on this year’s Pakistan Day is the rise in Pakistan’s literacy rate. Yes, despite the tightening of educational resources in Pakistan, the extraordinary voluntary efforts of concerned Pakistanis, as well as the human development [...]
Sohni Dharti Allah Rakkhey
On March 23, 1940 the Muslims of the subcontinent resolved to establish Pakistan. The decision was not taken in haste nor precipitated by a sudden, dramatic turn of events.
Hindus and Muslims had lived in India for centuries but had remained two distinctly different cultural entities presenting marked dissimilarities that neither time [...]
Women of Pakistan
WOMEN played a major role in the Pakistan Movement. This was of great historical significance, for the Muslim women of the subcontinent had never participated in such great numbers in a political movement. It was a befitting culmination of the reformist movements of the late nineteenth century for the emancipation and education of Muslim women. [...]
The Separation of East Pakistan [1971]
The separation of East Pakistan was a great setback to Pakistan. By 1970, sentiments for national unity had weakened in East Pakistan to the extent that constant conflict between the two Wings dramatically erupted into mass civil disorder. This tragically resulted in the brutal and violent amputation of Pakistan’s Eastern Wing.
The physical separation of a [...]
Jinnah’s Vison on Pakistan
For some years now, Quaid-e-Azam Jinnah’s vision of Pakistan has been a source of controversy and conflict. Much of this has however tried to cut Jinnah to fit a predetermined image. A close look at Jinnah’s long and chequered public life, encompassing some forty-four years (1904-48), helps determine the core values [...]
Brief history of Pakistan
Archeological explorations have revealed impressive ruins of a 4,500-year old urban civilization in Pakistan’s Indus River valley. The reason for the collapse of this highly developed culture is unknown. A major theory is that it was crushed by successive invasions (circa 2000 B.C. and 1400 B.C.) of Aryans, Indo-European warrior tribes from the Caucasus region [...]
The Separation of East Pakistan (1971)
The separation of East Pakistan was a great setback to Pakistan. By 1970, sentiments for national unity had weakened in East Pakistan to the extent that constant conflict between the two Wings dramatically erupted into mass civil disorder. This tragically resulted in the brutal and violent amputation of Pakistan’s Eastern Wing.
The [...]
