Initial Problems of Pakistan

1947

Initial Problems-Nature

All sorts of Problems Political Constitutional Religious Administrate Military Related

Untold Stories Analysis Role of Quaid

Constitutional

Mountbatten as governor General Issue of Constitution Option to opt model like Aurtro-

Hungraian dual monarchy Decision about Form of Govt. Constituent Assembly and New form of

Constitution (69+10 Migrated=79) Formation of Cabinet Issues of Boundary Commission

Anbala,Hoshairpur,Ferozpur

Administrative

Federal Capital (Karachi or Dhaka) Administrative Staff Problem of Refugee Decision about Flag Red Clif Award

(Pathankot,Gurdaspur,Ambala,) Membership of International bodies

Options for States Independent Annexation Grouping and form Unity Annexation of Princely States,565

▪ Serdar Patail was head of Frontier Matters Kashmir Hayderabad JonahGrah Trankor 11-06-1947 Independent Jonagrah and Jaselmir (Blank offer by Quaid) Qallat (Letter) Kapoor Thala (Muslim 64% Ruler Sikh)

Annexed to Pakistan Bahawalpu

r Khairpur Dir Chitral Swat Aamb Qalat Kharan Makran Lesbela

Economic

Division of Assets (200/750 Million Rs as promissed)

Financial (17% but debt 30%) India Office Library Unequal Distribution of Population

East 4.22+ West 3.38 Per Capita (Rs.311) Agro-Based Economy But industry in India

Factories 34/921 Transport (Railways 2/9,line 6958/41141,)

(No Coal to run Railway)

Cont….

Banks 4/19 Reserves 1B, Literacy 16% Irrigation water disputes (Madhupur,

Ferozpur head works/Matter was decleared as undisputed)

Military Assets 1/3 was promised Military Personnel

Electricity Problem

Due to transfer of Muslim majority areas to Bharat and unfair demarcation, electricity system of West Punjab was disrupted ,because all power stations were at Mundi,a predominantly Muslim majority area were in India now

Quiad-e-Azam said: “If we are to exist as a nation ,we will have

to face the problems with determination and force.”

Socio Cultural Issues

Issue of Pakhtoonkwah Provincialism Issue of National Language Issues of Minorities Illiteracy 16% (6+2+1)

We forgot…

Mass Migration ? Either Sikh was with Congress ? No negotiation with the

Nizam/Nawab of Princely ?

Untold Stories Muhammadan Hindus Movement of Civil Servant

8th August Bithinda to Lahore (Tata+Orient Airways 18 flights British Air Company 26

Planes) Evacuee Trust ? Defense of Ideology First Cabinet Quaid dissolved Dr.Khan’s and Ayub Khoro’s

ministries Shurwardi + S.C.Bosh and Independent Bangal

Shurwardi, Fazal u Rehman,Rajan Ghazanfar refused to take a ministry ???????????

First Cabinet

Liaqat Ali Khan PM,FM,Defense I.I.Chundrigar Trade/Building Gmulam Muhammad Finance Serdar Nishter Communication Raja Ghazanfar Ali Food,Agri,health J.N Mandal Law and Labor Fazal-u-Rehman Info & Education Zafar Ullah Khan Foreign Minister

Quaid said

His golden principles “Unity ” “Faith” and “Discipline” gave way to Pakistan for a bright future of a strong and well developed country

In his last message to the nation on 14th August 1948,he told the nation: “The foundation of your state have been

laid and it is now for you to build and build as quickly and as you can.”