Round 1: Tossup 18

The 1930 pamphlet “Now or Never” derived this country’s name by combining letters (10[1])from five (10[1])provinces. (10[3])A 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. In the 1970s, (10[1])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 (10[2])including Muhammad Iqbal and Muhammad (10[1])Ali Jinnah. For 10 points, the 1947 partition of the British Raj created India and what Muslim-majority country? ■END■

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