Round 1: Tossup 18

The 1930 pamphlet “Now or Never” derived this country’s name by combining letters from five provinces. (10[3])A leader (10[1])who championed muhajir immigrants to this country proclaimed “We will eat grass” as the cost (10[1])of its nuclear program. After returning from exile in 2007, this country’s first female prime minister was assassinated. (-5[1])In the 1970s, this country initiated Operation Searchlight in a failed attempt to suppress (10[1])rebellion in an (10[1])eastern region. This country’s independence was promoted by a Muslim League including Muhammad Iqbal and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. (10[1])For 10 points, the 1947 partition of the British Raj created India and what Muslim-majority country? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Pakistan [accept West Pakistan] (The pamphlet combined Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh, and Balochistan to create “Pakstan,” which eventually turned into “Pakistan.”)
<Claremont A, World History> | Packet B
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