The descendants of thousands of people who fled their homes during the British retreat from India in 1947 are still denied welfare in autonomous Indian stateFlags and parades on both sides of border stamp 70th anniversary of independenceThe scrubby lowlands of Jammu are stuck between the Himalayas and the dusty plains of Punjab,and home to 19000 families stuck in time. West Pakistan no longer exists on world maps, but in the north Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, or clustered in poor villages along the Tawi river,there are still West Pakistanis.
Like at least 14 million others, they fled their homes during the hasty British retreat from India in 1947, and when the division of the subcontinent into one Hindu-majority country and another Muslim-dominated triggered devout violence. Related: India and Pakistan prepare for 70th anniversary celebrations Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com