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Dominion of Pakistan
period of Pakistani history between 1947 to 1956
Key facts
- Capital
- Karachi
- Official languages
- English
- Recognised national languages
- Urdu , Bengali
- Demonym
- Pakistani
- Government
- Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- 1947 1952
- George VI
- 1952 1956
- Elizabeth II
- 1947 1948
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- 1948 1951
- Khawaja Nazimuddin
- 1951 1955
- Malik Ghulam Muhammad
- 1955 1956
- Iskander Mirza
- 1947 1951
- Liaquat Ali Khan
- 1951 1953
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Today part ofPakistan Bangladesh India
The Dominion of Pakistan, officially Pakistan, was an independent federal dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations, which existed from 14 August 1947 to 23 March 1956. It was created by the passing of the Indian Independence Act 1947 by the British parliament, which also created an independent Dominion of India.
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