Jinnah as governer General

Question 1

How did Jinnah form a government?

Answer 1

• One of the major successes of Jinnah was the formation of the government.
• He made Karachi the capital of the country.
• It was difficult to find buildings to set up government offices
• However, Jinnah managed to form a secretariat and establish government offices in the Sindh Assembly’s building.

Question 2

What did Jinnah do to make Pakistan recognizable?

Answer 2

• Jinnah also secured the membership of the United Nations to gain recognition and support among the other nations of the world.
• He also inaugurated the State Bank of Pakistan on 1st July 1948 to develop banking and a strong financial system in the country.

Question 3

How did Jinnah grow the military?

Answer 3

• When Pakistan needed around 4000 more officers,
  Jinnah filled in the positions by inviting 500 British officers such as the first army chief, Sir Douglas Gracey.

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Question 4

How did Jinnah set up the first ordinance factory in Pakistan?

Answer 4

• Jinnah set up a new ordinance factory in Wah with the 60 million Rupees that were given to Pakistan as compensation.
• This was the POF (Pakistan Ordinance Factory),
  which became Pakistan’s first and only ordinance factory while India had 16 such factories.
• Jinnah also set up the military General headquarters in Rawalpindi.

Question 5

How many people crossed the border after the independence of Pakistan?

Answer 5

• 8-10 million people
• Karachi alone received around 2 million refugees
• For a new state, it was hard to accommodate this mass migration of people.
• Jinnah introduced the Refugee Rehabilitation Fund and made arrangements for the provision of shelter to 20 million people who were homeless.

Question 6

How did Jinnah solve the Water Canal dispute?

Answer 6

• He reached a compromise with India which
  ensured that Pakistan’s agriculture would not be denied the precious water supplies which resulted in agricultural production.

Question 7

What was Jinnah’s first failure?

Answer 7

• His inability to supervise the constitution-making process in Pakistan, which later was delayed for 8 years.
• Had Jinnah made the constitution himself, it would’ve laid a strong political foundation for the newly-formed state.
• However, the absence of a constitution proved to be
  the core of many other problems in the future.

Question 8

How did Jinnah fail Kashmir?

Answer 8

• There was no success achieved through the Kashmir War in 1948 except few areas that were taken over by Pakistan, while the major part is still occupied by India.
• The Kashmir issue wasn’t resolved by Jinnah as Governor General. There was also no permanent resolution to
  accommodate the refugees.
• Similarly, although the Canal Water Dispute was resolved for the time being, the problem posed a grave threat to Pakistan’s agriculture until the Indus Water Treaty of 1960 was finally signed between India and Pakistan.