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Broken record: A 'holocaust' in East Punjab, literacy rates and the Palestine question
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. Dawn is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 26 Oct 2026, 10:06 UTC. The headline in use is “Broken record: A 'holocaust' in East Punjab, literacy rates and the Palestine question”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Two weeks after independence, communal violence, particularly in East Punjab, dominated the headlines, with the Quaid-i-Azam having to make a fervent appeal for peace. In other major developments between Aug 25 and 31, 1947, Madar-i-Millat Ms Fatima Jinnah reiterated the need for women’s literacy, Pakistan opened its first embassy in…
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Broken record: A 'holocaust' in East Punjab, literacy rates and the Palestine question
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