Liaquat–Nehru Pact

The Liaquat–Nehru Pact (or the Delhi Pact on minorities) was a bilateral treaty between India and Pakistan in which refugees were allowed to return to dispose of their property,^[2] abducted women and looted property were to be returned, forced conversions were unrecognized, and minority rights were confirmed.^[3]

Liyaquat–Nehru Pact

Agreement Between The Government of India and Pakistan Regarding Security and Rights of Minorities
Type	Mutual understanding of protecting rights
Context	Partition of India[1]
Drafted	2 April 1950
Signed	8 April 1950; 75 years ago (1950-04-08)
Location	New Delhi, India
Condition	Ratifications of Both Parties
Expiration	8 April 1956 (1956-04-08)
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	Hindi Urdu English

The treaty was signed in New Delhi by the Prime Minister of India Jawahar Lal Nehru and the Prime Minister of Pakistan Liaquat Ali Khan on April 8, 1950.^[4] 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.

This pact also introduced visa system for refugees and free passage of refugees across border was restricted.

Minority commissions were set up in both countries. More than one million refugees migrated from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) to West Bengal in India.

See also

• List of treaties