Partition riots in Rawalpindi
The partition riots in Rawalpindi, also known as the Rape of Rawalpindi is the name given to the sectarian violence which occurred between Muslims and Sikhs, Hindus in Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan) during Feb-March 1947, on the backdrop of ensuing Partition of India. The partition of India was the partition of British India (at the time of independence of India) on the basis of religious demographics, with Muslim-predominant regions forming Pakistan and non-Muslim predominant regions forming Republic of India. The Hindus and Sikhs in the western districts of Punjab province and Sindh had been subjected to atrocities in the communal riots that had occurred after the Direct Action Day prior to the partition of India. The communal killings on a large scale occurred in one of the northern distr
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Partition riots in Rawalpindi
The partition riots in Rawalpindi, also known as the Rape of Rawalpindi is the name given to the sectarian violence which occurred between Muslims and Sikhs, Hindus in Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan) during Feb-March 1947, on the backdrop of ensuing Partition of India. The partition of India was the partition of British India (at the time of independence of India) on the basis of religious demographics, with Muslim-predominant regions forming Pakistan and non-Muslim predominant regions forming Republic of India. The Hindus and Sikhs in the western districts of Punjab province and Sindh had been subjected to atrocities in the communal riots that had occurred after the Direct Action Day prior to the partition of India. The communal killings on a large scale occurred in one of the northern distr
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