HIST 481 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Bengali Muslims, India-West, Lahore Resolution
14 Jun 2017
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Territoriality and demography of pakistan (politics and nation building) New power configuration changed meaning of demography and geography. New state and national integration: the alteration in lahore resolution and establishment of a singular state: Muslim league to move towards unitary state in pakistan (wanted to present a united front) Climate of distress and anger national security of muslims in india feared security could be strengthen if they remained together. Shared religion would throw away cultural differences. Protested by bengali leadership in east: argue that pakistan should be a loose confederation, power centers in west and demographic majority in the east: Created imbalance (largest cities in the west= capital karachi) Majority of people in pakistan lived in the east on fertile soil= much higher density of population this majority not involved in setting capital and army. Most soldiers recruited from west punjab under british: bureaucrats also recruited from urdu speaking elite from north india that migrated to pakistan.
