Enforcement of Islam,Khan Qallat & Jinnah
Khan of Qallat, Mr Ahmad YAAR Khan was ruler of an estate in Baluchistan who came into power in 1933. After creation of Pakistan he met Jinnah and stayed for 22 days with Jinnah at Karachi. His interview has some interesting details which reminds us the difference between an owner of an Estate, king or monarch and a constitutionalist. Although many of us love some sardars, declared them anti status-co yet in final conclusion a sardar remains a sardar like a dictator remains a dictator either he loves Islam or socialism or not. During his stay, according to him, he told Jinnah to enforced Islam in Pakistan as he ( Khan) has enforced Islam in Qallat Estate from last 10 years. Jinnah, the constitutionalist replied that You are king of your Estate yet Pakistan is not my estate. it has a constitutional assembly who has right to frame its constitution. this interview is part of 13 interviews taken in 1970s by Syed Zulqarnian Zaidi alhuma, published by Institute of history & culture , Islamabad Quid e Azam university. The institute was established by late K K aziz who gave instructions to the author for holding interviews of people who met Jinnah and still alive. these interviews were taken between 1974-77. The book failed to publish during Zia times for obvious reasons. Than kanez Yousaf published it in early 1990 during Benazier first tenure. just read and think about state of affairs in Pakistan.
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