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Can I ask you just 1 question. Where are the 15-20% of Hindu population in pakistan that were present during the partition? Currently its less than 1.6%.
Its the lie which most of Indians love to tell but lets see what is the actual position.
(posted by RR in another thread)
"The argument by the Hindutva fanatics is that Pakistan is full of Indian people because during Partition Pakistan was flooded by lots of Indians, so that Pakistan now looks Indian! A very simple calculation to disprove this statement is as follows.. "
Total Muslim population of west pakistan (1951 census) = 28 million
Total Muslim population of west pakistan (1941 census) = 22 million
Growth rate of West Pakistan = approx. 2% per annum
10 years will see a 120% increase
Expected Muslim population in 1951 = 26.2 million.
Actual minus expected = 28 million -26.2 million = 1.8 million immigrants.. Total West Pak pop (1951) = 29 million
So percentage of immigrants from India (majority from East Punjab) = 1.8/29 = 6.2%.
Source for figures - BHARAT RAKSHAK MONITOR - Volume 6(2) September October 2003
This isn't too far off the Urdu speaking population of 7% or something of modern day Pakistan.
Using a 2% growth factor, one can see that Partition had a near negligible (7%) impact on the Pakistani population.
The Indian calculation will follow.
BHARAT RAKSHAK MONITOR - Volume 6(2) September October 2003