It is 1930 that Iqbal suggested the
union or the Frontier Province, Baluchistan, Sindu and Kashmir a Muslim State
within the federations. This proved to be a creative idea which germinated
during the early thirties to burst into vigorous life with the advent of the
new reforms.
The idealist Chaudhry
Rehmal Ali developed this conception at Cambridge, where he inspired a group of
young Muslims and invented the term ‘Pakistan’
(later ‘Pakistan’ in 1935.
His ideas seemed visionary during that time, but
within 7 years they turned into a political programme by Jinnah with the new
name as its slogan or banner.
The ideology of Iqbal, the vision of Rehamat Ali, and the fears of
Muslims were thus united by the practical genius of Jinnah to blind Muslim together as never before during the
British period and ultimately led to the vivisection of India and creation of
Pakistan. Pakistan Resolution was an important landmark in this context.
The Lahore Session of the Muslim League,
held on March 24, 1940, passed Pakistan
Resolution and rejected the Federal scheme as envisaged in the government
of India Act, 1935.
