India-Pakistan relations 1947-2007: a documentary study (set of 10 vols) the birth of pakistan was a unique occurrence in history itsplit a country, its people, its landmass, and its bounty; thelinkages built over centuries vanished overnight roads andrailroads were cut, rivers and streams divided, assets andliabilities apportioned, civil and defence services split a singletrading mart, where goods and services flowed freely, suddenlyfound itself split into two with tariff, non-tariff and immigrationbarriers it was a great exercise in splitting an ancientcivilization, a composite culture, a shared inheritance, all thatconstituted a nation and its wealth history was made to stand onits head