Mohammad Ali Jinnah's Vision Of Pakistan

Mohammad Ali Jinnah viewed Pakistan to become a democratic nation where all religious minorities would be tolerated, the state would be socially progressive and constitutionally modern. Although Jinnah did not have any outline or plan for the new state he was creating, his vision of the country mostly came from his secular style speeches. Jinnah demanded for Pakistan because Islam and Hinduism were two differently religions socially and politically. He feared the discrimination of muslims in hindu dominated India and therefore he demanded for Pakistan where Muslims will be dominate. However, in his speeches, he urged all citizens of newly formed Pakistan, despite their religious backgrounds, to work together. His secular vision of Pakistan …show more content…
After Independence, the Maharaja was invaded by tribal warriors from the region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (NWFP) of Pakistan. Therefore, the Maharaja invited the Indian army only on the condition that India will have accretion of Kashmir, which he approved. After India sent its forces to Kashmir, India allowed a “Plebiscite” in the United Nations which allowed the Kashmiri’s to decide between India and Pakistan, which angered a lot of Pakistani’s because Indian forces were already there in great numbers. The partition plan of India and Pakistan indulged that the control of the water flow of rivers and canals, which gushes through Pakistan, was given to …show more content…
For the first Pakistani government, Kashmir was just about justice and truth. They believed that Kashmir belonged to Pakistan because it was a muslims majority. However, the military viewed Kashmir as a strategic and security threat. The issue of water control was very important to the army and they recognized the problem as a matter of survival and adherence of the newly formed state. If India controlled Kashmir then it would control all the rivers flowing to both India and Pakistan. It could also establish military bases in the northern parts of Pakistan.The Pakistan army wanted to succor the Kashmiri liberation movement, however, they viewed it as a guerrilla warfare struggle. The Pakistan army believed the Kashmiris would have to struggle for it themselves. However, this did not stop Pakistan from supporting the militants in Kashmir. They wanted India to strife and bleed but didn’t want to dislocate Kashmir from Indian occupation. The army military strategy for Kashmir is just to embarrass India in international