Published:
May 5, 2021 at 5:11 pm
This month marks the centenary of the partition of Ireland in 1921, a seismic moment in the island’s history that divided Ireland and led to the creation of Northern Ireland. But what led to Ireland being divided?
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A worsening devolution crisis
Before partition, all of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom and governed by the British government in London. However, by the First World War, Irish nationalists, who were predominantly Roman Catholic, had succeeded in getting legislation passed for Home Rule – devolved government for Ireland within the UK. But Home Rule’s imminent implementation was suspended when the First World War broke out in 1914.
پاکستان:-سینیٹ الیکشن ، رشوت ووٹ سے جڑی ہے تو اسکا جائزہ کیسے نہیں لیا جاسکتا ، چیف جسٹس
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3مارچ کو سینٹ الیکشن کا انعقاد خطرے میں پڑ گیا ، سپریم کورٹ میں اوپن بیلٹ کیس کی سماعت کے دوران اٹارنی جنرل کے انتہائی اہم دلائل
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قانون مکمل طور پر معصوم اور اندھا ہوتا ہے چیف جسٹس کے صدارتی ریفرنس کی سماعت کے دوران اہم ریمارکس
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