Author name: Umar Draz

The Indian National Congress boycotted the First Round Table Conference (1930) in London, as it was running the Civil Disobedience Movement led by Gandhi. Congress only joined from the Second Conference onward.

During partition in 1947, Pakistan received about 36% of military assets from British India. This included men, arms, and equipment, though the distribution was unequal and problematic.

Lord Linlithgow served as Viceroy from 1936 to 1943, making him the longest-serving Viceroy of India. He presided over the period of World War II.

General Gracey, the British commander of Pakistan Army in 1947, refused Jinnah’s order to send troops into Kashmir, citing British government policy.

In political science, “state” refers to the entire governing structure including federal and provincial governments, parliament, judiciary, and all institutions collectively.

The Poona Pact was signed between Gandhi and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar to provide reserved seats for Depressed Classes (Dalits/Untouchables) in legislatures, instead of separate electorates.

Vice Admiral James Wilfred Jefford, a British officer, became the first Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Navy in 1947 after independence.

Quaid-e-Azam Jinnah proposed Four amendments to the Nehru Report of 1928 to safeguard Muslim rights, but these were rejected by Congress, leading to Muslim League opposition.

In May 2018, the 25th Constitutional Amendment merged FATA into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), ending its separate status.

The Wardha Scheme (1937) proposed basic education in India under Gandhian philosophy, focusing on craft-based learning in local languages.