User: How did Pakistan come to be?
Assistant: Pakistan came to be in 1947 when India and Pakistan split. The British government had been controlling the region since the 18th century, and the British government wanted to control the new state of Pakistan as well. The British government gave control of the region to the Muslim League, which was a political party that wanted to create a Muslim nation. The Muslim League won the majority of seats in the elections, and the British government agreed to the creation of Pakistan.