Round 6: Tossup 18

The 1930 pamphlet “Now or Never” derived this country’s name by combining letters from five provinces. (10[2])A (10[1])leader who championed muhajir (10[1])immigrants to this country (10[1])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. (10[2]-5[1])In the 1970s, this country initiated Operation Searchlight in a failed attempt to suppress rebellion in an eastern region. This country’s independence was promoted by a Muslim League including Muhammad (10[1]-5[1])Iqbal and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. For 10 points, the 1947 partition of the British Raj created India and what Muslim-majority country? ■END■ (10[2])

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