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Explain the role of Quaid-e-Azam (Rahmatullah) as first Governor-General of Pakistan.

Difficulty: Hard

Quaid-e-Azam (Rahmatullah) Role as First Governor-General of Pakistan:

  1. Quaid-e-Azam (Rahmatullah) worked as Governor-General of Pakistan for 13 months. He died on 11th September 1948. During this short period, he used his penetrating insight and leadership abilities and resolved important national issues that helped Pakistan stand on its feet.
  2. The lofty personality of Quaid-e-Azam (Rahmatullah) solved the problems created after the birth of Pakistan excellently. Congress tried to create every type of problems for Pakistan including unequal division of assets, the problem of rehabilitation of refugees and inhuman treatment they received from the Hindus and the Sikhs, and non-communication of administrative records on time.
  3. Quaid-e-Azam (Rahmatullah) well-judged the seriousness of the circumstances and made Karachi the capital of Pakistan promptly.
  4. Advised government officials to do their duty with honestly and faithfulness.
  5. He arranged to operate special trains to shift officers from India to Pakistan.
  6. He agreed with an Air Company which made the shifting of government officials possible.
  7. He constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Chaudhary Muhammad Ali to improve the administrative structure.
  8. He launched civil services and made Pakistan Civil Services Academy
  9. He also started Accounts and Foreign Service
  10. The General Headquarters was made to improve the Armed Forces
  11. Ordnance factory was also set up in the short period of Quaid-e-Azam (Rahmatullah) Governor Generalship.
  12. Quaid-e-Azam (Rahmatullah) not only paid much attention to internal affairs but also left no stone unturned to formulate foreign policy. He established good relations with neighbors as well as other major countries which were included in the fundamental objectives of our foreign policy.
  13. Pakistan got the membership of the United Nations. It was due to the statesmanship of Quaid-e-Azam (Rahmatullah)
  14. After the establishment of Pakistan, our country was facing many challenges. It was necessary to achieve success in the fields of education. Quaid-e-Azam (Rahmatullah) paid special attention to this issue. He conducted the first Educational Conference in 1947. He declared the education of science and technology compulsory for young students.
  15. Quaid-e-Azam (Rahmatullah) served Pakistan till he breathed his last. Despite his broken health, he would study important files.
  16. Although the incurable and fatal disease of tuberculosis had weakened him physically, yet his determination to serve Pakistan was not weakened. He did not let his disease come in the way of his duties. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Quaid-e-Azam (Rahmatullah) served Pakistan at the cost of his life.
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