Provincial and Administrative Divisions of Pakistan
Choose the statement that best explains East Pakistan.
- A. The 2018 constitutional amendment that merged the Federally Administered Tribal Areas into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
- B. A former princely state that acceded to Pakistan in 1947 and was administratively merged into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 1969
- C. An administrative subdivision of a district in Pakistan, also known as a sub-district
- D. The name for the eastern wing of Pakistan prior to 1971, when it became the independent country of Bangladesh ✓
Correct answer
D. The name for the eastern wing of Pakistan prior to 1971, when it became the independent country of Bangladesh
Explanation
'East Pakistan' refers to the name for the eastern wing of Pakistan prior to 1971, when it became the independent country of Bangladesh.