Liaquat Ali Khan's Role as First Prime Minister of Pakistan

  

• Liaquat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan was born at Karnal, a town in East Punjab in 1896. He did his graduation from MAO college, Aligarh and got the degree in Law from Oxford University. He joined the All India Muslim League in 1923. He was elected the general Sectary of All India Muslim League in 1936. He was the most trusted Lieutenant of Quaid-e-Azam till his death. On August 15, 1947, he became the first Prime Minister of Pakistan. He was assassinated on October 16, 1951, while addressing a public meeting at Rawalpindi.
• To stop the bloodbath of the Muslim in Punjab, Liaquat Ali Khan as the first Prime Minister of Pakistan toured the border areas with Pandit Nehru and appealed to refrain from the hateful activity of human bloodshed.
• Rhe refugees were pouring into the Punjab in a large number and it was not an easy task to accommodate them. On the direction of Quaid-e-Azam, he as Chairman, Punjab  Muhajir Council, monitored the work of rehabilitation of refugeeing and providing them with necessities of life.
• He helped and guided Quaid-e-Azam, the nation, and Government setting up an effective administrative system, restoration of economic life, preparation of the budget, Kashmir issue, controlling internal disruption and defense against Indian conspiracies. But the responsibility of implementing the decisions rested with him. 
• When the nation was demoralised after the death of Quaid-e-Azam and the Indian leadership was always busy in hatching conspiracies against Pakistan, it was he who represented and led the nation. The nation gave him the title of "Quaid-e-Millat" in commemoration of superb leadership skills.
• In the reign of Liaquat Ali Khan, an enormous struggle was launched for economic growth. The peoples were persuaded to use Pakistani products. Machinery was imported from Japan for the development of textile industry and Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation set up.
• He got a more objective resolution passed from Assembly in 1949 and constituted a "Basic Principles Committee" to draw the new constitution. 
• The foreign policy formulated by Liaquat Ali Khan had the fundamental principles of maintaining the brotherly and friendly relations with Islamic countries. He supported the steps taken by Dr. Muhmmad Musaddique, the Prime Minister if Iran, to nationalize the oil. When Shah of Iran paid a state visit to Pakistan, both of the leaders had talked to adopt a joint policy. He condemned the aggression of Western countries against Egypt and supported the freedom movement in Indonesia.
• After Pakistan was established, Hindus-Muslims riots were a routine in India due to serve enemy of Hindus against the Muslims. Liaquat Ali Khan thought it necessary to solve this problem at the government level. Therefore, in 1950 he visited India in this connection and signed Liaquat-Nehru pact.
• When the Indian Army concentrated on the borders of Pakistan in the mid of 1951, uncertainty was created in the country. He toured country-wide to raised the morale of the nation and to make the peoples aware of this threat. He raised a first in his speeches which made the peoples aware of this threat.