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In the Name of Allah---the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. The Argument Against Pakistan Reconsidered: Why Partition May Have Strengthened Rather Than Weakened Muslim Political Power The most persistent argument against the creation of Pakistan is that Partition weakened the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent by dividing them geographically . According to this view, Muslims constituted roughly a quarter of the population of undivided India, and if they had remained together, they would have possessed a much larger demographic and political weight. Partition, by creating a Muslim-majority Pakistan, allegedly sacrificed the political influence of Muslims in India in exchange for a geographically divided state. At first sight, this argument appears compelling. But it rests on an important assumption: that a large minority dispersed throughout a Hindu-majority democratic state would necessarily possess greater long-term political power than a smaller population concentrated in a Muslim...

In the Name of Allah---the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. The journey of Islamization in Pakistan's constitutional history began with the Objectives Resolution, passed by the Constituent Assembly on March 12, 1949. The Objectives Resolution (1949) The journey of Islamization in Pakistan’s constitutional history began with the Objectives Resolution, passed by the Constituent Assembly on March 12, 1949. This resolution laid down the guiding principles for the country’s future constitution, declaring that sovereignty belongs to Allah alone and that the authority would be exercised by the people of Pakistan within the limits prescribed by Him. It aimed to ensure that all laws in Pakistan would conform to the teachings of Islam. The Constitution of 1956 Islamic Republic : Pakistan was officially named the “Islamic Republic of Pakistan.” Islamic Provisions : The Constitution of 1956 included provisions for the President and Prime Minister to be Muslims, and for ensuring that laws we...