Migration Between India and Pakistan

1947-migration-between-india-and-pakistan.jpgFollowing the end of British rule, India and Pakistan become sovereign nations, divided by a physical border and by religion. This initiates one of the largest migrations in human history with over 14 million displaced persons – Hindus leaving Pakistan for India and Muslims moving from India to Pakistan.

World Population : 170,060,000

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