Dominion of Pakistan
The Dominion of Pakistan was an independent federal dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations within the British Empire that was created in 1947 in the partition of British India into two sovereign dominions (the other being the Union of India). The Dominion of Pakistan was under the autonomy of the British Empire and existed as an autonomous region of the Commonwealth. It existed between 14 August 1947 and 23 March 1956 when the dominion was dissolved and Pakistan officially gained full independence from the British Empire and became an independent republic.
Pakistan | |||||||||
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| 1947–1956 | |||||||||
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| Capital | Karachi | ||||||||
| Common languages | Urdu, Bengali, English | ||||||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||||||
| King/Queen of Pakistan | |||||||||
• 1947–52 | George VI | ||||||||
• 1952–56 | Elizabeth II | ||||||||
| Governor-General | |||||||||
• 1947–48 | Muhammad Ali Jinnah | ||||||||
• 1948–51 | Khawaja Nazimuddin | ||||||||
• 1951–55 | Malik Ghulam Muhammad | ||||||||
• 1955–56 | Iskander Mirza | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1947–51 | Liaquat Ali Khan | ||||||||
• 1951–53 | Khawaja Nazimuddin | ||||||||
• 1953–55 | Muhammad Ali Bogra | ||||||||
• 1955–56 | Chaudhry Muhammad Ali | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
• | 14 August 1947 | ||||||||
• Indo-Pakistani War | 1947–48 | ||||||||
• | 1956 | ||||||||
| Currency | Pakistani rupee | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | PK | ||||||||
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The dominion included modern-day Pakistan (called West Pakistan) and Bangladesh (East Pakistan). It was supposed to be a homeland for the Muslims of the Indian sub-continent and of the former British India. It became the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in 1956. The eastern part of the country became independent as the People's Republic of Bangladesh in 1971.
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National anthem of Pakistan performed instrumentally by the United States Navy circa 2003.
A 1950 documentary about Pakistan
Design was proposed in the past, but never officially adopted Mountbatten's proposed flag for Pakistan, consisting of the flag of the Muslim League defaced with a Union Jack in the canton.
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The Prime minister of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Bogra (second from left) with the Queen of Pakistan and other Commonwealth leaders, 1955
Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan meeting President Harry Truman
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- Official portrait of Queen Elizabeth II before the start of her 1959 tour, wearing the Vladimir Tiara, the Queen Victoria Jubilee Necklace, the blue Garter Riband, Badge and Garter Star and the Royal Family Orders of King George V and King George VI
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh taken in the Chinese room Buckingham Palace
M. A. Jinnah in 1945
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