Father of pakistan

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Premium Explained: Jinnah in political discourse—the father of Pakistan who continues to cause controversy in India Jinnah has surfaced in Indian political discourse several times in the past, especially at the time of elections. To the votaries of Hindutva, Jinnah has always stood as the man who must be blamed for the partition of the country along communal lines 75 years ago. As the Uttar Pradesh election rhetoric gets shriller, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, is back in the news. Last week, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath tweeted: “They are worshippers of Jinnah, we are worshippers of Sardar Patel. Pakistan is dear to them, we sacrifice our lives for Maa Bharati”. This came a day after senior “I do not know why Pakistan’s founder Jinnah’s name is often invoked during elections. Those who want to politicise this… in UP’s politics, Jinnah’s name should not be invoked. Instead, we should talk of farmers’ sugarcane,” he had said at a voter interaction in Modinagar, Ghaziabad district. Lawyer Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Mahatma Gandhi. (Express Archives) Jinnah has surfaced in Indian political discourse several times in the past, especially at the time of elections. To the votaries of Hindutva, Jinnah has always stood as the man who must be blamed for the partition of the country along communal lines 75 years ago. In their speeches, BJP leaders have often attacked their political opponents calling them “supporters” of Jinnah. Last year, BJP national president J P Na...

Political family in Pakistan Sharif Family Current region Place of origin Members Traditions Estate(s) The Sharif family ( شریف خاندان) is a Family members [ ] First Generation • • Begum Shamim Akhtar, wife of Muhammad Sharif and mother of Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif and Abbas Sharif. Second Generation • • • • Begum Nusrat Shahbaz, first wife of Shahbaz Sharif • • • Sabiha Abbas, wife of Abbas Sharif. Third Generation • • • • Asma Nawaz Sharif, daughter of Nawaz Sharif. • Rabia Imran, daughter of Shahbaz Sharif. • • Suleman Shahbaz, son of Shahbaz Sharif, former CEO of Other relatives [ ] • • • • Wealth [ ] The Sharif family owns According to the book 'Capitalism's Achilles Heel' by Raymond W Baker, former PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif made financial gains of $418 million during his two terms as the Prime Minister of Pakistan. The book is a report on the corruption done by politics' most dominant mafias/families in history, which includes the Sharif family as well. It talks about how they accumulated their factories, properties and wealth. Photos [ ] • • ^ a b c . Retrieved 2 September 2012. • Staff Report (31 October 2004). . Retrieved 2 September 2012. • Dawn. Herald. 18 October 2011 . Retrieved 5 April 2013. • ^ a b c . Retrieved 9 September 2012. • The Express Tribune. 11 January 2013 . Retrieved 14 January 2013. • Taseer, Sherbano (30 March 2012). . Retrieved 9 September 2012. • Taseer, Sherbano. . Retrieved 9 September 2012. • Asad, Malik (21 October 2012). Daily Times ...

FILE – In this Feb. 26, 2013, file photo, Pakistan’s nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan waves to supporters in Islamabad, Pakistan. Known as … Read More FILE – In this Feb. 26, 2013, file photo, Pakistan’s nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan waves to supporters in Islamabad, Pakistan. Known as the father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb, Khan, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021 following a lengthy illness. He was 85. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash, File) Read Less FILE – In this Feb. 26, 2013, file photo, Pakistan’s nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan waves to supporters in Islamabad, Pakistan. Known as … Read More FILE – In this Feb. 26, 2013, file photo, Pakistan’s nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan waves to supporters in Islamabad, Pakistan. Known as the father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb, Khan, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021 following a lengthy illness. He was 85. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash, File) Read Less This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ISLAMABAD (AP) — Abdul Qadeer Khan, a controversial figure known as the father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb, died Sunday of COVID-19 following a lengthy illness, his family said. He was 85. Khan, who launched Pakistan on the path to becoming a nuclear weapons power in the early 1970s, died in a hospital in the capital Islamabad, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad said. Thousands of people attended a state funeral at the massive white-marbl...

Cricket Quiz By the early 1980s Khan had distinguished himself as an exceptional bowler and all-rounder, and he was named captain of the Pakistani team in 1982. Khan’s athletic talent and good looks made him a celebrity in Pakistan and After 1992 Khan remained in the public eye as a philanthropist. He experienced a religious awakening, embracing Entry into politics After his retirement from cricket, Khan became an outspoken critic of government mismanagement and corruption in Pakistan. He founded his own In spite of the PTI’s struggles in elections, Khan’s Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. Khan’s writings included Warrior Race: A Journey Through the Land of the Tribal Pathans (1993) and Pakistan: A Personal History (2011). Political ascent In the months leading up to the legislative elections scheduled for early 2013, Khan and his party drew large crowds at rallies and attracted the support of several veteran politicians from Pakistan’s established parties. Further evidence of Khan’s rising political fortunes came in the form of an Just days before legislative elections in May 2013, Khan injured his head and back when he fell from a platform at a campaign rally. He appeared on television from his hospital bed hours later to make a final appeal to voters. The elections produced the PTI’s highest totals The protests failed to oust Sharif, but suspicions of corruption were amplified when the Elections were held the following year, in ...

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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Abdul Qadeer Khan, a controversial figure known as the father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb, died Sunday of COVID-19 following a lengthy illness, his family said. He was 85. Khan, who launched Pakistan on the path to becoming a nuclear weapons power in the early 1970s, died in a hospital in the capital Islamabad, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad said. Thousands of people attended a state funeral at the massive white-marble Faisal Mosque in the capital. His body was carried by an honor guard and military and political dignitaries offered funeral prayers. Flags in Pakistan flew at half-staff. Khan was mired in controversy that began even before he returned to Pakistan from the Netherlands in the 1970s, where he had worked at a nuclear research facility. He was later accused of stealing the centrifuge uranium enrichment technology from the Netherlands facility that he would later use to develop Pakistan’s first nuclear weapon, according to research done by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Khan, who held a doctorate in metallurgical engineering from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium, offered to launch Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program in 1974 after neighbor India conducted its first “peaceful nuclear explosion.” He reached out to then-Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto offering technology for Pakistan’s own nuclear weapons program. Still smarting from the 1971 loss of East Pakistan, which became Bangladesh, as well a...

Popularly known as ‘Quaid-e-Azam’ in Pakistan, Muhammad Jinnah was the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 till Pakistan gained independence in August 1947. He served as the country’s first Governor-General until his death in 1948. By founding Pakistan, Jinnah gave its people a sense of identity, territory and a sense of destiny. In reverence to his political and heroic achievements, the nation observes his birthday as a national holiday. Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s epithet ‘Qaid e-Azam’ means ‘Great Leader’. He was also known as ‘Baba-I-Quam’ which means ‘Father of the Nation’ Early Years The eldest of 7 children, Jinnah was born into a Karachi mercantile family in 1876. His parents were Jinnahbhai Poonja and Mithibai. Jinnah’s family descended from Iran with some influences of Shai, Sunni and Ismaili. He studied at the Christian Missionary High School and graduated from Bombay University at age 16. Before Jinnah left for London to train as an apprentice with Graham Shipping and Trading Co., he married his first cousin, Emibai Jinnah and remained with till her death in 1893. While in London, Jinnah abandoned apprenticeship and enrolled as a law student at Lincoln’s Inn Fields. In 1896 before age 20, he became the youngest Asian to be called to the bar. He developed a fascination with nationalist politics after he had watched Dadabhai Naoroji, Britian’s first Asian MP, deliver a speech at the House of Commons. Law Practice In pursuit of his law practice, he returned ...

Political family in Pakistan Sharif Family Current region Place of origin Members Traditions Estate(s) The Sharif family ( شریف خاندان) is a Family members [ ] First Generation • • Begum Shamim Akhtar, wife of Muhammad Sharif and mother of Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz Sharif and Abbas Sharif. Second Generation • • • • Begum Nusrat Shahbaz, first wife of Shahbaz Sharif • • • Sabiha Abbas, wife of Abbas Sharif. Third Generation • • • • Asma Nawaz Sharif, daughter of Nawaz Sharif. • Rabia Imran, daughter of Shahbaz Sharif. • • Suleman Shahbaz, son of Shahbaz Sharif, former CEO of Other relatives [ ] • • • • Wealth [ ] The Sharif family owns According to the book 'Capitalism's Achilles Heel' by Raymond W Baker, former PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif made financial gains of $418 million during his two terms as the Prime Minister of Pakistan. The book is a report on the corruption done by politics' most dominant mafias/families in history, which includes the Sharif family as well. It talks about how they accumulated their factories, properties and wealth. Photos [ ] • • ^ a b c . Retrieved 2 September 2012. • Staff Report (31 October 2004). . Retrieved 2 September 2012. • Dawn. Herald. 18 October 2011 . Retrieved 5 April 2013. • ^ a b c . Retrieved 9 September 2012. • The Express Tribune. 11 January 2013 . Retrieved 14 January 2013. • Taseer, Sherbano (30 March 2012). . Retrieved 9 September 2012. • Taseer, Sherbano. . Retrieved 9 September 2012. • Asad, Malik (21 October 2012). Daily Times ...

• Regions • Tampa • St. Petersburg • Clearwater • Hillsborough • Pinellas • Pasco • Hernando • Florida • • Nation & World • Politi Fact • Topics • Investigations • Politics • Education • Business • Real Estate • Health • Transportation • Environment • Crime • Climate Change Reporting Network • Pulitzers • • Centr o • Published Oct. 10, 2021 ISLAMABAD — Abdul Qadeer Khan, a controversial figure known as the father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb, died Sunday of COVID-19 following a lengthy illness, his family said. He was 85. Khan, who launched Pakistan on the path to becoming a nuclear weapons power in the early 1970s, died at KRL Hospital in Islamabad, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad said. Thousands of people attended a state funeral at the massive white-marble Faisal Mosque in the capital. His body was carried by an honor guard and military and political dignitaries offered funeral prayers. Flags in Pakistan flew at half-staff. Khan was mired in controversy that began even before he returned to Pakistan from the Netherlands in the 1970s, where he had worked at a nuclear research facility. He was later accused of stealing the centrifuge uranium enrichment technology from the Netherlands facility that he would later use to develop Pakistan’s first nuclear weapon, according to research done by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Khan, who held a doctorate in metallurgical engineering from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium, offered to launch Pakistan...