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That's good to hear, bro!;) As it has been said above that the martial law is imposed by an army chief, not by the government. But there have been some civil martial law administrators. Take this case just for the sake of an example, please don't make anything else out of it!. Is this possible...

I offer my thanks to everyone above. You guys are really nice and very helpful. By the way, I wanted to ask one thing. Well, I'm happy to find so many members from India on these forums. Any particular reason(s) for their subscription to this Pakistani website?! Regards Haroon

Hi Yesterday someone was discussing that in India no martial law has even been imposed. Indira Gandhi imposed emergency. Isn't emergency also a mild form of martial law. I think in emergency the government has more authority to exercise laws and they could put you in prison if they like it...

Hi Jackdaws Thanks for the information. But I suspect one piece of information in your post is incorrect. He wasn't FM then. Regards Haroon

Thanks, EjazR. So if the Muslim League was there only to canvass Muslim votes then its demand for separate electorates was very 'decisive' from the beginning because a Muslim candidate from a Muslim majority constituency wouldn't care much about other groups such as the Hindus. It should have...

Thanks, third eye. I don't know about that. I'm sure there would be many. But was sending the Bhutto a right choice? Wasn't it Pakistan People's Party which won the highest number of seats in general elections of 1970 (which was first general elections in the history of Pakistan)? So, don't...

Thank you, EjazR. Let me ask you another question. I hope you won't mind. In an election Indian National Congress would field its candidates. As Muslims had separate electorates. So, to get Muslim votes the Congress would also field its Muslim candidate against the candidate of the Muslim...

What were these "probian soldiers ", by the way? Thanks.

Hi third eye Thanks a lot for helping in such a good way. So, Bhutto was more of a Pakistani lawyer at the SC. But, why? Wasn't there anyone else? Yahya was the president at that time and there was no prime minister then. Any special reason to choose Bhutto to plead the case? Thanks for your...

Hi It would be kind of you if you don't indulge yourself in Bhutto Lovers vs. Haters debate. Thanks. Please just try to answer my question. What was Mr. Bhutto doing at Security Council? I believe at that time his party had only won majority seats in West Pakistan and he didn't hold any...

Thanks, divya. Would someone help me, please, especially with the highlighted part? Thanks.

Thanks a lot, third eye. It is still hard for me that the British chose to use cow and pig fat, especially when they had studied the subcontinent culture and had been there for quite some time. The British officers were very experienced and professional. So, I don't think they had started...

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Hi I offer my thanks to everyone for your guidance. I have another question which wanted to ask since a long time. The tipping point for the uprisng of 1857-58 was the introduction of gun cartridges covered in pig and cow fat (at least this is what they say in the books I have come...

Hi Ejaz That means the person I was having argument with was correct because he was also saying that in separate electorates Muslims could only vote for a Muslim candidate... What's that "SC", "ST" etc? Were there reserved constituencies during the British times? I like this idea of reserved...

Thanks a lot, Ejaz and everyone else. It could have been in Amritsar, or someplace in NWFP. By the way, Bengalis initially aligned themselves with the British because previously they were being ruled by a Muslim leader, the Nawab? Muslim, Hindu equation was very important then and even now...

Hi If my information is correct Sikh were on the rise (actually many other groups were also dominant such Marathas) before British took over control. In other words, there were several competing groups. Was there some special reason(s) for Sikhs supporting the British? I have read that...

Thanks, Leader. Actually someone was saying at that time separate electorates meant that Muslims could ONLY vote for Muslim candidates. It wasn't so, right? Is this still the same in Pakistan, too? I mean Christians, or any other minority group, could vote for one of their own candidate or...

Thanks for the reply. What about Sir Syed then? At that time being a British loyalist wasn't that bad choice if it was for 'bigger' good. Wasn't it so?

Hi The first and foremost demand by the Muslim League was for separate electorates. Did this mean Muslims would only be able to cast their vote for a Muslim candidate and not for a Hindu candidate in they wanted to? Was it a matter of choice for the voters? It would be nice of you if you...