Imagine Scenario: If Pakistan had continued to be united and not got divided in 1971

[Kamikaze Pilot]

Had Pakistan continued to remain united with 'Bangladesh', may be the relations between the two wings would have gradually improved and a genuine unity may have emerged. May be there would have been mass movement of people between the two wings for jobs and even marriages. Who knows the final provocations like military action etc was actually the doings of CIA to trigger an Indo-Pak war.

Anybody interested to imagine how the scenario would have looked like?

The cricket team composition, the film industry, the economy, the politicians, tourism, the military etc.

It might have been more possible than Pakistanis think. You know exchange of fraction of population between the two wings. The two communities (Bengalis and West Pakistanis) complementing each other economically. And lo and behold - a synthesis!

 

[Sipahi]

Bangladesh was never part of the game, below is the expert of Allama Iqbal's 1930 speech at Ali garh.

" I would like to see the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Sind and Baluchistan amalgamated into a single State. Self-government within the British Empire"

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00islamlinks/txt_iqbal_1930.html

 

[Kamikaze Pilot]

Bangladesh was never part of the game, below is the expert of Allama Iqbal's 1930 speech at Ali garh.

" I would like to see the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Sind and Baluchistan amalgamated into a single State. Self-government within the British Empire"

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00islamlinks/txt_iqbal_1930.html

That's not the topic. The topic is Pakistan consisted of two wings til 1971 - East and West. What if you had kept the unity?

 

[hussain0216]

It was unfeasible for one nation of similar amount of people to be governed as one when so far apart

It coud be 1971,1980, 2000 or 3060 Bangladesh was always going to be a reality


It could just have been done better without alloeing a otherwise gutless india to take advantage of the problem and civil war in East Pakistan

 

[American Pakistani]

P = Punjab region
A = Afghania region (Kpk and FATA, waziristan, etc)
K = Kashmir region (Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan)
S = Sind region
TAN = Balochistan region.

Some says I was for Indian Muslims. Today I can be used for Islamabad.

 

[Sipahi]

That's not the topic. The topic is Pakistan consisted of two wings til 1971 - East and West. What if you had kept the unity?

We will be 40+cror and an constant headache for India from both sides

That's what you want to listen precisely

 

[American Pakistani]

That's not the topic. The topic is Pakistan consisted of two wings til 1971 - East and West. What if you had kept the unity?

It was not feasible, sooner or later it was bound to happen.

Besides, Bangladesh was supposed to be a different nation according to 40's resolution. Bengalis leaders knew that india will create problems by not letting go Bdsh or by occupying areas, so it prefered joining Pakistan.

 

[Saiful Islam]

Bangladesh was never part of the game, below is the expert of Allama Iqbal's 1930 speech at Ali garh.

" I would like to see the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Sind and Baluchistan amalgamated into a single State. Self-government within the British Empire"

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00islamlinks/txt_iqbal_1930.html

Bangladesh was never included in the concept but the Bengali Muslims helped pave the way for a separate Islamic homeland, unfortunately that was downtrodden. Either that or we was going to establish our own Bengali Muslim state reflect that before 1757 (Bengal Sultanate)

 

[Sipahi]

Bangladesh was never included in the concept but the Bengali Muslims helped pave the way for a separate Islamic homeland, unfortunately that was downtrodden. Either that or we was going to establish our own Bengali Muslim state reflect that before 1757 (Bengal Sultanate)

and I will always be thankful to our brothers for the favor.

 

[Saiful Islam]

To answer OP's question, even though there was race inequality, Bengalis were still very much involved in politics (3 Bengalis served prime minister, Iskander, Khwaja nazimuddin etc) we were involved in music, sports, film industry etc. Iskander Mirza promoted Pakistan worldwide.

 

[CorporateAffairs]

Imagine, if India was never divided?

 

[Kamikaze Pilot]

It might have been more possible than Pakistanis think. You know exchange of fraction of population between the two wings. The two communities (Bengalis and West Pakistanis) complementing each other economically. And lo and behold - a synthesis!

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

India would face a Pakistan with twice its current resources to harm India.

North East insurgency would be far worse than it is today.

 

[Politico]

Imagine, if India was never divided?

u do realise that if that happen then a civil war wud have happened eventually and india in current form wud never have existed. the scenario wud most probably be more muslim states than current with even pakistan being just a few states but overall definately more muslim states spread apart and tamil and other languages having their own states. may have been for better since competition between the states wud have realised a better lifestyle for its people and the religious differences wud not really 2 have mattered since more cooperation wud be required between neighborly states irrespective of the religion aspect

 

[CorporateAffairs]

u do realise that if that happen then a civil war wud have happened eventually and india in current form wud never have existed. the scenario wud most probably be more muslim states than current with even pakistan being just a few states but overall definately more muslim states spread apart and tamil and other languages having their own states. may have been for better since competition between the states wud have realised a better lifestyle for its people and the religious differences wud not really 2 have mattered since more cooperation wud be required between neighborly states irrespective of the religion aspect

You write good stories bhai.