Abstract
This study aims to descriptively analyze the profile of Iskander Mirza in
the light of available information to give a clear picture about the
subject matter at hand. Iskander Mirza was a West Bengali politician
with rich experience in bureaucracy in British India and witnessed the
partition. He was the person who lent support to the cause of the
Muslim League and won the confidence of a cantankerous leader like
Mr Jinnah in united India. With the passage of time and changing
environment, he became a political elite and a power monger. He
played havoc with democracy in Pakistan by pulling the military in
Politics in Pakistan, particularly General Ayub Khan, who banished
democracy for long. The role of Mirza Iskander was simply that of a
"lord creator" who played the round of 'find the stowaway' with the
popular government of Pakistan in collusion with different lawmakers,
which later on destroyed democratic culture in Pakistan perpetually
and praetorian rule turned into fait accompli. Mirza detested
politicians and democratic governments in Pakistan and instead,
preferred military rule in synchronization with civil administration, as
the panacea for all the maladies of Pakistan, in order to remain intact
in politics and spare his position. Iskander was not only physically
overthrown from Pakistan but was permanently banished from the
psyches of Pakistanis, too. Despite the fact, Mirza was the guru of
Pakistan’s politics he grabbed no academic eye. On dismissal from
Presidency Mirza fell from favours and was deported from Pakistan
despicably and was not permitted internment. Iskander Mirza's life,
accomplishments and political role necessitate academic analysis.
Yunas Khan, Ashfaq Ali. (2020) ISKANDER MIRZA: A PROFILE, Pakistan , Volume 56, Issue 1.
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