First Year English Notes Sindh Board PAKISTAN ZINDABAD

PAKISTAN ZINDABAD

Q1)     Who was the first Governor General of Pakistan?

Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the First Governor General of Pakistan. He was not only a renowned lawyer but also a great leader. By his determinations and leadership, the Muslims of India got their identity. He served as a leader of All India Muslim League from 1913 until Pakistan’s independence and for his epic services, he is popularly and officially known as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum.

Q2)      Who was the last Viceroy of India?

Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India. Mountbatten was appointed Viceroy of India in 1947 and he oversaw the Creation of the independent states of India and Pakistan. He was sent to India with orders to hand over the government in a pleasant way. But at that South Asia was on the threshold of the civil war and British officers did not want to stay there anymore

Q3)      When and where was the Pakistan Resolution passed?

The Lahore Resolution is commonly known as Pakistan Resolution. It was passed on 23 March 1940 at Lahore at Minto Park which is now Iqbal Park. The resolution was presented by A. K. Fazlul Huq and Muhammad Zafrulla Khan. On this remarkable occasion, Muslims denied accepting any plan through which they were unable to get an independent state in those parts of India where they were more than Hindus- such as East Bengal and North-West.

Q.4)    State briefly what the “Pakistan Resolution” decided?

The Muslims League Working committee held a session between March 22 and March 24, 1940, at Minto Park which is now called Iqbal Park and passed a resolution for the Muslims of India of a separate and Free State including all the areas where Muslims were in Majorities such as East-Bengal and North-West. They denied any such plan which might fail to give the separate state.

Q5)     What were the provinces that voted to join Pakistan?

All the provinces where Muslims were more than Hindus voted to join Pakistan but unfortunately, only Sindh, Baluchistan, West Punjab, North-West Frontier, Sylhet and East Bengal were included in Pakistan. This was a smaller state than the Muslin League asked for but in spite of that was the great victory for all the Muslims of India.

Q6)     Why did Kashmir not join Pakistan?

Kashmir which is the state where Muslims were in majority and always wanted to belong to Pakistan but at that time there was a Hindu Maharaja named Hari Singh was in power and through the treachery Kashmir could not be a part of Pakistan. That was a fearful blow to Quaid-e-Azam in the last year of his life but at that time he was much tired and hadn’t power to fight anymore.

Q7)      How large was the population of Pakistan when it became independent?

At the time of independence, the population of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was seventy million that was considered a small defeated group by the foreign rulers and Hindu. That the large enough population to make the biggest nation in the world and that was the reason Pakistan was the fifth largest nation in the world and the first largest nation in the world and the first largest nation of Muslims throughout the world.

Q8)      How does Pakistan compare in size and population with the other countries?

When Pakistan was established, according to statistics it was the fifth largest nation of the world and the first largest Muslim nation of the world in population but after few years due to some traitors, East Bengal had been separated, it had been descended in the ranking. Now Pakistan is laid on the 6th position in population, at the 34^th rank by area in the world and at 2^nd position in the Muslim countries after Indonesia.

Q9)      Why does the writer apply the word 'terrible' to the first year of Pakistan’s history as an independent state?

The writer applies the word terrible to the first year of Pakistan’s history as an independent state due to following reasons.

»          Pakistan government had the first target to set up a new state of seventy million people within the period of

Two months.

»          She had been allotted an army but their personnel was dispersed.

»          She had to build up administrative machinery from scratch.

»          She had no industry, no engineers, and no traders.

»          She also had to set up seven million refugees who were driven out of India.

»          The Kashmir dispute also occurred in the first year.

»          The great leader of the Muslims, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, left his people in the first year.

Q10)    Why does the writer call the Muslims “a small defeated group with little hope for”?

The writer calls the Muslims "a small defeated group with little hope for" because after the fall of Mughal Empire, Western imperialism had dominated to India and Muslims who were in the minority as compared to Hindu had been neglected. Muslims had to face over two powers one of the British and second is Hindu class. Hindu class not only tried to set the Muslims class in all of the domains either it was industrially or economically but also produced resistance for the Muslims in all division to step forward. That sort of resistance had broken up of the Muslims to get their former reputation and status back.

Q11)    What was the outcome of Quaid-e-Azam and Gandhi meetings?

Mahatma Gandhi and Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah met for three weeks to reach the final agreement before Britain left India. Apparently and expressively both the people are quite different than Gandhi most remarkably ad become a master practitioner of the politics of the protest and Mohammad Ali Jinnah was the source of power. Gandhi was not ready to accept any plan for separation of South Asia but on the contrary Quaid-e- Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah was on the verge to get the separate state for the Muslims of South Asia for that reason there could be no agreement between them.

Q 12) Describe some prominent qualities of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah as a leader. 

Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the most revered leader of the Muslims of the subcontinent, was a man having a strong and moral character. He was a secular leader who first preferences to get the special and separate status for the Muslims of India and for that he had become the sole representative for the Muslims community. He was a great lawyer, negotiator and the man of principle. His motto was Unity, Faith, and Discipline. He was also given the title of "Ambassador of Hindu Muslim Unity” by some prominent politicians.

“Fewer individuals significantly alter the course of history, Fewer still modify the map of the world. Hardly anyone can be created with creating a nation-state. Muhammad Ali Jinnah did all three”.

Stanley Wolpert

Q 13)  Where is the tomb of Quaid-e-Azam?

Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali ]innah's tomb is in Karachi. He died on 11^th September 1948 cause of his growing illness and was buried in Karachi, the heart of Pakistan with high respect and regard in the presence of all leaders that were with him throughout of his struggle for this new homeland, Pakistan.