How were the borders of the two new Dominions to be demarcated according to the Indian Independence Act of 1947? -SST 10th

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 According to Indian Independence Act, Pakistan was to comprise the territories of Sind, British Baluchistan, North-West Frontier Province, the West Punjab and the East Bengal. The exact boundaries were to be determined by a Boundary Commission.

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