Contribution of Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi for Originating the Punjab Muslim Student Federation and its manifesto of "Pakistan Khilaphat Scheme"

Abstract

During the movement for Pakistan, the students played a crucial role. Particularly the efforts of students of Punjab contributed to turn the politics of Punjab, which was totally in the hand of Unionist Party and its landlords and Anglo-nabob leadership, in the favor of All India Muslim League. Mr. Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi, one of the founder members of the Punjab Muslim Students Federation drafted the manifesto of ‘khilaphat-e-Pakistan’ for ‘The Punjab Muslim students Federation’. With this, the Federation became the vanguard of All India Muslim League in Punjab. Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah had also soft corner for the students of Punjab due to their selfless and zealous work. This article explores Mr. Niazi’s efforts for establishing the Punjab Muslim Students Federation and induction of khilaphat-e-Pakistan Scheme. For this historical research, data collected is mainly through primary sources and from some secondary sources. Mostly, the data is collected through National Archives, Islamabad, National Documentation Centre, Islamabad, Dayal Singh Library, Lahore museum and through different libraries.