14th August
\n PESHAWAR
\nAfter failure of independence war of 1857, the Muslims of subcontinent, who ruled over united India for nearly 800 years, were pushed to the wall by the colonial masters as they considered them rivals after snatching of power from Mughal emperors under the guise of East India company.
\nFaced with an unending ordeal of disparity, discrimination and inequality, the Muslims were subjected to an intellectual, political and educational decay as the colonial rulers strengthened grip on the subcontinent and tilted towards socio-economic and educational empowerment of hindus.
\nDuring that grim era, the Muslims were given a new hope and direction by the renowned educationist, political thinker and social reformer, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan. Sir Syed instilled a new vigor and dynamism among Muslims following inspirational teachings of the great religious leaders, Mojadad Alf Sani and Shah Waliullah.
\n\u201cBrought about an intellectual revolution among Muslims through educational, political and social reforms, the foundation of Pakistan laid by Sir Syed was completed by the legendary Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah on August 14, 1947,\u201d said Muhammad Yousaf Khan, Chairman, Pakistan Studies Department, Islamia College Peshawar while talking to APP.
\n\u201cSir Syed on one side had nullified the malicious propaganda of the colonial rulers, hindus and pessimist forces during an era of discrimination, oppression and darkness, and had brought Muslims of British India out of ominous and oppression on the other side.\u201d
\nThe great leader, while taking cognizance of socioeconomic, political and educational decay of an oppressed Muslims, had founded All India Muhammadan Educational Conference (AIMEC) Aligarh in 1886, which carried forward Sir Syed\u2019s vision regarding modern education, socio-economic empowerment and political unity of Muslims to regain the past glory.
\nThe network of educational institutions and political unity organized under AIMEC had enabled millions of Muslims to compete with other communities including Hindus and provided a launching pad for Muslims to initiate a peaceful political and democratic struggle for a separate homeland in the subcontinent.
\n\u201cSir Syed\u2019s multi reforms had excelled Muslims in education, social, economic and political sciences, resultantly their voices were heard strongly by the British rulers,\u201d he maintained.
\nUnder the flag of All India Muslim League (AIML) founded on December 30, 1906 at Dhaka, the Muslims got united by giving new impetus to independence movement.
\nThe independence movement had witnessed further momentum after Quaid-e- Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah had spearheaded it after formally joining AIML in 1913 and outlining of an independent state for Muslims majority provinces in the North Western India by the great poet philosopher Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal during historic Allahabad address in 1930.
\nDr. Allama Iqbal became the first politician to articulate about the two nation-theory that Muslims were a distinct nation and deserved political independence from other regions and communities of the united India.
\nYousaf said, \u201cPakistan movement had passed through different phases and finally achieved its practical shape in 1933 during a high-level gathering in London where Chaudhary Rehmat Ali presented the name of Pakistan.\u201d
\nRecalling Rehmat Ali\u2019s famous saying \u2018now or never or perish forever,\u2019 Yousaf said the two former students, Aslam Khattak and Inayatullah Khan of Charsadda along with other Muslims leaders endorsed the name of Pakistan. \u201cPakistan\u2019s name and Allahabad\u2019s historic address had set a clear direction to the Muslims to achieve Pakistan.\u201d
\nThe Muslims of united India under leadership of Quaid e Azam were later gathered at Iqbal park in Lahore on March 23, 1940 where they passed the historic Pakistan\u2019s Resolution.
\nFollowing adoption of the Pakistan Resolution, Quaid-e-Azam reorganized AIML on modern lines and made repeated visits to all Muslims majority provinces including KP (earlier called NWFP) to mobilize masses for creation of Pakistan.
\nThe legendary Quaid received a historic welcome when he visited Khyber Pakthunkhwa and Islamia College Peshawar (ICP) in 1945 where a sea of people from KP and Merged Areas (erstwhile Fata) arrived to see a few glimpses of their beloved leader.
\n\u201cIt was the love of the people of KP with the great Quaid that AIML secured over 50 seats in the province during 1946 elections and after that historic victory, nobody could stop the independence movement from here.\u201d
\nThe great Quaid received historic welcome in KP where millions of people arrived through buses, rickshaws, rails, bicycles, trucks and foots assured all out support to him for Pakistan.
\nFollowing strong commitment and dedicated political struggle by the Muslims under leadership of Quaid e Azam, Pakistan came into being on August 14, 1947 on world map within seven years after adoption of the Pakistan Resolution on March 23, 1940.
\n\u201cThe history of the Pakistan Movement is incomplete without mentioning the role of ICP\u2019s students,\u201d Younas Khan said, adding the legendary Quaid visited ICP in 1936, 1945 and 1948 to acknowledge the outstanding role of its students during the Pakistan Movement.
\nOn April 12, 1948, Quaid-e-Azam visited ICP as first Governor General of Pakistan where he presented glowing tributes to the services of its students towards making Pakistan in these words. \u201cI am indeed very happy to be present here today and to have the privilege of addressing students of this great Darul Uloom, who are the future builders of Pakistan. Remember your government is like your own garden. Your garden flourishes by the way you look after it and the efforts that you put towards its improvement. Similarly, your government can only flourish by your patriotic, honest and constructive efforts to improve it.\u201d
\nThe Founder of Pakistan had wished to construct a university near ICP that was fulfilled by the Government within a gap of one year by establishing University of Peshawar in 1949.
\nThe Quaid had an immense love for tribesmen of merged tribal districts (Erstwhile FATA) for their strong commitment, loyalty, sacrifices and consistent support during the Pakistan movement acknowledged by him during his address at Grand Tribal Jira at Governor House, Peshawar on April 17, 1948.
\nHe laid great emphasis on education and socio- economic development of tribesmen and considered technical education, science and technology as prerequisites for attaining goals of development and economic prosperity.
\n14th August is a historic day to remind the heroic struggle of Muslims of the sub-continent for a separate homeland where they could live with freedom, dignity and harmony according to their religious, social and cultural values.
\nIt is a day to pay rich tributes to our forefathers, who underwent great trial and tribulation during the Pakistan movement for the sake of our prosperous and secure future.
\nThe best way to celebrate Pakistan\u2019s diamond jubilee celebrations on completion of its 75 years was to work hard in our respective fields to make it economically stronger and prosperous.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
14th August PESHAWAR After failure of independence war of 1857, the Muslims of subcontinent, who ruled over united India for nearly 800 years, were pushed to the wall by the colonial masters as they considered them rivals after snatching of power from Mughal emperors under the guise of East India company. Faced with an unending […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-276924","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n