WTF???

[1pi00te005]

According to the NY Times, Pakistan gained Independence not from Britain but from India!

Check out this article by their Pakistan 'expert':

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/09/world/asia/09vox.html

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[januarybitch]

Hmm their understanding of partition is that the power was given to Nehru/Gandhi who decided to partition the country as per jinnah's demands. So they believe that Mountbatten gave power to Indian politicians who then divided the land.

[1pi00te005]

I wrote to them and they admitted it was an embarrassing mistake.

They said they are running a correction.