Thepolitical history of Pakistan(Urdu: ) is the narrative and analysis of political events, ideas, movements, and leaders ofPakistan. Pakistan gained independencefrom theUnited Kingdomon 14 August 1947, whenBritish Indiawasdividedby the United Kingdom, in a region what is commonly referred to as theSouth Asia.Pre-independence eraThePakistan Movement, as it came to be known, was based on the principle of two-nation theory, and aimed to establish a separate homeland for Muslims in South Asia.Parliamentary democracyAfter theindependence,Liaquat Ali Khanbecame the firstprime ministerandJinnahbecame the firstGovernor-General. Pakistan consisted of two wings, West-Pakistan and East-Pakistan. The Liaqat government, along with all subsequent governments during that first decade after independence, faced serious difficulties effectively governing in both East and West Pakistan, eventually leading to the military coup of 1958.