West Punjab (Punjabi: ‎لہندا پنجاب‎; Urdu: مغربی پنجاب) was a province in the Dominion of Pakistan from 1947 to 1955. It was established from the western-half of British Punjab, following the independence of Pakistan.

West Punjab was a former province of Pakistan which existed from 1947 to 1955. The province covered an area of 160,622 square kilometres (62,017 sq mi),including much of the current Punjab province and the Islamabad Capital Territory, but excluding the former princely states of …

They traveled nearly 2,000 miles to safety in their ancestral village in West Punjab. However, it wasn’t long before unrest reached their doorstep again in 1947. They were driven out by violent mobs and had to flee with only a moment’s notice.

Punjab province is bordered by Sindh to the south, the province of Balochistan to the southwest, the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west, and the Islamabad Capital Territory and Azad Kashmir in the north.

West Punjab was a province in the Dominion of Pakistan from 1947 to 1955. It was established from the western-half of British Punjab, following the independence of Pakistan.

British furnished the West Punjab with nine canal colonies and the best irrigation system to enrich the agricultural sector that unquestionably attracted Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs. They gathered round in West Punjab sharing the same socio-economic interests.

At the time of partition in 1947, the province was split into East and West Punjab. East Punjab (48%) became part of India, while West Punjab (52%) became part of Pakistan. [ 84 ] The Punjab bore the brunt of the civil unrest following partition , with casualties estimated to be in the millions.

West Punjab was a former province of Pakistan which existed from 1947 to 1955. The province covered an area of 160,622 square kilometres (62,017 sq mi),including much of the current Punjab province and the Islamabad Capital Territory, but excluding the former princely states of …

East and West Punjab The partition of Punjab proved to be one of the most violent, brutal, savage debasements in the history of humankind. The undivided Punjab, of which West Punjab forms a major region today, was home to a large minority population of Punjabi Sikhs and Hindus unto 1947 apart from the Muslim majority [1] .

2018年8月2日 · The 1947 partition of the Subcontinent divided Punjab into two parts – the West Punjab, belonging to Pakistan and the East Punjab, which became part of India.