Explanation

• Wavell Plan — June 1945: Proposed a reconstitution of the Viceroy’s Executive Council.
• Simla Conference — June–July 1945: Attempted to reach agreement on forming the Executive Council but failed.
• Cabinet Mission — March 1946: Proposed a constitutional framework to preserve Indian unity.
• Direct Action Day — 16 August 1946: Called by the Muslim League to press its demand for Pakistan.

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Explanation

• The 3 June Plan (1947) accepted the partition of British India into India and Pakistan.
• The Cabinet Mission Plan (1946) sought to preserve Indian unity through a weak central government and a grouping of provinces.
• The 3 June Plan provided for separate constituent assemblies and the transfer of power to the two dominions.
• Lord Mountbatten announced the 3 June Plan, and the Indian Independence Act was passed in July 1947.

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Explanation

• The Government of India Act 1935 served as Pakistan’s interim constitutional framework after independence in 1947, with necessary adaptations.
• Pakistan operated under this framework until the Constitution of 1956 came into force on 23 March 1956.
• The Act originally provided for a federal structure and provincial autonomy in British India.

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Explanation

• The Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack Against Nuclear Installations and Facilities was signed on 31 December 1988 and entered into force on 27 January 1991.
• Both countries exchange their lists through diplomatic channels on 1 January every year.
• This practice began on 1 January 1992.
• The agreement is a confidence-building measure intended to help prevent attacks on each other’s declared nuclear installations and facilities.

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Explanation

• Pakistan recognizes the People’s Republic of China as the sole legitimate government representing all of China and supports the One-China principle.
• Pakistan considers the Taiwan issue an internal matter of China and supports the peaceful resolution of cross-strait differences.
• Pakistan does not maintain official diplomatic relations with Taiwan, reflecting its established diplomatic position.

Additional information:

• Pakistan and China established diplomatic relations on 21 May 1951.
• Their relationship is commonly described by both governments as an all-weather strategic cooperative partnership.

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