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West Pakistan

American  

noun

  1. a former province of British Pakistan, separated from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) by N India: declared independence as Republic of Pakistan 1956.

West Pakistan British  

noun

  1. the former name (until the end of 1971) of Pakistan

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West Pakistan, the predominantly Muslim locus of the country’s political power, was wedged between India and Afghanistan.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2022

The land was carved into separate states, with the Muslim-majority regions becoming East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, and West Pakistan, now simply Pakistan.

From Washington Times • Mar. 24, 2021

The violent partition of India in 1947 split British India into the India of today, West Pakistan and East Pakistan.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2018

While international aid poured into Pakistan, the government in West Pakistan did not quickly transfer that aid to East Pakistan.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Bangladesh:   Bangladesh came into existence in 1971 when Bengali East   Pakistan seceded from its union with West Pakistan.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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