VII. The Contemporary Period, 1945–2000 > F. South and Southeast Asia, 1945–2000 > 1. South Asia, 1945–2000 > d. Pakistan > 1960, Aug. 1
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1960, Aug. 1
 
By presidential order, Rawalpindi, an industrial center and military station, was declared to be Pakistan's only capital, thus replacing Karachi.  1
 
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Indian prime minister Pandit Nehru and Pakistani president Mohammed Ayub Khan signed agreements on the joint use of Indus River waters.  2
 
 
 
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