Transfer of Power from British to Pakistan on August 14, 1947: The Quaid’s Significant Contribution
Although the partition of the Indo-Pak subcontinent into two new states – Pakistan and Hindustan – was generally considered to be a settled matter after the announcement of Mountbatten’s Partition Plan on June 3, 1947, yet in the high command of the All India Muslim League (AIML) quarters there were fears that this plan may be sabotaged. This was not without any foundation because they knew the secret machinations of the Indian National Congress high command comprising M.K. Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and others. The publication of the Transfer of Power documents in 1980s confir ... Read More
Prof. Dr. Riaz Ahmad
Pakistan’s National Culture: A Mosaic of Regional Identities
14th August is not only the day for celebration of national independence, but also a day for the reclamation of the cultural paradigms of Pakistani nationhood. It is a historic day to remember that the very etymology of the word Pakistan, as coined b ... Read More
Dr. Nadeem Omar Tarar
Dr. Sania Nishtar
Dr. Farrukh Saleem
