Jinnah : Speeches and Statements : 1947-1948/introduction by S.M. Burke. Karachi, Oxford University Press, 2000, lxvii, 242 p.,
(pbk). ISBN 0-19-579021-9.
Jinnah : Speeches and Statements : 1947-1948/introduction by S.M. Burke. Karachi, Oxford University Press, 2000, lxvii, 242 p.,
(pbk). ISBN 0-19-579021-9.
"The last year of Mohammad Ali Jinnah's life saw the culmination of his mission and the formative phase of the state he had created. He was then the Governor-General of Pakistan and President of the Constituent Assembly. These speeches and statements are essential for understanding his vision of Pakistan. Was it to be a democracy or a theocracy? What were to be the guiding principles of foreign policy and economic emancipation, the basis of centre-province relations, the language problem, and the role of civil and military bureaucracy? The image of Pakistan, emerging from these speeches and statements, is that of a modern social welfare state ensuring equal opportunities for all, regardless of religion, race and region.
Containing some ninety-two speeches and statements of the Quaid-i-Azam, this will be the essential guide for students and researchers.
The book carries a very comprehensive introduction by the eminent scholar and historian, S.M. Burke, and a preface by Mohammad Ali Siddiqui, well-known columnist and currently Director of the Quaid-i-Azam Academy."