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The Pakistan Movement or Tehrik-e-Pakistan (Urdu: ?????? ???????? — T??rik-e Pakistan) refers to the successful historical movement against British Raj and Indian Congress to have an independent Muslim state named Pakistan created from the dissolution of the British Indian Empire

muslims there were a minority, yet their elite had a disproportionate amount of representation in the civil service and a strong degree of cultural and literary influence.

This movement was led by lawyer Muhammad Ali Jinnah, along with other prominent founding fathers of Pakistan

The movement ultimately achieved success in 1947 with the Partition of India into largely Muslim-majority and non-Muslim majority regions.

The basis of the Pakistan Movement was the Two-nation theory initiated by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and the awakening of the Muslims after the War of Independence, 1857. The beginning of Pakistan Movement was from the formation of the Muslim League in 1906, followed by the vision of Sir Mohammad Iqbal of a homeland for the Muslims floated in 1930, on to the Pakistan Resolution of 1940, and the League gaining strength to strength to finally attaining a separate homeland for the Muslims of India.

He presented the two-nation theory in the now famous Lahore Resolution in March 1940, seeking a separate Muslim state

The idea of a separate state had first been introduced by Allama Iqbal in his speech in December 1930 as the President of the Muslim League.[11] The state that he visualised included only Punjab, Sindh, North West Frontier Province (NWFP), and Balochistan

Partition of Bengal [1905-11]

Simla Deputation [1906]
Establishment of All India Muslim League [1906]
Following were the objectives of the Muslim League:
1. To inculcate among Muslims a feeling of loyalty to the government and to disabuse their minds of misunderstandings and misconceptions of its actions and intentions.
2. To protect and advance the political rights

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