In connection of blog series under title as cited above, I have written its last part for the interest of readers.  

      On 21 August, 1945, elections to the central and provincial legislatures were announced, which would resolve the crystal-clear issue of Pakistan versus united Hindustan. The elections were held in two stages. In December, 1945 the Central legislative Assembly was elected. The Muslim League won 86.6% of the total Muslim votes and provincial elections were held on 22 February, 1946 here again the two main parties swept their respective constituencies. The Congress won total of 930 seats. The Muslim League captured 428 out of the possible 492 Muslim seats. The result of elections proved the claim of Muslim League true to the only representative body of Muslims in India and refuted the claim of the Congress to  the only representative of the whole India.

     Lord Mountbatten reached India in March 1947. He found India in a grip of civil war in the shape of 'communal riots'. The fierce communal clashes were taking place all over the country. The civil servants were bitterly divided by Communism and were anxious to retire. The British troops already wanted to go back to their own country and the moral of the Indian army was uncertain. Lord Mountbatten soon realized that there was no way out of the tangle other than partition.

     Mountbatten announced that the British would leave by August 15, 1947, and hand over their powers to the new states of Pakistan and India. The provinces claimed must decide at once whether they wished to join Pakistan or India. There must be no more delay. The Congress and the Muslim League both agrees to these plans. For Jinnah it was a great victory. Sindh, the North-West Frontier Province (now Khaber pakhtonkhaw), Balochistan, West Punjab, Sylhet and East Bengal were included in Pakistan. This made a smaller state than the League asked for.

     Notwithstanding the partition was made democratically with mutual consonance, about half a million Muslims were killed and carried away as prisoners while crossing the borders and migrating to Pakistan. All this killing and destruction shocked Jinnah who always hated violence and cruelty. He begged for peace and friendship with his former enemies. Thus, Pakistan came into existence and emerged on global map on 15th August, 1947. We celebrate Independence Day on every 14 August.

All parts of this blog series are give below:-

 Part One,  

 Part Two,  

 Part Three,

 Part Four,

 Part Five,

 Part Six,

 Part Seven,

 Part Eight,

 Part Nine,