Indian Independence act was passed by the British Parliament and ratified by the Crown in July 1947. The Act was framed on the principles stipulate in the Third June Plan. It provided that:
i. British rule over India will come to an end on Aug. 15, 1947.
ii. Hindustan will be divided into sovereign states.
iii. Title of the "Emperor of India" will no more be a part of the titles of the British Crown after that date.
iv. The successor states will be run under the Government of India Act 1935, adapted and modified to meet their requirements, as Interim Constitution, till their respective Constituent Assemblies frame constitutions.
Emergence of Pakistan
Provincial Assemblies of the Punjab and Bengal decided to join Pakistan, the decisions were made with heavy majority, but since the non-Muslim members of these provinces had demanded partition, separate boundary commissions were set on June 30, for the demarcation of boundaries in both provinces. Sind Assembly and the Baluchistan Shahi Jirga decided that their provinces will join the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan. Referendums were held in the NWFP (now KPK) and district Sylhet, both decided to join Pakistan.
Pakistan emerged on the map of the world on Aug. 14, 1947 as the then largest Muslim state in the world. The Quaid-e-Azam took over as the first Governor General of Pakistan, and with this epoch making event the freedom movement of the Muslim of India entered a new phase.
