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Gandhi-Irwin Pact, agreement signed on March 5, 1931, between Mohandas K. Gandhi, leader of the Indian nationalist movement, and Lord Irwin (later Lord Halifax), British viceroy (1926–31) of India.

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Date: March 5, 1931

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Location: India

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 After independence, in 1947, the Pakhtoonistan stunt was raised in Khyber P.K. by Khan Abdul

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Pakistan gained independence from British colonial rule on August 14, 1947, but it remained a British dominion until March 23, 1956.

This means that Pakistan was a self-governing state, but still recognized the British monarch (King George VI and later Queen Elizabeth II) as its head of state.

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Soviet Russia recognized Georgia's independence after the Treaty of Moscow signed on 7 May 1920.

Georgia: a country in Asia and Europe

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The people of GB celebrate their Independence Day on Nov 1 as the Gilgit Scouts had liberated their homeland from the Dogra Raj on this day in 1947.

On November 1, 1947, the people of the mountainous region revolted against the rule of Maharaja Hari Singh, the last Dogra ruler of Jammu state, and liberated 72,000 square kilometres of land.

The region now connects Pakistan with China, Afghanistan and India.

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Gilgit-Baltistan is celebrated its 75th independence day on 1 November 2022.

On Nov 1, 1947, the Gilgit Scouts overthrew the government of Kashmir’s Dogra ruler.

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Pakistan celebrated 74th Independence Day with patriotic zeal and fervour on 14 August 2021.

Pakistan came into being on 14 August 1947. 

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The Pakistan National Movement was founded in 1933 by Choudhry Rahmat Ali who is also credited with creating the name “Pakistan”, for a separate Muslim homeland in South Asia.

After publishing the declaration Now or Never, he felt the need of putting up a co-operative effort to publicize and promote his ideas. 

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In-office from 1950 to 1962.

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When Pakistan was founded in 1947, it consisted of five provinces:

1. East Bengal (now Bangladesh)
2. West Punjab (now Punjab)
3. Sindh
4. North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
5. Baluchistan (now Balochistan)

In 1955, the One Unit policy was introduced, which merged the western provinces into a single unit called West Pakistan, with the provincial capital in Lahore. At the same time, East Bengal was renamed East Pakistan, with its provincial capital in Dhaka.