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RMKJ1G9J–Jinnah meets with Mahatma Gandhi 1947. Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876 – 1948) politician, and the founder of Pakistan
RMC1YWX5–An effigy of Pakistan's Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto and a Pakistani flag is burned during a rally in New Delhi, India.
RMG1CCGY–Viceroy of India, lord Mountbatten with lady Mountbatten return to India after attending Pakistan's independence 1947
RM2A600HW–Lord Mountbatten (Viceroy of India) with Mohammed Ali Jinnah and Fatima Jinnah at Pakistan's independence in 1947
RMFD3X1X–1947 - The Parrot goes too. In Qualdubad, Karachi's largest shanty colony with a population of over 70,000 this refugee is all ready to leave for the new town and life - with his pet parrot. A new life for Pakistan's partition refugees 15,000 families will move into new homes near Karachi: There ar3e about five million homeless in Pakistan today, and of than some 800,000 are to be found in Kurachi, the capital. A great number of ss are refugees caused by the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, and have presented one of the major social problems of the country. The refugees live in litt
RM2B01BM5–Pakistan: Muhammad Ali Jinnah (25 December 1876 - 11 September 1948), 20th century lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. Photo, c. 1940s. Jinnah, popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam (Great Leader) and Baba-e-Qaum (Father of the Nation), served as leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until Pakistan's independence on August 14, 1947, and as Pakistan's first Governor-General from August 15, 1947 until his death on September 11, 1948. Jinnah rose to prominence in the Indian National Congress initially expounding ideas of Hindu-Muslim unity.
RM2M3KARJ–A long column of refugee Sikh flee East Punjab to safety in Pakistan following the violent sectarian aftermath of the partition of India 1947
RME13XX4–Mar. 27, 2012 - A new life for Pakistan's partition refugees; 15,000 families will move into new Homes near Karacha; There are about five million homeless in Pakistan today, and of them some 800,000 are to be found in Karachi, the capital. A great number of these are refugees caused by the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, and have presented one of the major social problems, built of odd planks and tin, eating and sleeping in terrible conditions
RM2M3KANJ–A lorryload of Sikh and Hindu refugees about to cross the Wagah Bridge between Pakistan and India to escape the mass killings and atrocities between Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus following Partition in 1947. 1947
RM2B02XMH–Bengal is a geographical and ethno-linguistic region in the north-eastern part of South Asia, at the apex of the Bay of Bengal and dominated by the fertile Ganges delta. The region was politically divided in the 1947 Partition of Bengal based on religion: predominantly Hindu West Bengal became a province (now a state) of India, while predominantly Muslim East Bengal became a province of Pakistan and later gained independence as Bangladesh. Some regions of the historical kingdoms of Bengal are now part of the neighbouring Indian states of Assam, Tripura, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha.
RMBPNEE9–Flood victims living on the only dry areas in Sujawal, Sindh Province, Pakistan on Wednesday, 1st September, 2010
RMG48K90–Library filer ref N133, dated 08.2.22 of the Prince and the Maharajah leading the procession of State Elephants. The sun set on scenes like this and on the end of the British Raj in India 50 years ago, at the stroke of midnight on August 14, 1947. But the initial scenes of jubilation across the country quickly turned to horror. Thousands died as battles erupted between Muslims and Hindus in the two new countries of India and Pakistan, created through the partition of the religiously-divided sub-continent. See PA story SOCIAL India. AVAILABLE BLACK & WHITE ONLY. PA Photo
RME140YW–Mar. 31, 2012 - The Parrot goes too. In Qualdubad, Karachi's largest shanty colony with a population of over 70,000 this refugee is all ready to leave for the new town and life - with his pet parrot. A new life for Pakistan's partition refugees 15,000 families will move into new homes near Karachi: There ar3e about five million homeless in Pakistan today, and of than some 800,000 are to be found in Kurachi, the capital. A great number of ss are refugees caused by the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, and have presented one of the major social problems of the country
RM2KCETFW–Indian and Pakistan flag is seen on the Aman Setu Bridge at Kaman post on LoC in URI sector of District Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India on 18 May 2021. India–Pakistan relations refer to the bilateral relations between India and Pakistan. The relations between the two countries have been complex and largely hostile due to a number of historical and political events. Relations between the two states have been defined by the violent partition of British India in 1947 which started the Kashmir conflict, and the numerous military conflicts fought between the two nations. Consequently, their r
RF2E7WCC2–An old man standing near an old pre-independence British era railway bridge in Androon Rawalpindi
RMC1P7BK–Muslims pray on a Friday at the Jama Masjid in Old Delhi. The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan constructed the mosque in 1656.
RM2A25RAC–Politician attempting to calm a crowd of demonstrators on the eve of partition, Lahore Pakistan August 1947
RM2A600E5–Map of India before the Partition of the British Indian Empire that led to the creation of India and Pakistan 1947
RMKJ1G19–Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876 – 1948) politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until Pakistan's creation on 14 August 1947, and then as Pakistan's first Governor-General until his death.
RM2JN5B96–Faisalabad, Pakistan. 05th Aug, 2022. Shahbaz Khan with his 11-year-old daughter Muskan. Shabaz Khan is the nephew of Pritam, who lives in India. When the British announced the partition of their former colonial empire British India into India and Pakistan in 1947, his uncle was about nine years old. In the sectarian riots that followed the partition, Pritam lost his family, which fled to Pakistan. Today he is back in contact with his nephew Shahbaz. Credit: Murtaza Ali/dpa/Alamy Live News
RMG1CCEW–Map of India before the Partition of the British Indian Empire that led to the creation of India and Pakistan 1947
RM2JP0M1P–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2M3KARM–Armed Sikh men on horseback act as the self-appointed guardians fo the column of refugees travelling from East Punjab to Pakistan and safety following the partition of india and the subsequent outburst of violence 1947
RM2M3KAR9–Victims of the violence sweeping through India following Partition in 1947 - Jain monks arrive at Willingdon airport, New Delhi from the Gujranwala district north of Lahore in Western Punjab (Pakistan), an area deeply involved in the communal massacres. 1947
RM2CFTANT–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2M3NGN1–Crowded trains of refugees arriving at Amritsar, border town on Pakistan and India, following the Partition. 1947
RMBPNEB7–Flood victims living on the only dry areas in Sujawal, Sindh Province, Pakistan on Wednesday, 1st September, 2010
RM2M3KAT0–A heavily-laden bullock cart transporting an extended Sikh refugee family fleeing the communal rioting and additional violence in the East Punjab region associated with the Partition of India (and creation of Pakistan) 1947
RM2M3KARG–Part of a long column of refugee Sikhs marching across the East Punjab to escape the sectarian religious violence sparked by the partition of India 1947
RM2M3KANC–Muslim women and children escaping the Sikh Jathas, pouring over the frontier border into Pakistan having heard about atrocities and violence following Partition in 1947. 1947
RM2KCETG6–An Indian army officer stands near the Aman Setu bridge as Pakistan flag is seen on the other side on LoC in URI sector of District Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India on 18 May 2021. India–Pakistan relations refer to the bilateral relations between India and Pakistan. The relations between the two countries have been complex and largely hostile due to a number of historical and political events. Relations between the two states have been defined by the violent partition of British India in 1947 which started the Kashmir conflict, and the numerous military conflicts fought between the two na
RM2M3KANX–A victim of the 'communal hatred' in India at the time of Partition - a dead Muslim, attacked on his way to the Jami Masjid Mosque in New Delhi, attracts little attention from passers-by. 1947
RF2E7WC5R–An old man standing near an old pre-independence British era railway bridge in Androon Rawalpindi
RM2A600J1–Viceroy of India, lord Mountbatten with lady Mountbatten return to India after attending Pakistan's independence 1947
RMC1P83J–A Muslim woman in a burqa walks near the Jama Masjid in Old Delhi. The Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan constructed the mosque in 1656.
RM2JN5BB1–05 August 2022, Pakistan, Faisalabad: Shahbaz Khan shows pictures of his uncle Inayat Khan (left), who was also separated from the family at the time of partition and died in India a few years ago, and his late father Sharif Khan. They are the brothers of Pritam Khan. When the British announced the partition of their former colonial empire, British India, into India and Pakistan in 1947, his uncle was about nine years old. In the sectarian riots that followed the partition, Pritam lost his family, who fled to Pakistan. Today he is back in contact with his nephew Shahbaz. Photo: Murtaza Ali/dpa
RMG1CCH6–Lord Mountbatten (Viceroy of India) with Mohammed Ali Jinnah and Fatima Jinnah at Pakistan's independence in 1947
RM2JP0M2F–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RMBXR4HK–Local Pakistani residents walk past a Coca-Cola advertisement in downtown Karachi, Pakistan.
RM2CFTAP0–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RMBXT771–Local residents of downtown Karachi, Pakistan walk past a Coca-Cola soft drink advertisement.
RMBPNEC4–Flood victims living on the only dry areas in Sujawal, Sindh Province, Pakistan on Wednesday, 1st September, 2010
RMJX5H51–London, UK. 15th August 2017. The face of the founder of modern India Mahatma Gandhi on the cover of Indian bank notes outside a currency exchange shop in Southall. The Indian and Pakistan community in Southall West London prepare to commemorate the 70th anniversary of India and Pakistan independence from colonial Britain in 1947 Credit: amer ghazzal/Alamy Live News
RM2KCETG0–Locked Aman Setu bridge at Kaman post on LoC in URI sector of District Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India on 18 May 2021. India–Pakistan relations refer to the bilateral relations between India and Pakistan. The relations between the two countries have been complex and largely hostile due to a number of historical and political events. Relations between the two states have been defined by the violent partition of British India in 1947 which started the Kashmir conflict, and the numerous military conflicts fought between the two nations. Consequently, their relationship has been plagued by h
RM2M3KAR7–Two victims of communal rioting during the period of the partition of India. Here, a bandaged member of a caravan of sikh refugees rests by the roadside during a halt from the often lengthy and dangerous marches to sanctuary 1947
RM2WWERDJ–Map of the partition of British India Document: India's plan for uniting and merging Indian States, 1948. Catalogue Ref: DO 142/484 (1) Description: This map illustrates the new borders that resulted from the partition of British India. The partition of British India happened in August 1947 when the British government withdrew after almost two hundred years of British rule. It is called 'partition' because this withdrawal resulted in two new independent nations: India and Pakistan. The borders of these new countries were based on religious majorities and went straight through existing province
RM2M3KAPK–Muslims, bearing a wounded comrade on a litter, pass victims of communal rioting in Chelmsford Road, New Delhi, India; evidence of the tide of destruction which swept across the city as the Hindus, inflamed by tales of Muslim atrocities in Pakistan, took their vengeance. The death toll in New Delhi amounted to 1000. 1947
RM2A600CA–Muhammad Ali Jinnah (centre), meets the British Viceroy Lord Mountbatten and Lady Mountbatten in Delhi, India April 1947
RM2M3RNK6–Page from The Sphere magazine reporting on the devastating consquences of partition in India in 1947. Top illustration shows points of violence in East and West Punjab. Bottom left picture shows an aerial view of the burning town of Jullundur and surrounding villages in East Punjab. Bottom right image shows Sikh Jathas with weapons. Date: 1947
RMKCET63–Gandhi visits Lahore 1947. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India.
RM2JN5B8J–05 August 2022, Pakistan, Faisalabad: Shahbaz Khan shows pictures of his uncle Inayat Khan (left), who was also separated from the family at the time of partition and died in India a few years ago, and his late father Sharif Khan. They are the brothers of Pritam Khan. When the British announced the partition of their former colonial empire, British India, into India and Pakistan in 1947, his uncle was about nine years old. In the sectarian riots that followed the partition, Pritam lost his family, who fled to Pakistan. Today he is back in contact with his nephew Shahbaz. Photo: Murtaza Ali/dpa
RMKJ1G11–Pakistani leaders 1947: Mohammed Ali Jinnah (center); Sir Sikander Hayat Khan (right), Sir Nizam-ud-Din (left) with Liaquat Ali Khan (back row, second from right).
RM2JP0KXC–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RMG1CCCY–Muhammad Ali Jinnah (centre), meets the British Viceroy Lord Mountbatten and Lady Mountbatten in Delhi, India April 1947
RM2CFTAP5–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RMBXR8D4–Muslim men seek donations to Islamic charities in Bosnia and Chechyna after Friday prayers at a mosque in Karachi, Pakistan.
RMBPN62Y–Flood victims living on the only dry areas in Sujawal, Sindh Province, Pakistan on Wednesday, 1st September, 2010
RMJX5H52–London, UK. 15th August 2017. The face of the founder of modern India Mahatma Gandhi on the cover of Indian bank notes outside a currency exchange shop in Southall. The Indian and Pakistan community in Southall West London prepare to commemorate the 70th anniversary of India and Pakistan independence from colonial Britain in 1947 Credit: amer ghazzal/Alamy Live News
RMC1PDMA–Hindu pilgrims wait for a boat to take them across the Ganges River in Varanasi, India. It is one of the holy sites of Hinduism.
RM2KCETG3–An Indian army officer stands near the Aman Setu bridge on LoC in URI sector of District Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India on 18 May 2021. India–Pakistan relations refer to the bilateral relations between India and Pakistan. The relations between the two countries have been complex and largely hostile due to a number of historical and political events. Relations between the two states have been defined by the violent partition of British India in 1947 which started the Kashmir conflict, and the numerous military conflicts fought between the two nations. Consequently, their relationship has
RM2A70FA2–A scarecrow is placed in Dal lake, Srinagar. Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since their partition and independence from Britain in 1947. The disputed region is claimed in full by both sides, which have fought three wars over it.
RMF1KBXH–Pakistani workers cleaning the replica in preparation for the Youm-e-Difa Pakistan or Defence Day in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid Hussain / Pacific Press)
RM2M3RNK8–Page from The Sphere reporting on the devastating violence and murder following partition in India. Pictures show the aftermath after Sikh jathas had looted, murdered and burned Muslim towns and cities. Top photograph shows the ruins of Amritsar and bottom image shows the bodies of murdered Muslim men, women and children in the East Punjab city of Hoshiarpur. Date: 1947
RF2BJBR7P–Indian soldier at the Attari-Wagah Border Crossing between India-Pakistan during the daily 'Lowering of the Flags' Ceremony, Punjab, India, Asia.
RM2M3KAN5–A village close to New Delhi set on fire by rioters during the disturbances following the partition of India and Pakistan. A Mosque (centre) is also in flames. The aerial photograph was taken by a B.O.A.C. aircraft. 1947
RM2JN5B8T–05 August 2022, Pakistan, Faisalabad: Shahbaz Khan shows pictures of his uncle Inayat Khan (left), who was also separated from the family at the time of partition and died in India a few years ago, and his late father Sharif Khan. They are the brothers of Pritam Khan. When the British announced the partition of their former colonial empire British India into India and Pakistan in 1947, his uncle was about nine years old. In the sectarian riots that followed the partition, Pritam lost his family, who fled to Pakistan. Today he is back in contact with his nephew Shahbaz. Photo: Murtaza Ali/dpa
RM2JP0KY2–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RFW9WF20–London, UK. 15th August, 2019. India supporters in front of India House in London, after its government scrapped the special constitutional status of Kashmir, clashing with protesters of Kashmir. Credit: Joe Kuis / Alamy News
RM2CFTANR–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RF2AYC987–Amritsar, India - Febuary 8, 2020: Sign for the Partition Museum, which is an historic townhall building from the British rule era converted into a Mu
RMBPN65X–Flood victims living on the only dry areas in Sujawal, Sindh Province, Pakistan on Wednesday, 1st September, 2010
RMJX5H55–London, UK. 15th August 2017. Stickers on imported mangoes from Pakistan with Happy Independence day as The Indian and Pakistan community in Southall West London prepare to commemorate the 70th anniversary of India and Pakistan independence from colonial Britain in 1947 Credit: amer ghazzal/Alamy Live News
RM2KCETG5–Locked Aman Setu bridge at Kaman post on LoC in URI sector of District Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India on 18 May 2021. India–Pakistan relations refer to the bilateral relations between India and Pakistan. The relations between the two countries have been complex and largely hostile due to a number of historical and political events. Relations between the two states have been defined by the violent partition of British India in 1947 which started the Kashmir conflict, and the numerous military conflicts fought between the two nations. Consequently, their relationship has been plagued by h
RMB39RCJ–A women's group holds a public meeting demanding equal politcal rights in Islamabad Pakistan.
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