Seen at a wedding party are Prime Minister Junejo, Senate Chairman Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Sindh governor Jahandad Khan, Sindh CM Ghaus Ali Shah, Pir Pagaro and G M Syed at extreme right. Zia is keen to talk with the real PM Ishaq

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seen here with Sheikh Mujibur Rehman and other Bengali leaders. Mujib's demeanor is fascinating!

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

OFFICIAL REPORT VOL. XVII-No. 6 WEDNESDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 1943. KARACHI PAKISTAN RESOLUTION

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ RESOLUTIONS

THE SECRETARY: Private members’ resolutions.

THE HONOURABLE THE SPEAKER: Honourable Member Shaikh Abdul Majid.

SHAIKH ABDUL MAJID: Sir, I do not want to move the resolution standing in my name.

THE HONOURABLE THE SPEAKER: Honourable Member Mr. G. M. Sayed.

Mr. G. M. SAYED: Sir, I do not want to move the first resolution which is the same as that of Honourable Member Shaikh Abdul Majid.

THE HONOURABLE THE SPEAKER: Let him move his second resolution if he wants. (PAKISTAN RESOLUTION)

Mr. G. M. SAYED: Yes, I want, to move the second resolution

Mr. DIALMAL DOULATRAM: Sir, private members’ resolutions were fixed for 5th of March and they are being taken up to-day. I therefore request to know whether Government have agreed to that business being taken up to-day.

THE HONOURABLE THE SPEAKER: The Honourable the Leader of the House, if I remember aright, announced day before yesterday that this day has been allotted to non-official resolutions.

The Honourable SIR GHULAM HUSSAIN HIDAYATULLAH: Yes, Sir.

Mr. G.M. SAYED: Sir, I rise to move the following resolution:-

“This House recommends to Government to convey to His Majesty’s Government through His Excellency the Viceroy, the sentiments and wishes of the Muslims of this Province that whereas Muslims of India are a separate nation possessing religion, philosophy, social customs, literature, traditions, political and economic theories of their own, quite different from those of the Hindus, they are justly entitled to the right, as a single, separate nation, to have independent national states of their own, carved out in the zones where they are in majority in the sub-continent of India.

“Wherefore they emphatically declare that no constitution shall be acceptable to them that will place the Muslims under a Central Government dominated by another nation, as in order to be able to play their part freely on their own distinct lines in the order of things to come, it is necessary for them to have independent National States of their own and hence any attempt to subject the Muslims of India under one Central Government is bound to result in Civil War with grave unhappy consequences.”

THE HONOURABLE THE SPEAKER:The resolution moved is:-

“This House recommends to Government to convey to His Majesty’s Government through His Excellency the Viceroy the sentiments and wishes of the Muslims of this Province that whereas Muslims of India are a separate nation possessing religion, philosophy, social customs, literature, traditions, political and economic theories of their own, quite different from those of the Hindus, they are justly entitled to the right, as a single, separate nation, to have independent national states of their own, carved out in the zones where they are in majority in the sub-continent of India. “Wherefore they emphatically declare that no constitution shall be acceptable to them that will place the Muslims under a Central Government dominated by another nation, as in order to be able to play their part freely on their own distinct lines in the order of things to come, it is necessary for them to have independent National States of their own and hence any attempt to subject the Muslims of India under one Central Government is bound to result in Civil War with grave, unhappy consequences.”

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