Federation of Pakistan[1] | |||||||||
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| 1947–1956[2] | |||||||||
| Anthem: Qaumi Taranah (1954–56) | |||||||||
.svg) Land controlled by the Dominion of Pakistan shown in dark green; land claimed but not controlled shown in light green | |||||||||
| Capital | Karachi | ||||||||
| Official languages | English[i] | ||||||||
| Recognised national languages | Urdu[ii], Bengali[iii] | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam (majority) Hinduism Sikhism Christianity | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Pakistani | ||||||||
| Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy | ||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||
• 1947–1952 | George VI | ||||||||
• 1952–1956 | Elizabeth II | ||||||||
| Governor-General | |||||||||
• 1947–1948 | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | ||||||||
• 1948–1951 | Khawaja Nazimuddin | ||||||||
• 1951–1955 | Malik Ghulam | ||||||||
• 1955–1956 | Iskander Mirza | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1947–1951 | Liaquat Ali Khan | ||||||||
• 1951–1953 | Khawaja Nazimuddin | ||||||||
• 1953–1955 | Mohammad Ali Bogra | ||||||||
• 1955–1956 | Chaudhry Mohammad Ali | ||||||||
| Legislature | Constituent Assembly | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| 14 August 1947[3] | |||||||||
| 23 March 1956 | |||||||||
| Currency | Pakistani rupee | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Pakistan Bangladesh India[a] | ||||||||
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Notes edit
- ^ See territorial exchanges between India and Bangladesh (India–Bangladesh enclaves).
References edit
- ^ Nalanda Year-book & Who's who in India, University of California, 1949,
The main difference between the Pakistan Order and the India Order is that the Act as adapted for Pakistan refers to the Federation of Pakistan instead of the Dominion of Pakistan and the terminology of the existing Act is preserved
- ^ Timothy C. Winegard (29 December 2011). Indigenous Peoples of the British Dominions and the First World War (1st ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-1107014930. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ^ Singh Vipul (1 September 2009). Longman History & Civics Icse 10. Pearson Education India. pp. 132–. ISBN 978-81-317-2042-4.