Liaquat–Nehru Pact
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| Agreement Between The Government of India and Pakistan Regarding Security and Rights of Minorities | |
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| Type | Mutual understanding of protecting rights |
| Context | Partition of India[1] |
| Drafted | 2 April 1950 |
| Signed | 8 April 1950 |
| Location | New Delhi, India |
| Condition | Ratifications of Both Parties |
| Expiration | 8 April 1956 |
| Mediators | Human rights ministries of India and Pakistan |
| Negotiators | Foreign ministries of India and Pakistan |
| Signatories | Jawahar Lal Nehru (Prime Minister of India) Liaquat Ali Khan (Prime Minister of Pakistan) |
| Parties |  India Pakistan |
| Ratifiers | Parliament of India Parliament of Pakistan |
| Depositaries | Governments of India and Pakistan |
| Languages | |
The Liaquat–Nehru Pact or Delhi Pact was a bilateral treaty between the two South-Asian states, India and Pakistan, whereby refugees were allowed to return unmolested to dispose off their property, abducted women and looted property were to be returned, forced conversions were unrecognized, and minority rights were confirmed. The treaty was signed in New Delhi by the Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru and the Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan on April 8, 1950. The treaty was the outcome of six days of talks sought to guarantee the rights of minorities in both countries after the Partition of India and to avert another war between them.
Minority commissions were set up in both countries. More than one million refugees migrated from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to West Bengal in India.
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- ^ Bipan C, Mridula M, Aditya M. India Since Independence. ISBN 8184750536.
