Many people crossed the border illegally but it was very hard to catch them out of the millions that crossed the border that month.
As in the so called new country Pakistan had many Hindus for a while but then became around 90% of the population being Muslim and India having around 90% Hindus.
But their were many Hindus and Muslims left in Pakistan and India. This was because some Hindu’s were emotionally tied to Pakistan and same with Muslim’s in India.
Many people died when the two countries were formed as millions were getting onto the already crowded railways which caused havoc. Many got caught under the train. On the top of the trains their were many people sitting their, their were people hanging from bars. Their was no space free anywhere on the trains.
After all the rush and everything settles down, an election is held for Pakistan where
Muhammad Ali Jinnah becomes governor-general of the new nation; Liaquat Ali Khan becomes Prime Minister when India splits into Pakistan and India.
But yet now in 2003 people are still emigrating from Pakistan to India and visa versa. This is because people are now starting to break their emotional ties and immigrate out to another country.
Yet there is also fighting about “Kashmir” a long dispute lasting more than 50 years has been going on and even now the land belongs to no one. But India claim it is their’s and Pakistan say it is theirs.
Pakistan and India seem to hate each other and have had a few wars sconce they became independent.
The main reasons for all the Hindu’s and Muslims to emigrate was to go to the country of their religion but some stayed although they may have faced angry racist people. The only reason to cause so much chaos and wars was because India wanted
AHMED MIR GEOGRAPHY PAGE ONE
The main reasons for all the Hindu’s and Muslims to emigrate was to go to the country of their religion but some stayed although they may have faced angry racist people. The only reason to cause so much chaos and wars was because India wanted
To be a Hindu only country. Now many people live in each of the countries but being as they are both LEDC’S makes the countries even more vulnerable to war.
No one knows for sure how many people died during the fall of 1947, but some historians estimate the number to be more than 500,000 people. The journey was wretched. Some refugees had to walk hundreds of miles. Many were too young, too old, or too sick to make the long voyage. Countless numbers of people were left for dead along the way. So as not to breathe the stench of sickness and death, people covered their faces with handkerchiefs. As Every yard of the way, there was a body. A famous historian said ... The vultures had become so bloated by their feasts they could no longer fly...."
PAKISTAN AND INDIA NOW (2004)
AHMED MIR GEOGRAPHY PROJECT PAGE TWO
Pakistan and India 2003
PAKISTANI TRAIN TO INDIA 1947:
