Muhammad Ali Jinnah, frequently known as Quaid-e-Azam (that means Great Leader), became an outstanding political leader and the founder of Pakistan. He performed a pivotal function in the creation of Pakistan, and his legacy is deeply ingrained in the records and identity of the nation. Here...
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assumed leadership of the league following his break with Congress leaderMohandas K. Gandhi. A firm believer in the Anglo-Saxonrule of lawand a close associate of Iqbal, Jinnah questioned the security of the Muslim minority in anIndiadominated by essentially Hindu authority. DeclaringIslamwas endang...
We know that Jinnah was an unlikely contender for a ‘Muslim leader’. But in Pakistan, there will be no public mention of his non-fasting during Ramzan or ignorance about the Muslim prayer. Jinnah’s marriage to the Zoroastrian Rati Petit is similarly glossed over. Jinnah joined Congress in...
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Agha Shorish Kashmiri was a scholar, writer, debater, and leader of the Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam party. He was a figure of the freedom movement of undivided India, as well as the chief editor of the weekly Chattan. Kashmiri started his political career in 1935 when he delivered a histo...
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confirmed the political ascendancy of the IJI. In addition to a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly, the alliance won control of all four provincial parliaments and enjoyed the support of the military and of President Khan. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, as leader of the PML, the most promin...
Engineer Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Afghanistan’s Hizb-i-Islami and a former prime minister of the country, recently outlined his views on the future of the Afghan conflict, the jihad in Pakistan, the role of al-Qaeda, the legitimacy of suicide attacks and other issues (Geo News TV, ...