RMKCET1N–Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru addressing refugees from the Punjab at a camp in Hardwar, June 1947. Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India.
RM2M3KARJ–A long column of refugee Sikh flee East Punjab to safety in Pakistan following the violent sectarian aftermath of the partition of India 1947
RMKJJC0E–The leaves of the Pakistan monument in Islamabad. The monument is built to represent a lotus flower.
RM2M3KARG–Part of a long column of refugee Sikhs marching across the East Punjab to escape the sectarian religious violence sparked by the partition of India 1947
RMKYCXN0–Partition of Punjab, India 1947
RM2M3KAPN–The areas of the Western and Eastern Punjab where there were many outbreaks of violence between Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus following Partition and the creation of modern India and Pakistan. Date: 1947
RMTXJWAP–1947 The Times India Gains Independence
RM2M3RREH–A problem for India and Pakistan: the terrified refugees of the Punjab. Page from the Illustrated London News, 6th September 1947 reporting on the Partition of India. Date: 1947
RMJY5JDA–Amritsar, India. 17th Aug, 2017. The Chief Minister of Punjab, Amarinder Singh, officially opens the Partition Museum in Amritsar, India, 17 August 2017. It is the first museum which deals wich the partition of British India in 1947 and its bloody effects. Photo: Nick Kaiser/dpa/Alamy Live News
RM2CFTANT–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2JN5B9W–Powt, India. 05th Aug, 2022. Pritam Khan at his home in the village of Powt in the Indian state of Punjab. When the British announced the partition of their former colonial empire British India into India and Pakistan in 1947, Pritam was about nine years old. In the ensuing sectarian riots, he lost his family, which fled to Pakistan. Today he is back in contact with his nephew Shahbaz. Credit: Himanshu Mahajan/dpa/Alamy Live News
RM2JP0M1P–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RF2BJBR7P–Indian soldier at the Attari-Wagah Border Crossing between India-Pakistan during the daily 'Lowering of the Flags' Ceremony, Punjab, India, Asia.
RM2CFNGH5–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RFF1HKK5–Golra Sharif Railways Heritage Museum Islamabad- Pakistan
RMKJJBYR–The leaves of the Pakistan monument in Islamabad. The monument is built to represent a lotus flower.
RM2M3RREE–On the threshold of nationhood: communal rioting in the Punjab. Page from the Illustrated London News, 22nd March 1947 reporting on the Partition of India. Date: 1947
RM2CFTAP0–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2JN5B9B–Powt, India. 05th Aug, 2022. Pritam Khan at his home in the village of Powt in the Indian state of Punjab. Pritam was about nine years old when the British announced the partition of their former colonial empire, British India, into India and Pakistan in 1947. In the sectarian riots that followed the partition, Pritam lost his family, which fled to Pakistan. Today he is back in contact with his nephew Shahbaz. Credit: Himanshu Mahajan/dpa/Alamy Live News
RM2JP0M2F–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2CFNGGF–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RFF1HM20–Golra Sharif Railways Heritage Museum Islamabad- Pakistan
RMKKN920–1947 News Review Magazine Viceroy & Vicereine of India
RM2M3RRFA–Communal violence at its worst: massacres in a divided Punjab. Page from the Illustrated London News, 6th September 1947 reporting on the Partition of India. Date: 1947
RM2M3KARM–Armed Sikh men on horseback act as the self-appointed guardians fo the column of refugees travelling from East Punjab to Pakistan and safety following the partition of india and the subsequent outburst of violence 1947
RM2JN5B93–Powt, India. 05th Aug, 2022. Pritam Khan at his home in the village of Powt in the Indian state of Punjab. Pritam was about nine years old when the British announced the partition of their former colonial empire, British India, into India and Pakistan in 1947. In the sectarian riots that followed the partition, Pritam lost his family, which fled to Pakistan. Today he is back in contact with his nephew Shahbaz. Credit: Himanshu Mahajan/dpa/Alamy Live News
RM2M3KAT0–A heavily-laden bullock cart transporting an extended Sikh refugee family fleeing the communal rioting and additional violence in the East Punjab region associated with the Partition of India (and creation of Pakistan) 1947
RM2CFTAP5–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2M3KAR9–Victims of the violence sweeping through India following Partition in 1947 - Jain monks arrive at Willingdon airport, New Delhi from the Gujranwala district north of Lahore in Western Punjab (Pakistan), an area deeply involved in the communal massacres. 1947
RM2JP0KXC–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2M3KAPC–Aerial view above the East Punjab showing towns and village inhabited by Muslims which have been burned by Sikh Jathas (warriors) seeking to rid the area of Muslims. One aspect of the violence between Sikhs, Muslims and Hindus, which spread throughout the East and West Punjab following Partition and the creation of modern India and Pakistan. 1947
RM2CFNGHT–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2M3RNK6–Page from The Sphere magazine reporting on the devastating consquences of partition in India in 1947. Top illustration shows points of violence in East and West Punjab. Bottom left picture shows an aerial view of the burning town of Jullundur and surrounding villages in East Punjab. Bottom right image shows Sikh Jathas with weapons. Date: 1947
RFF1HAAB–Golra Sharif Railways Heritage Museum Islamabad- Pakistan
RM2JN5B8D–Powt, India. 05th Aug, 2022. Pritam Khan in front of his house in the village of Powt in the Indian state of Punjab. Pritam was about nine years old when the British announced the partition of their former colonial empire British India into India and Pakistan in 1947. In the sectarian riots that followed the partition, Pritam lost his family, which fled to Pakistan. Today he is back in contact with his nephew Shahbaz. Credit: Himanshu Mahajan/dpa/Alamy Live News
RM2CFTANR–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2JP0KY2–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2CFNGG9–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2M3RNK8–Page from The Sphere reporting on the devastating violence and murder following partition in India. Pictures show the aftermath after Sikh jathas had looted, murdered and burned Muslim towns and cities. Top photograph shows the ruins of Amritsar and bottom image shows the bodies of murdered Muslim men, women and children in the East Punjab city of Hoshiarpur. Date: 1947
RFF1HCWB–Golra Sharif Railways Heritage Museum Islamabad- Pakistan
RM2M3KAPH–A scene at the Jami Masjid Mosque where several hundreds of refugees, after fleeing from their burning homes, were accommodated until refugee camps were ready to receive them. All Muslims in the Delhi area were in acute panic, the news of Muslim-wrought atrocities in the West Punjab having inflamed Hindu opinion in the capital. One of the results of the widespread violence following Partition and the creation of modern India and Pakistan. 1947
RM2M3RRF2–The greatest trek in history - to find freedom from fear: some of the 4,000,000 refugees in the Punjab. Double page from the Illustrated London News, 4th October 1947 reporting on the Partition of India. Date: 1947
RM2M3KARB–A Muslim family sheltering beneath the walls of the Purana Kila after fleeing from Delhi where retribution massacres began following news of atrocities against Sikhs and Hindus in the West Punjab. When this picture was taken they were resting at the Purana Fort while on their way to a refugee camp. Just some of the victims of the widespread violence between Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims following partition and the creation of modern India and Pakistan. 1947
RM2M3KANB–Uprooted from their home, a Sikh family flee to the safety of the East Punjab carrying only meagre possessions 1947
RM2M3KARW–A Sikh man with his children in one of the caravans leaving the West Punjab region for the comparative safety of the East Punjab. Such caravans were under constant threat of attack by Muslin villagers and outbreaks of Cholera. 1947
RM2JN5B9X–Powt, India. 05th Aug, 2022. Pritam Khan in front of his house in the village of Powt in the Indian state of Punjab. Pritam was about nine years old when the British announced the partition of their former colonial empire British India into India and Pakistan in 1947. In the sectarian riots that followed the partition, Pritam lost his family, which fled to Pakistan. Today he is back in contact with his nephew Shahbaz. Credit: Himanshu Mahajan/dpa/Alamy Live News
RM2CFTAKF–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2JP0KW8–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2CFNGHB–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RFF1HCXK–Golra Sharif Railways Heritage Museum Islamabad- Pakistan
RM2M3KAPR–One of the devastating results of the ensuing violence between Sikhs and Muslims following Partition of India in 1947; Muslim men, women and children lying dead in the streets after the armed mobs of Sikh Jathas had passed through the town of Hoshiarpur in East Punjab. 1947
RM2JN5BA8–Powt, India. 05th Aug, 2022. Pritam Khan in front of his house in the village of Powt in the Indian state of Punjab. Pritam was about nine years old when the British announced the partition of their former colonial empire British India into India and Pakistan in 1947. In the sectarian riots that followed the partition, Pritam lost his family, which fled to Pakistan. Today he is back in contact with his nephew Shahbaz. Credit: Himanshu Mahajan/dpa/Alamy Live News
RM2CFTAF6–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2JP0M2G–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2CFNGGY–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RFF1HMK0–Golra Sharif Railways Heritage Museum Islamabad- Pakistan
RM2M3KAT3–Sikh and Hindu refugees from the Western Punjab cook their meals on a railway platform at Lahore awaiting trains to take them across the border to India. They are protected by wire put up by police. 1947
RM2JN5BAF–Powt, India. 05th Aug, 2022. Pritam Khan in front of his house in the village of Powt in the Indian state of Punjab. Pritam was about nine years old when the British announced the partition of their former colonial empire British India into India and Pakistan in 1947. In the sectarian riots that followed the partition, Pritam lost his family, which fled to Pakistan. Today he is back in contact with his nephew Shahbaz. Credit: Himanshu Mahajan/dpa/Alamy Live News
RM2CFTAH9–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2JP0M0Y–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2CFNGH0–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RFF1HFMK–Golra Sharif Railways Heritage Museum Islamabad- Pakistan
RM2M3KAT7–A family who lost every male member in the frontier fighting - a forlorn group of refugees at Willingdon airport, New Delhi, after being brought by plane from one of the zones of communal strife on the borders of India and Pakistan. They were picked up at Gujranwala and brought south in a Dakota. Altogether 300,000 Sikh and Hindu refugees were rescued by plane in September 1947, as roads were impassable with an estimated two million people on the move in East and West Punjab. 1947
RM2JN5B8X–Powt, India. 05th Aug, 2022. Pritam Khan in front of his house in the village of Powt in the Indian state of Punjab. Pritam was about nine years old when the British announced the partition of their former colonial empire British India into India and Pakistan in 1947. In the sectarian riots that followed the partition, Pritam lost his family, which fled to Pakistan. Today he is back in contact with his nephew Shahbaz. Credit: Himanshu Mahajan/dpa/Alamy Live News
RM2JP0KYB–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2CFNGHK–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RFF1HNER–Golra Sharif Railways Heritage Museum Islamabad- Pakistan
RM2JN5BAT–Powt, International. 05th Aug, 2022. Pritam Khan sits in front of his house in the village of Powt in the Indian state of Punjab. Pritam was about nine years old when the British announced the partition of their former colonial empire, British India, into India and Pakistan in 1947. In the sectarian strife that followed the partition, Pritam lost his family, which fled to Pakistan. Today he is back in contact with his nephew Shahbaz. Credit: Himanshu Mahajan/dpa/Alamy Live News
RM2JP0KW6–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2CFNGHX–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RFF1HNCT–Golra Sharif Railways Heritage Museum Islamabad- Pakistan
RM2JP0KTW–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2CFNGGM–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2JP0M1R–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2CFNGHY–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2JP0KWY–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2CFNGGN–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2JP0M20–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2CFNGH2–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2JP0M2K–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2CFNGJ4–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2JP0KWX–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2CFNGJ3–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2JP0KXR–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2CFNGH4–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2JP0M13–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2CFNGHJ–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2JP0KW7–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2CFNGGC–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2JP0M1J–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2CFNGH9–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2JP0KX0–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2CFNGGA–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2JP0M38–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2CFNGJ1–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2JP0KTN–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2CFNGGJ–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
RM2JP0M3H–Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 14th Aug, 2022. Pakistani people take a part in the 75th Independence day celebrations in Lahore. Independence Day (Y?um-e-?z?di), observed annually on 14 August, is a national holiday in Pakistan. It commemorates the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign state following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement, which aimed to create an independent Muslim state in the north-western regions of British India via partition. The All-India Muslim League led the movement under the l
RM2CFNGE3–Punjab Rangers and soldiers in black uniform take a part of flag-lowering ceremony on the eve of Defense and Martyrs Day at the Joint Check Post (JCP) Wagah border in Lahore. Since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India remained in contention over several issues. Although the Kashmir conflict was the predominant issue dividing the nations, other border disputes also existed, most notably over the Rann of Kutch, a barren region in the Indian state of Gujarat. The issue first arose in 1956 which ended with India regaining control over the disputed area. (Photo by Rana Sajid
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