Knowledge of Pakistan and India History and Culture

BAB-E- Pakistan Foundation 1916 -1940 1919 - Khalifate Movement After World War I, the Ottoman Empire faced dismemberment. Under the leadership of Ali Brothers, Maulana Muhammad Ali and Maulana Shaukat Ali, the Muslims of South Asia launched historic Khalifate Movement to try and save it. Mohandas Karma Chand Gandhi linked the issue of Swaraj with the Khalifate issue to associate Hindus with the movement. The general impression among Muslims of India was that the western powers were waging a war against Islam throughout the world in order to rob it of all its power and influence. The Ottoman Empire was the only Muslim power that had maintained a semblance of authority and Muslims of India wanted to save Islamic political power from extinction. 1927 - Simon Commission The British Government announced constitution of a commission under the supervision of Sir John Simon in November 1927. The commission having no Indian members was sent to investigate India's constitutional problems a...