Why were Pakistan and Bangladesh made part of one nation following partition?
Answer Hi Darrell The reason why the now independent country of Bangladesh was nitially Eastern Pakistan, is because both profess the Islamic religion. But Nation building has been, and still is, a difficult process in Pakistan. Although the country has undergone a succession of traumatic sociopolitical experiences since achieving independence in 1947, it continues to demonstrate its resilience and its capacity to survive and adapt to changing circumstances. Joining the community of nations as a bifurcated state, with its two wings separated by 1,600 kilometers of foreign soil (Industan), Pakistan was faced with the immediate task of absorbing large numbers of refugees from India in the months immediately following partition. The new nation struggled with severe economic disadvantages made acutely painful by a shortage of both administrative personnel and the material assets necessary to establish and sustain its fledgling government. With the death of Mohammad Ali Jinnah–the revered
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