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	Kashmir: The Bitter Truth
		The conspiracy proved to be deeper and though the British Government refused to accord the status of British Dominions to the Princely States, it left the door open for separate negotiations with their rulers.
		The Provinces were reorganised into two independent dominions; the States were released from the obligations of the Paramountcy and the rulers of the States were empowered to adhere to either of the two Dominions, irrespective of the communal division, the Indian partition underlined.
		The British were apprehensive about him, but through many of his British contacts, he had managed to convince the Political Department that he would not take any precipitate action, which would bring him into conflict with Pakistan.
	www.kashmir-information.com /MKTeng/Bitter_Truth.html

	Background to British Nationality Law from BritainUSA
		The term "Commonwealth citizen" no longer has the same meaning as "British subject" although persons connected with the Republic of Ireland, India or Pakistan who were British subjects under the 1948 Act (see paragraph 5 above) retain that status under the 1981 Act.
		A British woman marrying an alien lost her British subject status automatically on marriage, before 1933 whether or not she acquired her husband's citizenship; from that date onwards she lost it only if she acquired the nationality of her husband.
		The United Kingdom legislation, the British Nationality Act 1948, created the status of British subject: Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies (BS/CUKC) for all those whose connection was with the United Kingdom itself or with a place which, on 1 January 1949, was still a colony.
	www.britainusa.com /consular/bnatlaw.asp

	President of Pakistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1947, Pakistan became a dominion within the British Commonwealth with the British Monarch as head of state (reigning as "King/Queen of Pakistan").
		The President of Pakistan (Sadr-e-Mamlikat or صدرِ مملکہ in Urdu) is Head of State of Pakistan.
		Pakistan's first president was Iskander Mirza, who was also the last Governor General.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/President_of_Pakistan (670 words)

	President of Pakistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1947 Pakistan became a dominion within the British Commonwealth with the British Monarch as head of state (reiging as "King / Queen of Pakistan").
		The monarch was represented in Pakistan by a Governor-General of Pakistan.
		The constitution was revised, and the President became the ruler of Pakistan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/President_of_Pakistan (620 words)

	BRITISH NEO-IMPERIALISM
		although this would be a partitioned state, in which the predominantly Muslim areas would be permitted to secede and form the new Dominion of Pakistan.
		In the first three decades of the 20th century, Dominion status was, for the same reasons, accorded to other British colonies regarded, despite the presence of black minorities (or even majorities), as 'white':
		The British colonies which became Dominions were in fact promoted to the position of junior partners in British imperialism,.
	www.oneparty.co.uk /html/britneo.html (6476 words)

	President_of_Pakistan
		In 1947 Pakistan became a dominion within the British Commonwealth with the British Monarch as head of state (reiging as "King / Queen of Pakistan").
		The monarch was represented in Pakistan by a Governor-General of Pakistan.
		NB: The head of state of Pakistan before 1956 was the King of Pakistan and before 1947 was the Emperor of India.
	www.tuxedo-shop.com /search.php?title=President_of_Pakistan (601 words)

	Governor-General_of_Pakistan
		When Pakistan became an independent, self-governing nation in 1947, it initially adopted the constitutional monarchy form of government as a Commonwealth realm dominion.
		The Governor-General of Pakistan was the resident representative of the King of Pakistan in Pakistan from 1947 to 1956.
		British monarch George VI was proclaimed King of Pakistan, and upon his death his daughter Elizabeth II was proclaimed Queen of Pakistan at her coronation.
	www.partsquote.com /search.php?title=Governor-General_of_Pakistan (224 words)

	Pakistan Provinces
		Pakistan became a Dominion of the British Commonwealth on 1947-08-14.
		1955-10-14: West Pakistan province of Pakistan formed by merging Bahawalpur state, Baluchistan province, Baluchistan States Union, Chitral state, Dir state, Hunza state, Karachi province, Khairpur state, Northwest Frontier province, Punjab province, Sind province, Swat state; i.e., all of Pakistan west of India except the Federal Capital territory.
		Pakistan is divided into four provinces, two centrally administered areas, one territory, and one capital territory.
	www.statoids.com /upk.html (224 words)

	President of Pakistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1947 Pakistan became a dominion within the British Commonwealth with the British Monarch as head of state (reiging as "King / Queen of Pakistan").
		The monarch was represented in Pakistan by a Governor-General of Pakistan.
		The President of Pakistan is Pakistan's Head of State.
	www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/President_of_Pakistan (671 words)

	Pakistan Provinces
		Pakistan became a Dominion of the British Commonwealth on 1947-08-14.
		Several sources, including the December, 2001 National Geographic map of Afghanistan and Pakistan, state that the administrative center of Northern Areas is Gilgit.
		1955-10-14: West Pakistan province of Pakistan formed by merging Bahawalpur state, Baluchistan province, Baluchistan States Union, Chitral state, Dir state, Hunza state, Karachi province, Khairpur state, Northwest Frontier province, Punjab province, Sind province, Swat state; i.e., all of Pakistan west of India except the Federal Capital territory.
	www.statoids.com /upk.html (910 words)

	President of Pakistan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1947 Pakistan became a dominion within the British Commonwealth with the British Monarch as head of state (reiging as "King / Queen of Pakistan").
		The constitution was revised, and the President became the ruler of Pakistan.
		According to the Constitution, the President is chosen by an electoral college consisting of the Senate, National Assembly, and the provincial assemblies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/President_of_Pakistan (639 words)

	Indian, Chinese, & Japanese Emperors
		Today, the separation of Pakistan and Bangladesh from the Republic of India, with ongoing strife between them, and the occasional riot between Hindus and Moslems in India itself, are all the result of this.
		When India became independent in 1947, it legally became a British Dominion, which means that the King of England was still the formal Head of State.
		When Prime Minister Indria Gandhi was assassinated later the same year by Sikh bodyguards, few doubted that this was an act of revenge.
	www.friesian.com /sangoku.htm (639 words)

	Jinnah and Junagadh
		If, however, the ruler of Junagadh is not prepared to submit this issue to a referendum and if the Dominion of Pakistan, in utter disregard of the wishes of the people and the principles governing the matter, enter into arrangement by which Junagadh is to be part of the Federation of Pakistan...
		Shah Nawaz Bhutto, father of Z. Bhutto and Dewan of Junagadh, wrote to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Liaquat Ali Khan, on August 19: "We are awaiting the formal acceptance of Junagadh's accession to the Pakistan Dominion and I should be glad if you would kindly arrange to convey it as soon as possible" (p.
		Junagadh formally acceded to Pakistan on September 15, 1947.
	www.flonnet.com /fl1820/18200780.htm (2023 words)

	SAJA: Dissecting American Media Now
		The sudden death of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of the Dominion of Pakistan, adds a further complication to the already complex situation on the Indian sub-continent.
		KARACHI, Pakistan, Sept. 12 (AP) -- Sorrowing Pakistan buried Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General and founding father of this Moslem Dominion, with full military honors tonight.
		Jinnah had resigned his presidency of the Moslem League (which actually governs Pakistan), holding that it was inappropriate for the Governor General to be also the titular head of a political party.
	www.saja.org /dissect/1948jinnah.html (192 words)

	Governors-General of India
		British India, together with acceded states, is partitioned into Dominion of India and Dominion of Pakistan)
		It lasted from 1858, when the rule of the British East India Company was transferred to the Crown, until 1947, when the independence of British India was granted and Pakistan was formed.
		Topic: The British Raj is an informal term for the period of British rule of most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka (previously known as Ceylon).
	homepages.rootsweb.com /~poyntz/India/EIC.html (420 words)

	Partition of India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Very shortly after award of Dominion status from the British Empire (independence), on August 15, 1947, the colony of British India was divided into two independent nations, India and Pakistan, the border determined by the Radcliffe Award devised by London lawyer Sir Cyril Radcliffe.
		The result of this expediting of proceedings - and crucially of declaring independence prior to partition, leaving the new governments reeling - was a complete breakdown of law and order which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands on both sides of the border.
		Pakistan came into being as two separate wings, East Pakistan (today Bangladesh) and West Pakistan.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Partition_of_India (420 words)

	Partition of India and the Creation of Pakistan: The account of Maulana Azad in India Wins Freedom
		In reality, the partition of India and the creation of Pakistan, as presented by Maulana Azad, a staunch opponent of Jinnah and the Pakistan Movement, were the outcomes of an interplay of multiple forces, and not of any one-sided hatred of Pakistan-seeking Muslims, as Dr. Bain erroneously claimed.
		The dominion of India officially transitioned from the Mughal to the British India in 1757.
		Indeed, he quoted from Maulana Azad's autobiography "India Wins Freedom" in support of his own view that how Maulana was totally opposed to the concept of Pakistan.
	www.globalwebpost.com /farooqm/writings/other/azad/india_wins.htm (9578 words)

	Comparative Criminology Asia - Bangladesh
		Originally proposed by the British viceroy Lord Louis Mountbatten, the India/Pakistan partition became a reality in 1947, and Jinnah took office as the first Governor General of the new Dominion of Pakistan.
		Bengalis strongly resisted attempts to impose Urdu as the sole official language of Pakistan (preferring Bangla as their language).
		Bengali secession movements, first from Britain and then from Pakistan, were violent struggles that exacted an enormous human toll.
	www-rohan.sdsu.edu /faculty/rwinslow/asia_pacific/bangladesh.html (9578 words)

	Bahawalpur State
		The state acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan 7 October 1947 and was merged into the state of West Pakistan 14 October 1955.
		The State of Bahawalpur was a princely state of the Punjab in Pakistan, stretching along the southern bank of the Sutlej and Indus Rivers, with its capital city at Bahawalpur.
		After two centuries of varying degrees of independence, the state became part of Pakistan in 1947.
	bahawalpur-state.wikiverse.org (533 words)

	Economy - India Bilateral Treaties and Agreements - Volume 1
		The taxes which are the subject of the present Agreement are the taxes imposed in the Dominions of India and Pakistan by the Indian Income-tax Act, 1922 (XI of 1922), the Excess Profits Tax Act, 1940 (XV of 1940), and the Business Profits Tax Act, 1946 (XXI of 1947), as adapted in the respective Dominions.
		Where any income accruing or arising without the territories of the Dominions is chargeable to tax in both the Dominions, each Dominion shall allow an abatement equal to one-half of the lower amount of tax payable in either Dominion on such doubly taxed income.
		10% of the profits by the Dominion in which goods are purchased provided there is a branch or regular purchasing agency in the dominion.
	meaindia.nic.in /treatiesagreement/1947/chap5.htm (935 words)

	Partition of India - Freepedia
		Very shortly after award of Dominion status from the British Empire (independence), on August 15, 1947, the colony of British India was divided into two independent nations, India and Pakistan, the border determined by the Radcliffe Award devised by London lawyer Sir Cyril Radcliffe.
		The result of this expediting of proceedings - and crucially of declaring independence prior to partition, leaving the new governments reeling - was a complete breakdown of law and order which resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands on both sides of the border.
		Pakistan came into being as two separate wings, East Pakistan (today Bangladesh) and West Pakistan.
	en.freepedia.org /Partition_of_India.html (935 words)

	Pakistani Diplomats Commit Crimes Against Jounalists
		Khalid Hasan, claiming that the Embassy had sent an invitation to him for President Musharraf's community event which read, 'the Dominion of Pakistan' instead of 'the Islamic Republic of Pakistan'."
		Hasan has also challenged these three government servants to prove all the libelous allegations contained in the Pakistan Embassy news release of September 15, 2003.
		Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, Mohammad Sadiq, Farukh Amil and a few other vicious bureaucrats at the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington DC have launched a malicious campaign against all those veteran Pakistani-American journalists who have persistently exposed the corruption, incompetency, misconduct and gangsterism of corrupt and incompetent Pakistani diplomats.
	www.haroonsaadiq.com /affairs/diplomat.htm (935 words)

	Syed S
		B.S. in Computer Engineering from Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan, December 2000
		M.S. in Computer Engineering from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, May 2005.
		Ph.D. Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.
	www.odu.edu /engr/networking/nrl/syed.htm (63 words)

	Eastern Book Company - Practical Lawyer
		The accession of the State of Jammu and Kashmir to India imposed an obligation on the dominion of India to defend the State.
		The requests and warnings of Government of India to the Government of Pakistan to deny assistance and bases to the invaders met with no response.
		Moreover, it cannot be denied that the Maharaja of Kashmir offered to accede to the Indian dominion after the assaults and raids had started on the State from across the borders.
	www.ebc-india.com /lawyer/articles/96v4a2.htm (4092 words)

	Liaquat Ali Khan
		With the creation of Pakistan (Aug., 1947) he became prime minister of the new dominion.
		Liaquat Ali Khan, 1895–1951, first prime minister of Pakistan.
		Pakistan- Prime Ministers Liaquat Ali Khan (1947–1951) Khwaja Nazimuddin (1951–1953) Mohammad Ali...
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0829650.html (248 words)

	Jinnah, Muhammad Ali on Encyclopedia.com
		Jinnah was appointed the first governor-general of the dominion of Pakistan and, although dying of tuberculosis, was elected president of its constituent assembly.
		JINNAH, MUHAMMAD ALI [Jinnah, Muhammad Ali], 1876-1948, founder of Pakistan, b.
		Bibliography: See H. Bolitho, Jinnah (1954); A. Ahmed, Jinnah, Pakistan, and Islamic Identity (1997).
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/j/jinnah-m1.asp (433 words)

	Encyclopedia: Bahawalpur State
		The state acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan 7 October 1947 and was merged into the state of West Pakistan 14 October 1955.
		The State of Bahawalpur was a princely state of the Punjab in Pakistan, stretching along the southern bank of the Sutlej and Indus River s, with its capital city at Bahawalpur.
		On January 1 1945, it issued its own stamps, for official use only, a set of pictorials inscribed entirely in Arabic script and thus legitimate for use only within the state (as were all the stamps of Bahawalpur).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bahawalpur-State (433 words)

	The Dominion: Military Dictator Welcomed Back To Commonwealth
		Pakistan--controlled by the military dicatorship of Pervez Musharraf, who seized control of in a 1999 coup d'etat--was readmitted to the Commonwealth on May 22nd under condition that Musharraf comply with Pakistan's 17th Constitution Amendment, forcing him to step down as army chief by December 31st of this year.
		Commonwealth Secretary-General Donald McKinnon stated that the Musharraf regime must accede to the constitutional separation of the offices of president and army chief, even though Pakistan's elected parliament has voted to officially recognize Musharraf as president.
		The Dominion: Military Dictator Welcomed Back To Commonwealth
	dominionpaper.ca /international_news/2004/06/25/military_d.html (292 words)

	Indian, Chinese, & Japanese Emperors
		Since Hyderabad was overwhelmingly Hindu, the new Dominion of India, ironically with King George VI of England still as official Head of State, already fighting with Pakistan over Kashmir, soon invaded and attached Hyderabad to India by force.
		When India became independent in 1947, it legally became a British Dominion, which means that the King of England was still the formal Head of State.
		Lord Mountbatten, the last Viceroy, was asked by Jawaharlal Nehru, the new Prime Minister, to stay on as Governor-General of the Dominion.
	www.friesian.com /sangoku.htm (12062 words)

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