 Altaf Husain - Fouding editor of Dawn Altaf Husain was an eminent journalist from Pakistan. He was the founding Editor of Dawn Newspaper and played an important part in Pakistan movement. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with reporter. ...
Pakistan Movement is a name given to the independence struggle carried out by the Muslims of British India to create a separate homeland. ...
Dawn and Pakistan movement
The emergence of Pakistan as an independent nation in 1947 was one of the major historical events of the twentieth century. There are few parallels in history where freedom has been achieved not with swords or on the battlefield, but with diplomacy, negotiations and unwavering conviction and effort. One of the central figures in the events surrounding the establishment of Pakistan was Altaf Husain, the Editor of the English-language newspaper Dawn. 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...
Dawn was created by Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, leader and founder of Pakistan, to counter the anti-Muslim propaganda by the largely Hindu Press of India during the crucial power battle between the All-India Congress Party and the Muslim League. Dawn became the voice of millions of Muslims in undivided India, a unique publication that played a gigantic role in the birth of Pakistan and enjoyed an excellent international reputation. office: 1st Governor-General of Pakistan Term of office: August 14, 1947 – September 11, 1948 Succeeded by: Khawaja Nazimuddin Date of birth: December 25, 1876 Place of birth: Wazir Mansion, Karachi Wives: Emibai 1892–1893, Rattanbai Petit 1918–1929 Children: daughter Dina Wadia Date of Death: September 11, 1948 Place...
A Hindu (archaic Hindoo), as per modern definition is an adherent of philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, the predominant religious, philosophical and cultural system of the Indian subcontinent and the island of Bali. ...
Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party or Congress (I), abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India. ...
Aga Khan III, one of the founders of the Muslim League The All India Muslim League (Urdu: مسلم لیگ) was a political party in British India and was the driving force behind the creation of Pakistan as a Muslim state from British India on the Indian subcontinent. ...
As a fearless Editor, Altaf Husain projected his political viewpoints, aspirations and ideals through Dawn to the Muslim League leaders striving against the British Raj and their Hindu political opponents. His Dawn editorials during the crucial 1945-1947 period were inspired by Jinnah's Two-Nation Theory, and the belief that Indian Muslims should have a homeland of their own - Pakistan. In Dawn, Altaf Husain provided incisive political guidance - a role he continued to fill throughout his life. 1 The British Empire at its zenith in 1919. ...
1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...
1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...
Two-Nation theory is the basis of creation of todays Pakistan. ...
See also Pakistan Movement is a name given to the independence struggle carried out by the Muslims of British India to create a separate homeland. ...
Notes 1 From Mutiny to Mountbatten, from Columbia University press External Links - Book links
- From Mutiny to Mountbatten, from Columbia University press
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