Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A former region of Pakistan (after 1947) separated by about 1,600 km (1,000 mi) from East Pakistan, formerly East Bengal. In 1971 East Pakistan declared its independence as Bangladesh, and West Pakistan became the sole territory governed by Pakistan.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun historical The western part of
Pakistan before it split fromBangladesh
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word West Pakistan.
Examples
-
Mujib was in jail in what was then West Pakistan, but returned to a hero's welcome to become prime minister in January 1972 of his newly-created Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan).
-
East and West Pakistan were separated by India (parallels with West Bank and Gaza).
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
-
Wasn't West Pakistan a staunch American ally in the cold war?
-
That was precisely his strength: the sheer distance between East and West Pakistan meant that no remark made about either half in the other half could be verified or falsified by the average Pakistani.
-
It was essential to define the demon 'Other', West Pakistan, though Nazimuddin himself was Bengali.
-
Why the refugees from West Pakistan have been denied citizenship rights while over 3 crore people who illegally entered the country are enjoying all the rights, including that of right to vote and even getting elected to the civic bodies.
Real strength of any party lies in its workers as a worker is a bridge between the masses :Leela Kar 2009
-
Nirmal while speaking on the occasion regretted that the UPA has not deemed it necessary to take the nationalist political parties, the people of Jammu and Ladakh, refugees from West Pakistan, PoK, that of 1947, 1965 and 1971, internally displaced people from Kashmir and people from militancy-infested areas into confidence, which has sent wrong signals across the country.
���Quiet Diplomacy��� in the name of peace process to resolve Kashmir problem: BJP 2009
-
East and West Pakistan will be the example given by many who disagree, but let's remind ourselves that the bloodshed in 1971 is going on continuously as we speak in this region.
Cameron Sinclair: The Three-State Solution: East Palestine, West Palestine and Israel 2009
-
Mr Leela said even in USA a person gets citizenship after five years of stay there, the West Pakistan refugees are in the state for last six decades and their three generations have perished demanding citizenship rights.
Real strength of any party lies in its workers as a worker is a bridge between the masses :Leela Kar 2009
-
But Sheikh Mujib's ire was not directed against a minority in Punjab, but against the whole of West Pakistan.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.