'We fought 3 wars with India. Due to this people only got poverty, unemployment. We have learned our lesson. We want to live in peace.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said this in an interview with Arabia News Channel on 16 January. The statement of peace with India has come at a time when Pakistan is standing on the verge of poverty.
India-Pakistan started together in 1947. In 1960, the per capita income of Pakistan was more than that of India. Then how did Pakistan become like this today? In Bhaskar Explaner, the journey of India and Pakistan in 75 years after independence will be known on 5 scales…
1. Government of the people: 75 years of Pakistan, 33 years of military rule, never in India
Pakistan (got independence on 14 August 1947)
The first elections were held in March 1951 in the Punjab province of Pakistan. When for the first time the people directly elected their representatives. During this period elections were held in many provinces, but the public did not participate directly in them. That is, only selected people cast their votes.
Martial law was imposed for the first time in Pakistan on 7 October 1958 and the constitution was dissolved by the first President Iskander Mirza. After this, on 27 October, General Ayub Khan removed President Iskander Mirza and imposed military rule. On 25 March 1969, General Yahya Khan overthrew Ayub and became President himself.
The first general election in Pakistan was held in 1970, 23 years after independence. Awami League won 167 seats out of total 313 seats. The dominance of the Awami League was in East Pakistan i.e. today's Bangladesh. Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rehman was to become Pakistan's first democratic prime minister, but the army, with the help of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, refused to hand over power.
On 5 July 1977, Army Chief General Zia-ul-Haq overthrew Zulfikar Ali Bhutto from power in a coup. General Zia arrested Bhutto and put him in jail. On 4 April 1979, Bhutto was hanged in Rawalpindi's Central Jail on charges of murder.
On 12 October 1999, General Pervez Musharraf overthrew Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a coup d'état and became President himself.
In Pakistan's 75 years of rule, power remained in the hands of military dictators for 33 years. This is the reason why in 75 years, 31 Prime Ministers were formed in Pakistan, but no one could complete the term.
India (got independence on 15 August 1947)
The first national election in India was held in 1951. Congress got 364 seats in the Lok Sabha elections out of 489 seats and Jawaharlal Nehru became the Prime Minister.
Democracy has never been in danger in India except for the 21 months of Emergency in India from 1975 to 1977.
2. Economy: In 1960, Pakistan's per capita income was 89 rupees more than that of India.
In 1960, Pakistan's per capita income was 89 rupees more than India, but after 75 years, India has gone far ahead of Pakistan in this matter. On one hand, Pakistan is close to becoming a pauper, while on the other hand, India has also joined the 5 big economies of the world. At the time of independence, the economy of both the countries was based on agriculture, which has now shifted to industry and service sector.
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