Clock wise, The Amir of Bahawalpur, Nawab Sadiq Mohammad Khan Abbasi V in full state regalia announces the accession of Bahawalpur State to Pakistan on October 5, 1947. (Courtesy: Princess Yasmien Abbasi Archive, London). Governor-General Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Mir Ahmad Yar Khan, the Khan of Kalat, are locked in friendly negotiations in Karachi prior to the announcement of Kalat’s accession to Pakistan. (Courtesy: Khan of Kalat Family Archives). Miangul Abdul Wadud signs the Instrument of Accession enabling Swat to join Pakistan on November 3, 1947. On the right are his son Miangul Jahanzeb, his grandson Miangul Aurangzeb and the Chief Secretary of Swat Attaullah. (Courtesy: Adnan Aurangzeb Collection, Swat). Mir George Ali Murad Khan Talpur II — “the boy prince of Khairpur” — at Faiz Mahal, Khairpur, two months after the October 3, 1947 accession of Khairpur to Pakistan. The Regent of Khairpur Mir Ghulam Hussain Khan Talpur looks on. (Courtesy: Mir of Khairpur Family Collection) -Photo: Margaret Bourke-White
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