Abdul Haque also draws attention to Jinnah’s choice of the terms “Hindu” and “Muslim” in his writings and speeches before and after Partition, right up to the end of his life. Interestingly, however, just after the creation of Pakistan on August 14, 1947, Jinnah began to speak of Hindus and Muslims as communities rather than as nations.

On June 3, 1947, Lord Mountbatten, the last viceroy of India, announced his plan for the partition of the subcontinent—in particular that of Punjab and Bengal.

Dina Wadia died on November 2, 2017 at the impressive age of 98. She was the only child of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan—though there was a breach between the two when she did as her father did and married a non-Muslim.