The Difference that existed in West and East Pakistan

West Pakistan and East Pakistan comprised of two different historical and cultural
circumstances.
1. East Pakistan was very heavily influenced by their brothers from Bengal province
of India while West Pakistan was influence by their Punjab brothers. Punjab was
the largest province, and it has always been perceived influential in imposing its
will on others, even attempting to handle governmental and non-governmental
opportunities in a way that brought as lot of discontentment. The people in the
west also had more opportunities for education as compared to people in the
east.

2. Conflicts also sprang from the struggle over economic resources and
development funds among the more deprived regions and strata of population.

3. Muhammad Ali Jinnah thought that unification can be achieved through

language and Urdu which was widely used in the army and administration
was suggested. However, the Bengalis resented the non-acceptance of Bengali
language.

4. President Yahya Khan appointed an anti-war activist named Nurul Amin from
East Pakistan and appointed him as the Prime Minister with the intention to ease
the tension. But Sheikh Mujibur Rahman launched a Civil disobedience
movement.

5.
General elections were held in Pakistan on 7 December 1970 to elect members
of the National Assembly. The elections were a fierce contest between two social
democratic parties, the west-based Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the east-
based Awami League. The result was a victory for the Awami League, which
gained an absolute majority, winning 160 of the 162 general seats and all seven
women's seats in East Pakistan. The then leaders of Pakistan, all from West
Pakistan and PPP leaders, strongly opposed the idea of an East Pakistani-led
government.[