By the 19th century the British came into power and kept on ruling till 1947, when after independence, Pakistan and India were partitioned. This is when Pakistan was born as a separate country. Prior to the partition, Pakistan was a part of India.
Pakistan Punjab
Due to the partition, a part of Punjab state went under India while the other part went to Pakistan. Thus the state was divided among two countries. India has east Punjab while Pakistan got West Punjab. The culture of Pakistan Punjab is quite similar to that of Punjab in India. The only difference is that the number of Muslim population in Pakistan Punjab is more, whereas there is hardly any Muslim residing in Punjab in India.
Facts about Pakistan state that the official name of the country is Republic of Pakistan. It became a republic on 23rd March in 1956. History of Pakistan thus went through several dynasties under several rulers to be what it is today.

