WW1 n WW2 and the formation of Pakistan?

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Re: WW1 n WW2 and the formation of Pakistan?

@muqawwee123

Interesting. But if Pakistan was really made where people could practice their faith freely, why religious leadership opposed it? Secondly, can one say that Millions of Muslims who opt to live in India did not want that right to freely practice of religion?

I agree that Muslims were not being forced to convert to Hinduism. So this was not the impetus to work for a separate homeland.

Reason was primarily economic deprivation. Movement for a separate homeland had the genesis in provinces with Muslim minority. Although they were in minority there, but they were the ones who were the elites and who feared most of losing their privileged status in a Hindu majority democracy.