“The events leading up to the creation of Pakistan also made the path to statehood very difficult: more than a decade of civil unrest as Indians of all races and creeds sought independence from Great Britain was followed by a massive migration involving some fourteen million refugees who crossed what became the Pakistan-India border. Nearly one million persons—Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims—died during this bloody upheaval.” PakistanPartitionIndependanceIndo PakSub ContinentCreation Of Pakistan Book:Crossed Swords: Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars Within Source: Crossed Swords: Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars Within
“Jahan mein ehle-e-imaan soorat-e-khursheed jeetay hain, Idhar doobey, udhar nikley; udhar doobey, idhar nikley In this world, men of faith and self-confidence are like the sun, They go down on one side to come up on the other.” IndiaIslamMuhammadUrdu PoetryPakistaniauthorKhushwant SinghAllama IqbalSub ContinentMomin Author:Allama Iqbal