Moscow/Islamabad, 14 August 2022 (TDI): The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin shared a congratulatory message with the President of Pakistan Arif Alvi and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif.
The message of congratulations was extended on the 75th anniversary of the declaration of independence of Pakistan. In the message, the remarkable success of Pakistan in economic and social development was specifically noted.
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— RusEmbassy_Pakistan (@RusEmbPakistan) August 14, 2022
Likewise, President Putin lauded the well-earned respect possessed by Pakistan in the international arena. He further highlighted the high level of Russia-Pakistan ties marked by active collaboration on a bilateral basis as well as in multilateral forums.
In addition, Vladimir Putin expressed his conviction that joint efforts by Russia and Pakistan would further ensure the development of the complete scope of productive bilateral relations.
He went on to further enunciate that the bilateral cooperation will be good for the peoples of Russia and Pakistan with the purpose of boosting regional security as well as stability.
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Historical Overview
The countries of India and Pakistan were once conjoined and known as the Sub-Continent collectively. The Muslim majority region of the Sub-continent fought for their independence on the basis of the Two Nation Theory.
The Two Nation Theory explained the differences between the Hindus and Muslims. Also, it further explained how both religions living together as one nation were not possible.
Therefore, Pakistan emerged as a sovereign state on 14th August 1947, breaking away from British authority.
Apart from this, sixty million of the ninety-five million Muslims on the Indian subcontinent became Pakistani citizens at the time of its creation.
Subsequently, thirty-five million Muslims remained inside India making it the largest Muslim minority in a non-Muslim state.
Further, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the Founding Father of Pakistan was also the first Governer General of the nascent country. Whereas, Liaquat Ali Khan was chosen to serve as the state’s first Prime Minister.
