Bahawalpur State in picture

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Mohsin-e-Pakistan Nawab Sadiq Mohammad Khan Abbasi V on his visit to Pyramids in Egypt (standing 1st from right)

HH Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi V of Bahawalpur with children and their governess in 1940's.

Khan Bahadur Nabi Bakhsh Muhammad Hussain (CIE), the Prime Minister of Bahawalpur State (from 1929 to 1943). He was married to Khadija Begum (Allama Mashriqi sister).

 

[Maxpane]

my state my culture am proud of it. we are desert lovers

 

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Sadiq Garh Palace, Dera Nawab sahib , Bahawalpur State c.1950's

 

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L to R : Nawab Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani, Regent of Iraq, Begum Abbasi, King Faisal of Iraq and Nawab Sadiq M. Khan Abbasi V in 1950's

Sadiq Garh Palace, Dera Nawab sahib c.1950's

 

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Mohsin-e-Pakistan Nawab Sadiq Mohammad Khan Abbasi V with Governor Punjab (The English gentleman). On the other side is Wali e ahad Muhammad Abbas Abbasi. Standing between the Nawab and his son is Maj Shamsuddin who was Education and Health Minister. The man standing behind the Governor Punjab is Gen Durrani and on right of Gen Durrani is prince Haroon ur Rashid with turkish cap.

 

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May 22, 1956 - Fashions at the Royal Ascot meeting. Princess Rafiqa Abbasi (wearing sari) and Her Highness Begum of Bahawalpur, arriving at Ascot.

 

[Pakistansdefender]

Divide punjab into 4 provinces immediately.
Punjab, multan, bahalwalput and potohar....

 

[B.K.N]

Then do you also detest him for his loyalties to the Brits? If not then do you find that problemtic as it sounds kinda selfish?


And little do I care about a person who enslaved his populace to the Brits just to stay alive and in power.
Becoming a saint does not acquit any one of murder, same stands true for doing acts of good after having earned the title of "sir" while being a Nawab/Raja/King and being a slave of the brits and traitor to the land.

Praise him for whatever he did for Pak, but turning a blind eye to the flaws and only seeing one side of the picture is good hypocrisy.
But do tell me what he has done for the poor of Bahawalpur apart from his favors on the Pakistani govt to earn his way to stay in power in the new setup?
This is like Zordari embarking on a journey to feed the poor of Sindh to earn his way out of prison, and you calling him a hero, instead of throwing him in the jail.

Yes, I maybe wrong and I should not judge people's intentions but I like being the devil's advocate when it comes to cowards who lack what it takes to stand up for what is right, instead of earning their way to life and luxury by being cowards. And a person who is a ruler has ten times the responsibility.

Tell me about those who stood their ground and died like men and I'll definitely like the tag "knowing my heroes".
The likes of Tipu Sultan, Rani Lakhmi of Jhansi, Bhagat Singh, Netaji SCB, and countless other unnamed warriors who fought against oppression for the freedom of their people.

What is wrong with being loyal to British

 

[War Thunder]

What is wrong with being loyal to British

Ever heard the word "Traitor" to the motherland?

 

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at age 15

c. 1877: Nawab of Bahawalpur - Mohammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi V

After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Nawab proved to be very helpful and generous to the government of Pakistan. He gave seventy million rupees to the government and the salaries of all the government departments for one month were also drawn from the treasury of Bahawalpur state. He gave his private property to the University of the Punjab, King Edward Medical College and the Mosque of Aitchison College, Lahore. At the time of the independence of Pakistan in 1947 all the princely states of the South Asia were given a choice to join either Pakistan or India. To try to convince the Nawab to join India, Pandit Nehru went to him while he was in London and offered various incentives in this regard but he didn’t accept them. On 5 October 1947 he signed an agreement with the government of Pakistan according to which Bahawalpur State acceded to Pakistan.

His two palaces now.

 

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Nawab Sir Sadiq Muhammad Khan V Abbasi's birthday, parade through the streets in 1940's

1910

 

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Young Mian Sadiq Muhammad Khan, Nawab of Bahawalpur (1862-1899).