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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Marginalised groups such as Asha's "sweepers" and the West Pakistan Refugees group of Hindus who settled in Jammu and Kashmir after partition, are among those who will gain full citizenship for the first time.

From Reuters Jan. 12, 2023

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 Seattle Times Mar. 23, 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

East Pakistan seceded from its union with West Pakistan in 1971 and was renamed Bangladesh.

From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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