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The Kartarpur Corridor was inaugurated on November 9, 2019.

The Kartarpur Corridor is a visa-free border crossing and religious corridor.

It connects the city of Dera Baba Nanak in India's Punjab state to the city of Narowal in Pakistan's Punjab province.

It facilitating pilgrimage for Sikh devotees to visit the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan.

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Simla Conference Presided by Lord Wavell

The Simla Conference of 1945 was a meeting between:

the Viceroy of India Lord Wavell and the major political leaders of British India

at the Viceregal Lodge in Simla

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35 Muslim members participated in the Shimla conferences

The Shimla Agreement was signed in 1972

The Simla Agreement was signed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan.

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 Cabinet Mission broadcast its plan from New Delhi on May 16, 1946.

They arrived in India on March 24, 1946, sent by the British government.

The Mission was headed by Lord Pethick Lawrence.

The mission had three British cabinet members:

Pethick Lawrence

Stafford Cripps

A.V. Alexander

The Cabinet Mission aimed to discuss the transfer of power from British to Indian leadership.

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Sayyid Ahmad Shaheed was an Indian Muslim revivalist from Rae Bareli, a part of the historical United Provinces of Agra and Oudh.

Sayed Ahmad Shaheed died 06 March 1831 at Balakot

He is considered as a scholarly authority by Ahl-i Hadith and Deobandi movements

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The demarcation line was published on 17 Aug 1947 upon partition of India

 Sir Cyril John Radcliffe,  was made the Chairman of two boundary commissions of Punjab and Bengal

Boundary Commission,created in July 1947

To recommend how the Punjab and Bengal regions of the Indian subcontinent were to be divided.

The borderline that separated India from Pakistan, known as the Radcliffe Line was revealed.

The Radcliffe line is spread through the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat

The commission—appointed by Lord Mountbatten

Consisted of four members from the Indian National Congress

 four from the Muslim League

Chaired by Sir Cyril Radcliffe.

Explanation

Lahore Resolution was passed in the 27th annual session of the All India Muslim League.

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Presented            22 March 1940

Ratified                 23 March 1940

Location              Lahore

Author(s)             Muhammad Zafarullah Khan

Presented            

A.K Fazlulhuq

Signatories          All-India Muslim League Purpose To announce the declaration of                             independence from British India.

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Lahore Resolution Translation English to Urdu: Mulana Zafar Ali Khan

Lahore Resolution Presented by A.K Fazul Haq        

Participate From Punjab (Leader): Zafar Ali Khan

Participate From Sindh (Leader): Sir Abdullah Haroon

Participate From Balochistan (Leader): Qazi Faiz Isa

Participate From KPK (Leader): Sardar Aurangzaib Khan

CM Banglad : A.K Fazul Haq 

United Province: Khalid Zaman

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Cyril Radcliffe was the chairman of the Border Commission for India and Pakistan.

Announced by Lord Mountbatten in 1947

The Commission consisted of:

• four members from the Indian National Congress
• four from the Muslim League

On 17 August 1947, the border separated India from Pakistan, known as the Radcliffe Line 

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• The first annual session of the Muslim League was held in Karachi in 1907.
• The Muslim League was formed in 1906 in Dhaka, and it was established to protect Muslim rights and interests in British India.

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