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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?
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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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