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Question
How were the borders of the two new Dominions to be demarcated according to the Indian Independence Act of 1947?
Solution
According to Indian Independence Act, Pakistan was to comprise the territories of Sind, British Baluchistan, North-West Frontier Province, the West Punjab and the East Bengal. The exact boundaries were to be determined by a Boundary Commission.
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