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Khan Bakht Jamal Khan
By Muhammad Shaheen

Khan Bakht Jamal Khan was born in Nawan Killi, Tehsil and District Swabi in the year 1900. His father was a zealous and an enthusiastic Muslim. Khan Bakht Jamal got his religious education from a renowned scholar known as Mulla Bajawar who inspired in him the spirit of service to Islam. Under the supervision of the same teacher he deeply studied different curricular books and the holy Quran.

Under the leadership of Raees-ul-Ahrar Maulana Muhammad Ali Jawhar, Tehreek-e-Khilafat was started. At that time to join the Khilafat Movement was pass through a great test of mind. The brave and bold young members India welcome this Movement from the core of their heart. Among those members Khan Bakht Jamal Khan was on the top of the list.

When Khudai Khidmat Gar Movement was started, the Pathans took part with zeal and fervour in it. And Khan Bakht Jamal Khan, with letter and spirit, was a part of of it and worked as the President of the region. When he discerend and noticed that Khudai Khidmat Gar Movement had some links with associations with the Congress Movement, he at once parted from it and kept the foundation of another organisation named as Weekh Pukhtoon. Weekh Pukhtoon mostly preached Islamic ideals.

As a leader of Muslim League Maulana Zafar Ali Khan visited NWFP. In Swabi a rally was held in which Maulana Zafar Ali Khan made a speech and along with him Khan Bakht Jamal Khan was invited for speech in which he described some past events of life. Being convinced by Maulana Zafar Ali Khan, Khan Bakht Jamal Khan declared to join the Muslim League. 1940 conference is a milestone in Pakistan Movement. In this meeting the Pakistan Resolution was approved. Bakht Jamal Khan joined this meeting with full enthusiasm and fervour. He led one batch of workers. Bakht Jamal Khan always favoured to assign the leadership to the people. When in NWFP the Muslim Leaguers came into power, Sadar Aurangzeb Khan became its Chief Minister. He focused all his efforts on the establishment of his government. Due this, the problems faced by the Muslim League workers remained unsolved. Thus the Muslim League in NWFP was left at the mercy of a few persons. To tackle this worst situatuin Bukht Jamal Khan was elected the president of Muslim League in NWFP. Quaid-e-Azam nominated him the member of All India Muslim League Working Committee. It was a confession of Bukht Jamal’s national and patriotic service.

In the World II, Quaid-e-Azam set up a Central Defence Committee to organize the Muslims for self-defence and, under the auspices of this committee, sub-committees were established all over India.

When Pandit Jawahir Lal Nehru came into power in the interim government, he planned to visit NWFP. Pandit Nehru wanted to impress the international opinion that a provence where the Muslims were in Majority was his supporter. The valliant Pathans of NWFP were determined to demonstrate against Pandit Nehru so as to reveal the fact that they were the supporters of Pakistan Movement and not of the Congress. The Pathans made this decision after being convinced by Bukht Jamal Khan. Bukht Jamal Khan took the responsibility of organizing demonstrating protests. In this way, many protests were made against Pundit Nehru. These protests revealed the fact that the brave Pathans were the strong supporters of Pakistan. In NWFP, against the Congress government a movement of civil disobedience was run in which Khan Bukht Jamal Khan played a leading role. Moreover, when plebisite was held in NWFP, Khan Bukht Jamal Khan played an important part in organizing public opinion in his favour, and as a result, the majority of NWFP voted in favour of the demand for Pakistan. Khan Bukht Jamal Khan, being a sincere member, accompanied the caravan of the party. Pakistan was the realization of his dream. He traversed the journey for no worldly benfits or greed. After Pakistan came into being, he never wished to get any position or designation. Bukht Jamal Khan was a torch bearer in dark night. He spent his whole life in the service of mankind. He was like a candle which he fed with the blood of his heart. Till the last ounce of his blood, he had devoted his life to the service of Pakistan and always struggled for its unity and solidarity. His great quality was his foresightedness that he would anticipate the coming circumstances years ealier and then he would come into practical action without hoping for any return. Righteousness and fearlessness was a great part of character. In his long political life he was never blamed for anything. He was a role model for his trustfulness. The Quaid-e-Azam held him in high esteem. Whenever he presented his commentary and give his opinion about the cicumstances and current affairs, the Quaid-e-Azam would greatly praise him.

Khan Bukht Jamal Khan breathed his last on 24th February, 1975.