The anti-imperialist movement in the Indian subcontinent culminated in 1947 with the emergence of two independent nation states-India and Pakistan-amidst a communal holocaust unparalleled in history. Formed on the basis of religion as an equivalent to nationality, Pakistan materialized out of the Muslim majority provinces of Punjab, Bengal, Sind and NWFP, which now emerged as the new centers of Muslim power in the subcontinent. The present work focuses on the ...