Until after World War II these two parts called Pakistan were both a part of India and all India belonged to England. The people of India, like people almost everywhere, wanted to rule themselves. So finally the English said they would give up India and turn the country completely over to the Indians. This pleased the people of India but there was one trouble with the plan. Most of the people of India believed in a religion called the Hindu religion but a great many others were Mohammedans. These two religions didn’t mix very well. The Hindus wanted India to remain one big country when it became independent. The Mohammedans didn’t want one big country for they knew then the Hindus would do most of the ruling as there were more Hindus in India than Mohammedans. The Mohammedans wanted the country split into separate Mohammedan and Hindu countries. Thenthe Mohammedans could have a country of their own and not have to be part of a Hindu country. They almost went to war about it but finally both sides agreed to make two countries out of India, a Mohammedan country tobe called Pakistan and a Hindu country to keep the name of India.

Now the Mohammedans lived mostly on the western and on the eastern sides of India and the Hindus lived mostly in the middle. So Pakistan became a new country with two separate parts, an eastern part and a western part with the new country of India in between. For Pakistan it must be something like living in a house with the kitchen on one side of the street and the living room on the other side. But it seems to work.

Both India and Pakistan are members of the British Commonwealth of Nations.

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