Dominion of Pakistan

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simple:Dominion of Pakistan The Dominion of Pakistan (Bengali: পাকিস্তান অধিরাজ্য ) was an independent federal dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations.[1] It was created on August 14, 1947, when British India was divided into two new sovereign states: India and Pakistan. The Dominion of Pakistan included modern-day Pakistan (then called West Pakistan) and Bangladesh (then called East Pakistan).[2]

Government[edit | edit source]

The Dominion of Pakistan was a constitutional monarchy with a federal parliamentary system. The head of state was the British monarch, represented in Pakistan by the Governor-General. The first Governor-General was Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who is also known as the founder of Pakistan. The first Prime Minister was Liaquat Ali Khan.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=RX4OiM0MGZUC&pg=PA132
  2. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=qzIw-c1YOAIC&pg=PA2
  3. ↑ https://archive.org/details/columbiachronolo00john
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