Pashtunistan and the Faqir of Ipi

[Mian Babban]

Pashtunistan and the Faqir of Ipi

 

[Counterpunch]

...and we have a road in the heart of Rawalpindi / Islamabad by his name. We have a retarded bunch of leaders who further confuse the already confused nation

 

[Proudpakistaniguy]

Ex @Samandri @Pak-One @Marwat Khan Lodhi

and now @Mian Babban never get bored with Pashtun nationalism even if you banned him 10th times but he will come up with new ID to spread pasthun/afghan nationalism

 

[Imad.Khan]

There is no more Independent Pashtunistan movement. We are happy to be part of Pakistan and the only thing left is the merger of Afghanistan into Pakistan.

 

[Kambojaric]

the only thing left is the merger of Afghanistan into Pakistan.

Would that be a smart thing though tbh? Afghanistan is plagued with inter ethnic strife, warlordism and even worse corruption than ours.

 

[Imad.Khan]

Would that be a smart thing though tbh? Afghanistan is plagued with inter ethnic strife, warlordism and even worse corruption than ours.

So was KPK and FATA and so is Balochistan and Sindh

 

[gangsta_rap]

and now @Mian Babban never get bored with Pashtun nationalism even if you banned him 10th times but he will come up with new ID to spread pasthun/afghan nationalism

LOL hes not that much of a nationalist TBH. He's trolled Afghans like crazy on some other forums.

 

[M. Sarmad]

Pashtunistan and the Faqir of Ipi

Faqir of Ipi started his guerrilla warfare against the British Empire in 1930s and continued it till the British departure in 1947. The British tried their best to convince Faqir of Ipi to call off his Jihad against them but failed. During WW2, there were very few influential persons in the districts and tribes of the Frontier Province whom the British had not obtained for a price (for details see Diaries of Sir Cunningham). Faqir of Ipi was the only stalwart whom they could not buy! .. The Viceroy writing to the Secretary of State for India on 14 July 1938 stated about Faqir of Ipi :

"There is, I fear, no possible chance in dealing with him on the same basis as Shami Pir. He is not only implacable, but also completely incorruptible. Who would rid me of this turbulent priest?"




Why did Faqir of Ipi become an enemy of the state of Pakistan after the departure of the British ? It were the pro-congress Deoband Ulema who "convinced" him that Muslim League and Jinnah were agents of the British:

Maulvi Abu Sulaiman, an 80 year old veteran spiritual leader from Waziristan wrote to Zafar Ahmad Ansari “While I was in Delhi, I received a call from the Frontier that Congress agents were touring Waziristan, doing propaganda against the Muslim League, had succeeded in converting the Faqir of Ipi to their point of view … I learnt that a deputation of the Frontier Jamiyaat-e-Ulama had already met the Faqir who thereupon became a staunch enemy of Pakistan taking the Muslim League to be the agents of the British, he now considers war against Pakistan as the greatest service of Islam. The government of Afghanistan is also a party to this conspiracy. Its Minister of Interior, Sardar Muhammad Farooq, called a special meeting of tribal representatives and persuaded them to support Pathanistan in combination with Afghanistan, Khan Brothers and the Faqir of Ipi. He even directed them to kill any opponent of Pathanistan. It was after the meeting of the Jamiyyat-e-Ulama deputation with Ipi that the latter ordered his general, Abdul Latif Khan, to attack Miran Shah.” ( No. 183, Jinnah Papers, Volume III, Page 471).


The "incorruptible Faqir", unfortunately, had been "hired" by the Congress and Bacha Khan:

Col. Shah Pasand Khan, former ADC to Amir Amanullah Khan of Afghanistan and a member of the Muslim League national guards, wrote to Jinnah on 8th July stating “firstly a few days ago I heard of Abdul Ghani, son of Abdul Ghaffar Khan, who came to see the Faqir of Ipi in connection with the resolution passed at Bannu by the Congress in support of Pathanistan. Mr. Abdul Ghani crossed the border of British territory to meet Faqir of Ipi. Government authorities supported this move… I myself investigated the matter and found out that Faqir of Ipi was given 7 lakhs of rupees by Mr. Ghani to propagate for the Pathanistan… (Document 68 Jinnah Papers Volume III Pages 164-165).



Faqir of Ipi’s insurgency sounds remarkably similar to the insurgency mounted today by the Tehreek-e-Taliban and Mangal Bagh etc. ..

 

[Mian Babban]

Faqir of Ipi’s insurgency sounds remarkably similar to the insurgency mounted today by the Tehreek-e-Taliban and Mangal Bagh etc. ..

The insurgency he launched against British Raj in 1930s or his Pashtunistan movement of later days?

 

[Mian Babban]

The Times of April 20,1960, in an obituary described him, as “a doughty and honourable opponent… a man of principle and saintliness… a redoubtable organiser of tribal warfare, many retired army officers and political agents, who served in the area, will hear the news with the tribute of wistful regret.”
https://tribune.com.pk/story/77388/the-faqir-of-ipi-of-north-waziristan/

 

[Rajputra]

...and we have a road in the heart of Rawalpindi / Islamabad by his name. We have a retarded bunch of leaders who further confuse the already confused nation

Classic

But in this case you are not alone, majority of North Indians also loves to play Sare Jahan se aacha song written by your National Poet.

Some times I wonder do these idiots even know that Allama iqbal is the one who created ideology of pakistan...