The Role of Students in Pakistan Movement

Pakistan Movement , All-India Muslim League , Muhammad Ali Jinnah


The Pakistan Movement or Tehrik-e-Pakistan refers to the movement to have an independent individual muslim state created within the region of Indian Subcontinent from the British Indian Empire and its emergence as a sovereign country, to be named as Pakistan. This movement was led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah and other leaders such as Allama Iqbal, Liaqat Ali Khan etc. Students played a major role in the Pakistan Movement. This was of great historical significance, for the Muslim students of the subcontinent had never participated in such great numbers in a political movement. It was a befitting culmination of the reformist movements of the late nineteenth century for the emancipation and education of Muslim youth. The Quaid Muhammad Ali Jinnah can be seen as source of inspiration for their emergence as players on the political scene. ALL INDIA STUDENTS FEDERATION

In pre-independence Pakistan, the student politics has been largely driven by national parties and its inception was caused by a movement run out side walls of the campuses, namely the independence movement against the British and for making of Pakistan. In undivided India, student muscles were first shown in the eruption of campus protests against the British Simon Commission (1928) which visited Indian connection with addressing the self government of Indians. These protests contributed to wider interactions among the students and culminated into the establishment of the All -India Students Federation ( AISF) in 1936. The All India Students Federation had been founded by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1936 to aid in the Indian struggle for independence. However, the rising popularity of the Muslim League and Muslim separatism prompted a portion of the...
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