Frontline Pakistan : The Struggle With Militant Islam - Arz-e-Pak
Frontline Pakistan : The Struggle With Militant Islam - Arz-e-Pak
Frontline Pakistan : The Struggle With Militant Islam - Arz-e-Pak
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timeline<br />
14 August 1947 <strong>The</strong> Muslim state of <strong><strong>Pak</strong>istan</strong> is created by the<br />
partition of India at the end of British rule. Hundreds<br />
of thousands die in widespread communal violence<br />
and millions are made homeless. Mohammed Ali<br />
Jinnah becomes the first Governor General of the<br />
new state.<br />
October 1947 Armed tribesmen from <strong><strong>Pak</strong>istan</strong>’s North West<br />
Frontier Province invade Kashmir. <strong>The</strong> Maharaja<br />
requests armed assistance from India.<br />
September 1948 Jinnah dies. <strong>The</strong> first India-<strong><strong>Pak</strong>istan</strong> war over the<br />
disputed territory of Kashmir breaks out. Fighting<br />
continues throughout the year.<br />
January 1949 <strong>The</strong> war ends and a ceasefire is arranged by the<br />
United Nations. Both India and <strong><strong>Pak</strong>istan</strong> agree to<br />
hold a referendum in the state, which to this date<br />
has never been held.<br />
March 1956 <strong>The</strong> Constitution proclaims <strong><strong>Pak</strong>istan</strong> an <strong>Islam</strong>ic<br />
republic.<br />
October 1958 Army Commander in Chief, General Mohammed<br />
Ayub Khan seizes power. A pro-western and<br />
secular leader, he rules the country for more than a<br />
decade.<br />
September 1965 <strong>The</strong> second India-<strong><strong>Pak</strong>istan</strong> war breaks out after<br />
<strong><strong>Pak</strong>istan</strong> launches a covert offensive across the<br />
ceasefire line into Indian-administered Kashmir.
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