Initial Problems of Pakistan
INITIAL PROBLEMS FACED AFTER THE CREATION OF PAKISTAN
INTRODUCTION:
Pakistan came into existence on 14th august 1947. Soon after its establishmentPakistan faced number of problems. Most of the problems of Pakistan were related withPakistan dispute with India, such as the accession of the princely states, canal Water dispute, refugees' problems and distribution of armed and military assets. Infect most of these problems were deliberately created by India itself so that Pakistan would notmaintain its independent status and soon merged with India. (Nehru told General Sir Frank Messervy in 1945, “his deliberate plan would be to allow Jinnah to have hisPakistan, end gradually makes things so impossible economically and otherwise for Pakistan that they have to come on their banded knees and asked to be allowed back toIndia.
1.RADCLIFF AWARD (AUGUST 16, 1947): The Indian Independence Act 1947 provided the formation of two boundarycommissions for the division of the provinces of Punjab and Bengal between India andPakistan. Each boundary commission consisted of representatives from India andPakistan.Representatives of Punjab Boundary Commission PakistanIndia
Justice Din MuhammadJustice Maher Chand MuhajanJustice Muhammad MunirJustice Tej SinghRepresentatives Bengal Boundary Commission PakistanIndia
Justice Abu SalehJustice C. C. BiswasMuhammad IkramJustice B.K MukarjeeJustice S.A RehmanSir Cyril Radcliff was appointed as the chairman of both the boundarycommissions. Both India and Pakistan were agreed to accept the decision of Radcliff incase of deadlock. As expected the representatives of India and Pakistan were unable toreach on an agreement and Radcliff announced his own decisions on 16th August 1947. Analysis of the Boundary Award
The award was partial, unjust and unfair to Pakistan as cliff handed over number of Muslim majority areas which were contiguous to the boundary of Pakistan to India butnone out the Hindu majority areas to Pakistan; Award also paved the
INTRODUCTION:
Pakistan came into existence on 14th august 1947. Soon after its establishmentPakistan faced number of problems. Most of the problems of Pakistan were related withPakistan dispute with India, such as the accession of the princely states, canal Water dispute, refugees' problems and distribution of armed and military assets. Infect most of these problems were deliberately created by India itself so that Pakistan would notmaintain its independent status and soon merged with India. (Nehru told General Sir Frank Messervy in 1945, “his deliberate plan would be to allow Jinnah to have hisPakistan, end gradually makes things so impossible economically and otherwise for Pakistan that they have to come on their banded knees and asked to be allowed back toIndia.
1.RADCLIFF AWARD (AUGUST 16, 1947): The Indian Independence Act 1947 provided the formation of two boundarycommissions for the division of the provinces of Punjab and Bengal between India andPakistan. Each boundary commission consisted of representatives from India andPakistan.Representatives of Punjab Boundary Commission PakistanIndia
Justice Din MuhammadJustice Maher Chand MuhajanJustice Muhammad MunirJustice Tej SinghRepresentatives Bengal Boundary Commission PakistanIndia
Justice Abu SalehJustice C. C. BiswasMuhammad IkramJustice B.K MukarjeeJustice S.A RehmanSir Cyril Radcliff was appointed as the chairman of both the boundarycommissions. Both India and Pakistan were agreed to accept the decision of Radcliff incase of deadlock. As expected the representatives of India and Pakistan were unable toreach on an agreement and Radcliff announced his own decisions on 16th August 1947. Analysis of the Boundary Award
The award was partial, unjust and unfair to Pakistan as cliff handed over number of Muslim majority areas which were contiguous to the boundary of Pakistan to India butnone out the Hindu majority areas to Pakistan; Award also paved the