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The Pakistan Movement, also known as Tehrik-e-Pakistan, was a political movement that aimed

to create an independent state for Muslims in British India. It emerged in the early 20th century
and was rooted in the two-nation theory, which asserted that Indian Muslims were fundamentally
distinct from Indian Hindus and required separate self-determination2.

The movement gained momentum with the Lahore Resolution on March 23, 1940, which called
for the creation of independent states for Muslims in the Muslim-majority regions of the Indian
subcontinent. Key figures in the movement included Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who played a
pivotal role in advocating for the creation of Pakistan2.

The movement was supported by various leaders and intellectuals, including Sir Syed Ahmed
Khan, who promoted Western-style scientific education among Muslims, and poets like
Muhammad Iqbal, who used literature and poetry to raise political awareness2. The movement
ultimately led to the partition of British India in 1947, resulting in the creation of Pakistan as a
separate Muslim-majority country.

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