Definition of west pakistan West pakistan
West Pa•ki•stan
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What does west pakistan mean?
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| west pakistan - a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 | ||
| Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, West Pakistan | ||
| asia the nations of the Asian continent collectively | ||
| punjab a historical region on northwestern India and northern Pakistan | ||
| jammu and kashmir, kashmir, cashmere an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India | ||
| faisalabad, lyallpur city in northeast Pakistan | ||
| hyderabad a city in south central India in Andhra Pradesh | ||
| capital of pakistan, islamabad the capital of Pakistan in the north on a plateau; the site was chosen in 1959 | ||
| karachi the largest city in Pakistan; located in southeastern Pakistan; an industrial center and seaport on the Arabian Sea; former capital of Pakistan | ||
| lahore city in northeast Pakistan | ||
| peshawar city in northern Pakistan at the eastern end of the Khyber Pass | ||
| rawalpindi an ancient city in northeastern Pakistan; served as capital of Pakistan while Islamabad was being built | ||
| sind a region of southeastern Pakistan | ||
| great indian desert, thar desert a desert to the east of the Indus River in northwestern India and southeastern Pakistan | ||
| hindu kush, hindu kush mountains a mountain range extending to the west of the Himalayas | ||
| indus river, indus an Asian river that rises in Tibet and flows through northern India and then southwest through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea; "the valley of the Indus was the site of an early civilization" | ||
| khyber pass a mountain pass of great strategic and commercial value in the Hindu Kush on the border between northern Pakistan and western Afghanistan; a route by which invaders entered India | ||
| pamir mountains, the pamirs a mountain range in central Asia that is centered in Tajikistan but extends into Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and western China | ||
| tirich mir a mountain in the Hindu Kush in Pakistan (25,230 feet high) | ||
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The province of West Pakistan was created in 14th October 1955 by the merger of the provinces, states and tribal areas of the western wing. The province was composed of twelve divisions and the provincial capital was established at Lahore. The province of East Bengal was renamed East Pakistan with the provincial capital at Dacca. The federal government moved in 1959 from Karachi to Rawalpindi (provisional capital until Islamabad was finished), whilst the federal legislature moved to DACCA.
West Pakistan formed a seemingly homogeneous block but with marked linguistic and ethnic distinctions and the "One Unit policy" was regarded as a rational administrative reform which would reduce expenditure and eliminate provincial prejudices. However with the military coup of 1958, trouble loomed for the province when the office of Chief Minister was abolished and the President took over executive powers for West Pakistan. The province of West Pakistan was dissolved in July 1970 by President Yahya Khan.
General elections held in December 1970 saw the Awami League under Mujibur Rahman win an overall majority of seats in parliament (all but two of the 162 seats allocated to East Pakistan). The Awami League advocated greater autonomy for East Pakistan but the military government did not permit Mujibur Rahman to form a government.
Stamp showing both the East and west divisions of Pakistan Before the secession of Bangladesh. On March 25th 1971, West Pakistan began a civil war to subdue the dem
