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  • Lahore Resolution

    Lahore Resolution
    The Lahore Resolution (Urdu: قرارداد لاہور‎, Qarardad-e-Lahore also known as the Pakistan Resolution (Urdu: قرارداد پاکستان‎, Qarardad-e-Pakistan),[1] was a formal political statement adopted by the All-India Muslim League on the occasion of its three-day general session in Lahore on March 22–24, 1940, which called for the creation of 'independent states' for Muslims in north-western and eastern British India.
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    1940 to 1947

  • Civil Disobedience Movement

    Civil Disobedience Movement
    The twenty-eighth Annual Session of. the All-India Muslim League was held at Madras and a resolution was adopted on the Civil Disobedience Movement started by the Congress. This movement was aimed at forcing the British Government to accept the Congress demands, regarding the future constitution of India. The Congress wanted that power should be transferred to their hands so that the Muslim nation should become mere. subjects of Hindu Raj.
  • Russia and USA enter the world war 2

    Russia and USA enter the world war 2
    USSR and USA entered the world war 2 to suppoet british
  • League Session at Delhi

    League Session at Delhi
    The thirtieth Session ofthe All-India Muslim League was held at Delhi on 24-26 April, 1943, under the chairmanship of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah. At the end of his presidential address he said that the time had come to take up the constructive programme to build up the nation so that it could march on the path of its goal of Pakistan.
  • Gandhi - Jinnah Talks

    Gandhi - Jinnah Talks
    Gandhi-Jinnah talks were held at Bombay to resolve thedifferences between the Congress and the An-India Muslim League on the issue of Pakistan. Mr. Gandhi was opposed to the two-nation theory which formed the basis of the Pakistan demand and he refused the Muslims the right of self-determination. These talks failed.
  • World War 2 victory

    World War 2 victory
    Germany is defeated and surrenders.
  • Proportional Representation

    Proportional Representation
    In his broadcast announcement, the Viceroy Lord Wavell said that the British Government intends to convene a meeting of the constitution-making body as soon as possible. He said that he will hold discussions with the representatives of the Leggislative Assemblies and the Indian States.He also said that first, he would hold elections so that the will of the Indian electorate may be known. The Constituent Assembly that was to find the constitution for the new India would be elected by the Provinci
  • Elections in Provinces

    Elections in Provinces
    Out of 495 seats reserved for Muslims in the provincial legislatures, Muslim League captured 440 seats. The break-up is as follows:
    Province Punjab Benga Assam Sind U.P N.W.F.P Bombay Madras C.P. Orissa Bihar
    Muslim Seats 86 119 34 35 66 38 30 29 14 4 40
    Muslim League Seats 79 113 31 35 55 17 30 29 13 4 34
  • Chinese Civil war

    Chinese Civil war
    It started again and Nationalists fight the communists.
  • Independence of Pakistan

    Independence of Pakistan
    Pakistan independent