KHAN ABDUL QAIYUM KHAN: POLITICAL CAREER FROM 1953- 1958
Keywords:
Khan Abdul Qaiyum Khan, Muslim League, Legislative Assembly, Constituent Assembly, One Unit, West Pakistan Province.Abstract
Before and after the creation of Pakistan,in the Political history of NWFP (present day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) very few persons dominated the scene, among those one was Abdul Qaiyum Khan. His political career covered a period of nearly four decades. In this article an attempt is made to focus on his political life from April1953 to October 1958 that is after his resignation as Chief Minister and induction in Central Cabinet in1953, as member of West Pakistan Provincial Assembly and finally as President of Pakistan Muslim League. This was the time of his downfall in his home province and rise in national politics. It also reviews the political insight and strength of Qaiyum Khan’s personality. Moreover Khan Qaiyum, political and constitutional development of Pakistan is also analyzed.
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