Division of Military Assets during early days of 1947
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• At first, British were reluctant to divide military assets but later agreed
• Division agreement was India 44% and Pakistan 36%
• Army personnel were given open choice to go to either Pakistani army or Indian army
• It was agreed to split army on religions lines
• Muslim regiments went to Pakistan
• Non – Muslim regiments went to India
• Detail of military assets division
• Division agreement was India 44% and Pakistan 36%
• Army personnel were given open choice to go to either Pakistani army or Indian army
• It was agreed to split army on religions lines
• Muslim regiments went to Pakistan
• Non – Muslim regiments went to India
• Detail of military assets division
Pakistan India
Armoured Divisions 6 14
Artillery Divisions 8 40
Infantry Divisions 8 21
• An army of 150,000 soldiers required 4,000 officers
• There were only 2500 trained Muslim officers
• Jinnah was forced to take 500 British officers temporarily on senior posts as there were no Muslims on those posts at all
• Pakistan went to immediate war with India in over Kashmir dispute and it needed best army in the desperate situation
• All 16 ordinance factories were in India and it refused to hand over any
• Pakistan had no ordinance factory
• India paid Rs. 60 million to Pakistan against ordinance factories and Pakistan used this amount to make one ordinance factory in Wah
• Military supplies came late, damaged and obsolete
• There were only 2500 trained Muslim officers
• Jinnah was forced to take 500 British officers temporarily on senior posts as there were no Muslims on those posts at all
• Pakistan went to immediate war with India in over Kashmir dispute and it needed best army in the desperate situation
• All 16 ordinance factories were in India and it refused to hand over any
• Pakistan had no ordinance factory
• India paid Rs. 60 million to Pakistan against ordinance factories and Pakistan used this amount to make one ordinance factory in Wah
• Military supplies came late, damaged and obsolete
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